Who's who in this farce we call Government?

So we have a Democrat President with a Democrat majority of House and Senate (although I could have lost count in the deaths, sex scandals, and replacements. Feel free to correct me if this is the case). This happens as often as Haley's Comet. So what do they do with this power? They freak out. So.... Let's figure who is what.
We have them Dems that are supportive of our President's monumental effort to get the country on track. We will call them Democrats. Examples: the late Ted Kennedy, Former President Bill Clinton, Former President Jimmy Carter, etc.
Then there are the Democrats that thought that they would have a puppet in office and pee their pants every time they are expected to follow up on the walking the walk that they've been talking. We'll call them Hippocrats (a hippo is like an elephant without all the parts and love to wallow in mud. a Hippocrat is DEFINITELY missing something, but most notably morals, ethics, and conviction.) Examples: Joe Lieberman, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid.
Then we have two kinds of Republican:
1. Old school. Ultra conservative, far-right wing. Not bad, necessarily, but unrealistic. They are usually caught in a scandal dealing with a bill they helped pass or cause they shout from the rooftops.(Usually it's Democrats that do the nasty but the GOP has been on a roll). Also tend to speak the name "Ronald Reagan" with reverence blind to the fact that Reagan was far from perfect, but he was progressive. Because, every student of history knows progress is unstoppable so you must find a middle ground especially in times of turmoil. (Don't do your compromising in airport bathrooms, though. BIG mistake.) Example: Orrin Hatch, Larry Craig, Gov. Mark Sanford...Oh sheesh, this could go on all day. *Here's a list*
2. Are the more moderate, middle of the road, Republicans who see the necessity to choose their battles. That the most important issues are the issues at hand are the priority. That perhaps you may have to leave moral issues to God's judgment. Jon Huntsman, Collin Powel, and General David Petraeus.
Then we have the Whackadoodles. They may call themselves Republican or Democrat but they are really the people who insist that the sky is green if the President says it's blue. In fact, they'll say that President Obama has made a deal with the devil to make it green and we're all going to get green sky cooties and die. That the old and the disabled will be marched off to their death. These fear peddlers and they are not confined to government positions, they've been given power by those who believe in little green men, chupacabra , and false intelligence that lead to unnecessary wars. They have no fact to back up their wild accusations. Example: The majority of Fox News people more notably Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Art Bell, etc.

Sooo two things have set me off today on this blog:

Petraeus Takes on Chenyism

"I have always been on the record, in fact, since 2003, with the concept of living our values. And I think that whenever we've perhaps taken expedient measures, they've turned around and bitten us in the backside. We decided early on, in the 101st airborne division, we just said, we decided to obey the Geneva Conventions...
"In the cases where that is not true [where torture takes place or international human rights groups aren't granted access to detention sites] we end up paying a price for it, ultimately," he added. "Abu Ghraib and other situations like that are non biodegradable. They don't go away. The enemy continues to beat you with them like a stick.... Beyond that, frankly, we have found that the use of interrogation methods in the army field manual that was given the force of law by Congress, that that works."
Petraeus wasn't done there. In another contrast with former Vice President Cheney -- as well as the vast majority of congressional Republicans -- he reiterated his support for closing Gitmo, albeit without a date-specific time frame.

Bush Official Criticizes Obama For Killing Too Many Terrorists

Quote: Just how unpopular are President Barack Obama's anti-terrorism policies with his Republican critics? Even when he's killing terrorists they find flaws.

Click on the titles to read the entire articles. Especially the killing too many terrorists. You know the world can never have too many terrorists. What exactly is it that the Republicans miss? The torture? The fact that we are finally sending a message that we won't tolerate the murder of their innocent people and the enormous loss of service men and women, not to mention the staggering cost???
When will these people finally give up the crazy tea parties, lies, nonsense, and hypocrisy and pull together to put our country back together? Probably never.