Hypocrisy Reins II

The Sept. 29 Des Moines Register’s report on First Lady Laura Bush’s visit to Iowa to stump for Iowa candidates quotes Mrs. Bush as saying, "President Bush has an ambitious agenda for the rest of his time in Washington. ... To accomplish them, we must have serious national conversations conducted with civility and respect.”

“…serious national conversations conducted with civility and respect…” (emphasis added). This from someone:

- Whose husband told the rest of the world “you’re either for me or against me” in the run-up to the Iraq war.
- Whose husband in just the last few days labeled Democrats who disagree with his policies as ”obstructionists.”
- Whose husband either fired or forced out anyone in his administration who dared to disagree with him (Colin Powell and Richard Clarke).
- Whose husband’s former chief of staff (Carl Rove) has a l-o-n-g record to dirty tricks (like “swift boating”).
- Whose husband’s response to a shouted reporter’s question he didn’t like is to flip him the bird.
- Whose party leaders tell a U.S. senator to “go f--- yourself” (Vice President Dick Chaney) or who respond to an audience member’s question he didn’t like with an obscene gesture that means “f--- you,” with the comment, “That’s Sicilian” (Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia).
- Whose party’s apologists include hate-mongers like Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh.

"... serious national conversation conducted with civility and respect" indeed! There seems to be no limit whatsoever to Republican hypocrisy.