Edward Luce, associate editor of the Financial Times, tweeted t

Wildwood Crest - Edward Luce, associate editor of the Financial Times, tweeted this month: “I’ve covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career. Have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous & contemptible than today’s Republicans. Nothing close.” Gen. Michael Hayden, the former CIA director appointed by George W. Bush, chimed in with two ominous words: “I agree.”