THE BIG, HAPPY PARTY

In my last blog, I talked a little about the amount of money Mr. Obama spent to get elected and marveled that no one was accusing him of buying the presidency, as they would a Republican.

I want to go just a titch farther in discussion about reaction to something Mr. Obama is doing versus the reaction to Mr. Bush doing pretty much the same thing...especially if your definition of "pretty much" is "exactly'"

Remember in 2004 how much heat the media and the Dems gave President bush, telling him to "tone down" his re-election parties because we were at war (dammit!!) and, of course, complaining about the fact the the donations for his wingdings bought access? Here's just one New York Times article, in case you've forgotten:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/politics/10inaugural.html?_r=1&fta=y

Well, that was then and this, as they say, is now:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081207/D94TPTPO0.html

So, to recap, when Republicans are being inaugurated in hard times, they have to be sensitive so the inauguration parties don't offend the American folks. Mr. Obama's inauguration parties, however, are a much needed balm for our shattered national psyche. It's a wonderful time to come together and heal.

And you wonder why many of us don't believe a word the big-time media say? You wonder why we don't get too upset when the Democrats get on the Republicans for our misbehavior? This is just one more example of left-wing hypocrisy.