but I have yet to see them single out an industry for vilification.
Republicans are basically one mutation above pond scum, but unfortunately democrats are one mutation below republicans. Nitro is right. for the most part, Republicans try to not make waves (with few exceptions - Gingrich, Palin), while democrats just like to vilify those who do not agree with them (to rally around the divergent views into a common mob).
I use to get angry at the idiocy the MSM and of course the Democrat leaders perpetuated on the American people. Until I realized the reason Republicans dont fight it is because they are chicken. And while it works for a short time, eventually the people get bored (they never see the light) of it and start ignoring it. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf. You cannot keep the adrenaline flowing 24x7.