Asymmetrical Intimidation

Asymmetrical Intimidation (the way things go)
 * 1) if a liberal points out character flaws in a conservative, there will be an all-out effort, involving major media as well as blogs and talk radio, to discredit and ruin the critic, personally that doesn’t happen on the other side

Origin: Paul Krugman in a review of Jonathan Chait's book, "The Big Con", that he made about his book, "The Conscience of a Liberal"