There are lots of dangerous people wandering around in right-wing America, but here are the most dangerous of all:
5. Dick Cheney. The Senate Intelligence Committee report is brought Dick out from under the rock where lives to give us a foul-mouthed endorsement of torture. His wacky ideas and serially bad advice are about to infect our national debate again.
4. Ted Cruz. The skillful demagogue commands following in both the Senate and the House, and he is lining up for a run at the presidency in 2016.
3. Antonin Scalia. The bombastic lead singer of the Supremes’ arch conservative majority has thrown discretion to the winds and is commenting on all manner of political issues, most recently the Senate intelligence report.
2. The Koch Brotheras (a double entry). Along with their wealthy ultra-right friends, the K boys are now free to give $8 million per election under legislation sneaked into the recent budget compromise bill by the GOP.
1. John Roberts. Still the most, the Chief continues to lay groundwork ultra-right court rulings down the road that will make this a very different country, one less fair, list free, and less secure.