Double standards are never more prevalent than they are right after a political shift/change in administration.
The people who called us unpatriotic for not supporting the Iraq war are having tea parties over a government spending bill.
The people who said dissent was patriotic for the last 8 years now tell the right wingers they need to STFU and "give the President a chance"
The people who "just couldn't believe" the Democrats would hold up the nomination of John Ashcroft, held up the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, because....wait for it....she's pro choice.
As if Obama was going to nominate someone to that post who wasn't.
The republicans used a process called reconciliation (a parliamentary procedure) so that Bush's tax cuts wouldn't be subject to a filibuster in 2001 and 2003.
The democrats are considering using the same procedure for health care reform now, and the republicans are calling it the "nuclear option"
The republicans "demanded" that all of Bush's judicial nominees be given a straight up or down vote in the Senate, and threatened to use the "nuclear option" if that didn't happen.
How much do you want to bet they'll try the same parliamentary stalling and blocking tactics to hold up Obama's liberal judicial appointees?
When it comes to politics, just about everyone is a hypocrite. Where you stand on something has alot more to do with what side of the issue you're on than it does with what you think of the tactic being used.
If you're against a nominee for the Supreme Court for instance, then the filibuster is a great thing that keeps the majority from trampling the minority. After all, America is majority rule, but with minority rights.
If you're for the nominee, then you are appalled at the use of the filibuster, and can't believe the minority is trying to thwart the democratic process.
In my short lifetime (I'll be 35 this year) I've seen both parties play the exact same game from both sides of the aisle. Both minority and majority, President vs Congress, and vice versa.
The only difference in how the two play the game, is that republicans are way better at naming things.
