Accountability,double standards and a profound hatred for America
So, unlike his predecessor, President Obama did not wait six days during his vacation to make any kind of statement ( as Bush did during an otherwise scheduled news conference) about a lunatic trying to explode a piece of his clothing on an airline, and in fact demanded a systemic security review to be on his desk within two days. That of course means he does not take the threat seriously and is playing fast and loose with our national security. Oh, and he's "sending a message" to "terrorists" that we're no longer "at war" with them.
The very different reactions of Democrats in December 2001 and Republicans in December 2009 certainly has something to do with the post-9/11 halo Bush wore and the fact that his poll numbers would never be higher. But the truth of the matter is Democrats have simply not made attempted attacks on our people for the purpose of political advantage. Republicans, hysterically, have no such qualms.
I use the "why do they hate America?" line generally as a joke. But after months of watching the GOP march in lock step in opposition to any attempt to reform health care and provide it to millions of Americans who do without because they can't afford it or the insurance companies deny them coverage; after months of watching Republicans propose nothing but tax cuts for the rich and a a spending freeze in the wake of the worst economic depression since the 1930s; after months of listening to Republicans claim that our judicial system (the true American Exceptionalism) cannot handle a bunch of mass murder masterminds; and after a week of watching Republicans point fingers of blame and attempt to whip up a frenzy of terror (aka, the "terrorists'" goal) even as they are on record for putting a "hold" on TSA leadership because of the existential fear of collective bargaining and opposing spending on airport security; well, I begin to wonder, why do they hate America?
Meanwhile, as he did in 2001, Andrew Sullivan (or whoever writes his posts), wets his pants and goes a little funny in the head.
The very different reactions of Democrats in December 2001 and Republicans in December 2009 certainly has something to do with the post-9/11 halo Bush wore and the fact that his poll numbers would never be higher. But the truth of the matter is Democrats have simply not made attempted attacks on our people for the purpose of political advantage. Republicans, hysterically, have no such qualms.
I use the "why do they hate America?" line generally as a joke. But after months of watching the GOP march in lock step in opposition to any attempt to reform health care and provide it to millions of Americans who do without because they can't afford it or the insurance companies deny them coverage; after months of watching Republicans propose nothing but tax cuts for the rich and a a spending freeze in the wake of the worst economic depression since the 1930s; after months of listening to Republicans claim that our judicial system (the true American Exceptionalism) cannot handle a bunch of mass murder masterminds; and after a week of watching Republicans point fingers of blame and attempt to whip up a frenzy of terror (aka, the "terrorists'" goal) even as they are on record for putting a "hold" on TSA leadership because of the existential fear of collective bargaining and opposing spending on airport security; well, I begin to wonder, why do they hate America?
Meanwhile, as he did in 2001, Andrew Sullivan (or whoever writes his posts), wets his pants and goes a little funny in the head.
Labels: Obama Derangement Syndrome, why oh why can't we have a better press corps?
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