http://www.politico.com/blogs/..._Washington_Post_.html
Similar stories have been circulating for months now, seemingly making it taboo for professional journalists and politicians to show too much admiration for the President-elect. But what exactly is wrong with this? Isn't there something of an American tradition of revering our incoming commander-in-chief?
I sense some reasons why this now seems unprofessional. 2004 was bitter to the core, no matter who won the race this was inevitable due to the political climate at the time. 2000 may have had a better chance if not for the results being so close and keeping politicians at one another's throats for a couple months longer. 1996 was a relatively easy win for the incumbent, providing little reason for the nation to think about the inauguration. 1992 was also somewhat bitter, with a third party candidate giving rise to a candidate who was little respected by his rivals.
And not to single out conservatives, but I remember hearing a whole lot about supporting our President in a time of war, a whole motherfucking lot, during the past 8 years. This was a constant line of defense especially during the '04 elections.
So now that we are still at war, now that we are in an extremely serious and worrisome economic crisis, why should it be odd to cheer the President-elect? Why should it be seen as something partisan? If not recently, historically isn't support for a new President something that trumps party affiliation?
Similar stories have been circulating for months now, seemingly making it taboo for professional journalists and politicians to show too much admiration for the President-elect. But what exactly is wrong with this? Isn't there something of an American tradition of revering our incoming commander-in-chief?
I sense some reasons why this now seems unprofessional. 2004 was bitter to the core, no matter who won the race this was inevitable due to the political climate at the time. 2000 may have had a better chance if not for the results being so close and keeping politicians at one another's throats for a couple months longer. 1996 was a relatively easy win for the incumbent, providing little reason for the nation to think about the inauguration. 1992 was also somewhat bitter, with a third party candidate giving rise to a candidate who was little respected by his rivals.
And not to single out conservatives, but I remember hearing a whole lot about supporting our President in a time of war, a whole motherfucking lot, during the past 8 years. This was a constant line of defense especially during the '04 elections.
So now that we are still at war, now that we are in an extremely serious and worrisome economic crisis, why should it be odd to cheer the President-elect? Why should it be seen as something partisan? If not recently, historically isn't support for a new President something that trumps party affiliation?
