Now that we're in power, shut up

I don't often read the NYTimes anymore but on occasion will wander over to its web site for a little glimpse at "how the other half lives," so to speak.

For instance, I'll read the Times' token conservative, David Brooks, and then read some of the comments below the column. More often than not they're a bit critical, usually ending with a shot at Republicans in general; you know, the type of barb that the writer thinks is an Onion-worthy volley. Sometimes they're a little or a lot mean, etc.

But the theme of 99% of posts is this: "We Democrats stood by in quiet desperation when George Bush raped and pillaged our fine country, now it's time for Republicans to shut up!" As if all the winging we heard over the past eight years, starting with "Bush v. Gore, 'nuf said," sprinkled with "Bush is Nazi" and ending with his basic description as the anti-christ, along with a host of other invective, doesn't count.

So add this hypocracy to the Democrat world view:

1. George W. Bush was the first president of the US and ruined EVERYTHING; Obama is the second (coming) POTUS and will fix EVERYTHING

2. We stood on the sidelines quietly supporting GWB and he screwed up EVERYTHING, now it's Republicans' turn to quietly support BHO or else EVERYTHING will get screwed up again.

It is amazing. The whole Sotomayor nomination is another good example of the "now it's time for Republicans to shut up." She clearly said something that was fairly racist if not sexist. But any criticism of her as being racist suddenly makes those critics "crazies foaming at the mouth," etc.

Anyway, these are the thoughts of a wise Lebo-Irisha man, who, with the richness of his experience can understand things better than a Latina woman of that life.