THE ART OF REPUBLICAN HYPOCRICY

From the Austin Chronicle:

One of the attacks on critics of the current administration is that we are so wrapped up in our hatred of Bush that we'll automatically dismiss any Republican action. Huh? This administration has led a broad-based assault on the economy, offered a stunning tax cut for the rich at the cost of social services (to be borne by future generations). They have promised that no child will be left behind while cutting education funding, demanded we support our troops while cutting funds for veterans. There's an ongoing assault on individual freedoms. We invaded Afghanistan, promising to help that country rebuild. Underfunding that pledge, we invaded Iraq for reasons that are at best controversial. It isn't George W. Bush the man we hate, but his administration's policies. Certainly, many may now hate Bush, but it's for what he's done, not who he is. The true artistic touch here, of course, is that we are supposed to forget the eight-year, blindly hateful, personal assault on President Clinton and everything about him. It is beyond hypocrisy for people to express moral outrage that supposedly personal hatred of Bush is dictating attitude when they so joyously embraced their personal antipathy to Clinton.

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