Just in case you've forgotten...

Just in case you've forgotten what it was like when Republicans were in charge...

One of the Bush and Cheney machine's favorite games? Making former allies pay dearly for acts considered disloyal.

• Lawrence Lindsey, Director of National Economic Council: Forced to resign after he estimated cost of Iraq invasion at $200 million.
• (Jen, Anthony Zinni, Commander in Chief in the Middle East; Broke ranks on Iraq, calling it a failure, and was labeled an anti-Semite,
• Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki: Correctly estimated troops needed to occupy Iraq, disagreeing with Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz. Forced to retire.
• Paul O'Neill, Treasury Secretary: Fired for questioning tax cuts and smeared as malcontent for revealing inner workings of the cabinet.
• Richard Clarke, Counter-Terrorism Chief: Revealed Bush's lack of concern with terrorism pre-9/11. Smeared as liar, blame-shifter, out of the loop, and profiteering author.