I've been thinking about the whole Bushista approach to communicating with the public. Assume all the standard left/progressive complaints about distortions and evasions, but beyond that the absolute refusal to acknowledge error kept striking me as awfully familiar.

This morning I realized what it reminds me of: Usenet.

Bush & Co. argue their position like they're in a Usenet political newsgroup.

So, in an effort to assist my cohort I decided to do some research on how to deal with that type of argument. It turns out there are many styles of Usenet argumentation and it's critical to identify which particular type of asshole you're dealing with.

With the assistance of Mike Reed's Flame Warrior database I have determined the archetypes of several major players in the Bush administration.

Feel free to add to the list.