I didn't know that I had said anything about the Olympics. But I believe Boehner and Steele certainly came out against the trip.

What's your point? Did my comparison of charges from both sides seem unfair, out of bounds, or inaccurate?

” So, the Left didn't make up false documents about Bush's service…….”

Name the Democratic rep or senator who spoke about ant items on the list below. Can't do it because much of that blather came from the talking heads on the TeeVee.

The difference is important as there are no talking heads who are also in government. Beside, every single example you cite has some element of truth behind it. What's the proof of Obama's intent to kill Grandma? Death panels? WTF, there's no comparison.

Did Bush try to get out of Viet Nam service? Actually, yes.

Your turn

That's easy. The statement from Pelosi, just as the “cheering” from the right-wing hacks, was interpreted as wanting America to fail. In the case of Iraq, putting a “failure” statement could actually cause American deaths. With the Olympics, no one dies. Pelosi's comment, therefore, is much worse than the cheering of an olympics hosting loss.

Although the cheering was wrong, I agree.

“Pelosi calls Iraq a 'failure'

AR, how is a statement that Iraq is a failure the same as being happy about that failure?

It was just another example of party before country.

Oh, you mean like these?

Pelosi calls Iraq a 'failure'

Can you imagine the fallout if someone were to put a race in place of the word Republicans?
They would be all over you. It does, indeed, imply “all” when you do not denote otherwise.

As for the rest of your cliff's notes on the party, you're right. They are falling all over themselves, much like Howard Dean and the gang appeared in 1996.

I just hope you are NOT one of those who vote straight ticket. I actually heard a staunch democrat here (locally) say, “If Christ was a Republican, and Satan were a Democrat – I'd vote democrat.” There are good folks in both parties. And blatant labeling is dangerous.

Curious, you speak so passionately about “THE LEFT” being angry about this. Many of us however are quite moderate. In fact, as a personal reference, I was a registered Republican until a few years ago. Not that I voted block Republican, but I certainly have some views which tend to be on that side of the median.

The point I’m getting at is: much of this anger at some conservatives' gleeful celebration of an American—not liberal or Democrat or lefty—but an American city losing the Olympics is not a partisan or ideological issue, not to me nor anyone I know, left or right. I’m angry as an American. But I guess that makes me “quaint” thinking is such antediluvian terms. Silly me.

So, the Left didn't make up false documents about Bush's service; have a field day with the shoe thrower; made fun of his reading lists and implied he must have the picture book editions; attacked him for how much he spent on his inaugurations (much less than Obama, but again he isn't a Savior); made fun of his open embrace of religion (again, Obama is given a pass); Bush's malapropisms; etc.

The point is I don't see any real difference in the Right's making fun of Obama for his missteps and the Left towards Bush. But man, the left sure doesn't like to be called out for their hypocrisy (that word really seems to sting.)

I was only taking an analytical position. But you asked, so here goes.

I see a false equivalency between the current GOP tactics and those of the Left under Bush. You may think I'm biased, but the left hammering bush for the several unconstitutional end runs he did and the right hammering obama for going to get the Olympics are even close.

The left attacked torture, the right has made up crap about death panels.

Hacks on both ends certainly attack on a continuous basis, but those aren't the people I'm talking about; nor were they the ones you were referring to in the comments earlier.

The ingenuous nature of the Republican attacks, killing grandma, socialist, radical subversive, etc, demonstrate hatred based upon what? Myths, lies, and innuendo. Additionally, those lies were spread equally by “grass roots” and Washington politicians. If Dems senators had started publicly charging bush for blowing up the towers, your equivalency would hold true.

For my part, I never hammered bush for “instigating 9-11″ – I just hammered him for shredding the bill of rights, lying to congress, and the Valerie plame affair. These turned out largely or partially true. Therein lies a very real difference.

So, would you take the position in that hypothetical that the Left would have been respectful and understanding to Bush's attempt, and not made political hay from it?

Basing your comparative assessment of lefty hypocrisy upon a fact on one side and a hypothetical on the other is logically invalid. The comparison must be fact to fact or hypo to hypo; but you can't cross-match.

It would be equivalent to saying today's Republicans are racists because they would have been against integration in the fifties.

Hypotheticals are made up, facts are not.

That is a clear example of delusional behavior.

And where oh where did I “excuse the very real rejoicing Republicans did over Obama's failing to get the Olympics for Chicago”? I did no such thing. I merely pointed out the hypocrisy of the Left (and you) trying to put yourself on some pedestal as if you and your type (the Left) would not have done the exact same thing. I stand by that comment all the way.

Sorry you are intellectually incapable of distinguishing that difference, which is unusual, given that the Left loves to brag about their ability to deal with nuance.

And if you want an example of the meanspirtedness the Left is also very capable of showing, simple go read Patrick's post about the Left's reaction to Delay developing stress fractures.

But was I shocked, pissed off or depressed by those who responded that way? No. Because that is the nature of politics.

It is not a current phenomenon; it is the way it has always been. I just find it amusing that the Left is shocked, pissed off or depressed by those who responded that way, which was my whole point, as they too would have reacted the same way in the opposite.

That is the hypocrisy I keep referring to.