(I like that word - shortened syncopated sycophants)

The primary one is, when taking a position, the first thing one thinks about is "what side are Bush and the Republicans on?" Then blindly follow it, ignoring all evidence to the contrary.

Look in the mirror Tom.
When did republicans or libertarians become the party of absolute trust in Big government. "Hey, if the government says secrecy is OK, it's OK by me."
When did they become the party of fiscal irresponsibility? (Yeah, I know, keep holding that 2 Watt bulb to his feet)
When did it become OK for CIA agents to be outed? If it was bad for Agee or for the NYT to out a covert op, why so sanguine about Plame?
When did the right decide that despite being in control of the House, Senate and White House they were a poor downtrodden minority with a bunch of fifth columnists lined up against them?
When did smart libertarians and republicans stop thinking and only use either "BDS" or "The democrats did it first" arguments in reply to any and all criticism of their party?*

We could go on for days like this.

*This one was actually the point of the original post. You seemed to have missed that.