Leaked Plans by Republican National Committee Show Intent to Aggressively Capitalize on Fears of ‘Socialism’ Under Obama to Raise Money for GOP in 2010 Election Cycle; Meanwhile, Group Led by Ex-VP Cheney’s Daughter Comes Under Fire for Web Ad That Attacks Patriotism of Justice Department Lawyers Handling Terrorism Cases. Having lost control of both the White House and the Congress – and under mounting pressure from the Far Right – the Republican Party has been caught plotting to launch an aggressive campaign of stoking fears of the country moving toward ‘socialism under President Obama and the majority Democrats in Congress to raise money for the upcoming midterm election cycle. At the same time, a conservative group with ties to former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz has come under fire for launching a blistering Web ad that questions the patriotism of seven Justice Department lawyers assigned to handle the cases of terrorism suspects – branding the unnamed attorneys ‘the al-Qaida 7³ and mocking the DOJ as the ‘Department of Jihad. These two developments have prompted fierce accusations by liberals – and even some former Bush administration attorneys – that the GOP is stooping to outright fearmongering reminiscent […]