Posted by
Playful Walrus on Monday, January 26, 2009 1:06:12 PM
It has been quite amusing to hear the calls for a honeymoon period for the B. H------ Obama administration and for unity and unquestioning support for the policies and actions of this administration. A couple of letters printed in the Orange County Register agree.
Tom Britton of Villa Park wrote:
It is the height of hypocrisy for the political left to now call for political calm, unity, decency and nonpartisan cohesion as Obama takes office. These same left-wing attack dogs with gnashing teeth relentlessly tore at the flesh of George Bush 24/7 for eight years.
Of course the Left doesn't see it that way. "Listening" and "bipartisanship" mean that everyone agrees with them. We are obligated to be unified when they are in power. When conservatives are in power, we are all obligated to question and dissent and resist all efforts.
But unlike the left who often resort to traditional violent and shocking tactics to win their point of view, the world will see the conservatives take their traditional peaceful approach to resolving differences and refrain from disdainful and unpatriotic discourse.
Let us hope so.
Bernard Peters of Placentia wrote:
I'm a conservative and I promise to support President Barack Obama – to the same degree liberals supported President George W. Bush. That seems fair, doesn't it?
That is sure to set off the Obamaniacs. You see, it is different because Bush is white and beat Al Gore. So, it can't possibly be the same.
It is very tempting to repay those who have displayed Bush Derangement Syndrome with sarcastic and stinging attacks on Obama, and opposition to everything he proposes. But while we can vent to each other in private, we should me more careful about how we handle things. We can win over more new voters and "moderates" who supported Obama by taking the right tone in our evaluations and criticisms. We need to show that we truly are patriots who seek liberty for all, not cynical anti-Obama hardheads.