Democrats have no problem with vehement political opposition, as long as it's coming from Democrats who oppose Republicans. But turn it around, and it's suddenly a whole different thing, fraught with danger. Jack Kelly of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote a great column on that topic:
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, we were told by leading liberal pundits and Democratic politicians from Jan. 20, 2001 to Jan. 19, 2009. According to these worthies, there were few more noble ways to express dissent than protest demonstrations, which were frequent during the Bush administration.
Their attitudes have changed since Jan. 20, 2009. Today, some criticism of the president is "borderline sedition," said Time columnist Joe Klein. It could lead to another Oklahoma City bombing, warned former President Bill Clinton.
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