Bush Haters

Who says one can’t learn anything from listening to the other side?

Today, for reasons I will not get into here, I had Air America on the car radio. The droll troll that is Al Franken was literally giddy over the prospect of the possibility that Guantanamo guards had flushed and insulted 'The Most Holy Koran'. That is when it happened. Like lightening from above it came to me.

Many of my Leftist friends have berated me in the past over what the difference is between their undying hatred of Bush and the distaste of many Conservatives (myself included) of our ex-President Mr. Clinton. Well thanks to Stuart Smalley, I have my answer.

Here it is: Those on the Left who so hate the current resident of the oval office, willingly do so even to the detriment of their very own country. Basically they are Bush-haters first and Americans second. Even the most ardent anti-Clintons on the Right seem to be Americans first, Clinton-haters second.

Mr. Franken and the Koran incident are perfect examples of this, although there are countless others. Flappy-lipped Al seems to want this story to be true. He lusts for it. As did, I believe, that so called journalist from Newsweek. His lust for anything that could bring embarrassment to the President overrode his responsibilities as a reporter, yea even as a human. Add to that his seemingly having learned nothing from the Dan Rather debacle.

This is a major problem for the Left…this overriding hatred of Mr. Bush. It shows in their earned reputation as the ‘Party of No’. It emerges in their almost daily anti-American rhetoric. It appears in their perceived hatred for Democracy and the Democratic process.

The American people see all this. They are not blind. A bit of heads up Lefties, it does not play well in fly over country. In the part of this great land where people are still proud of the land in which they live. They will remember your actions come voting time.

So here’s some advice Progressives. Act, even if you don’t really feel it, like you love your country. Like you don’t wish for negative stories to appear that will embarrass her. Act like you will not damn good ideas merely for partisan politics. Act like a great America is your first priority and Bush hatred your second. This is my advice for you.

Who says one can't learn anything from listening to the other side.