I'm still amazed to find myself on the winning side of a presidential election for the first time in 12 years. Still, I have to say that it's a damn shame the real John McCain didn't surface until his concession speech, which I found extremely classy, especially in the face of the sore losers in his audience. He'll go back to doing good work in the Senate, I'm sure.
I know, Carolyn--the booing and hissing was really not cool. And while I often think that McCain's slushy compromises are a part of his problem, they do have the advantage of making him generally gracious toward his colleagues of whatever political stripe.
RE: the booing and hissing: Oh, please. This is supposed to be something new, something unique to McCain's supporters, something Democrats never ever do? Overwrought partisans boo at the mention of the opponent's name all the time, even when they win. This kind of complaint bodes ill for political debate the next four years.
I don't know, I-Ronin. If all your friends jumped off a bridge while booing, et c.,.... :)
More to the point, as Connie says, standards are standards. A lot of us have been complaining about the way the Bush administration has been discussed publicly for the last eight years. If we meant it, it's our job to set a better tone now that we're the opposition.
It strikes me as unnatural to expect that there would not be a smattering of boos and hisses such as there were, such as there always are, always have been and always will be in such situations. It is bad manners but it is also human nature.
Didn't mean to make a big issue of it, btw. In the big scheme of things, it is completely unimportant. OTOH, this probably is not. Note the concluding paragraphs.
I know. Point taken. And yes, it's going to be...interesting to see how the new administration plans to fund all the largesse we've been given to expect.
It doesn't matter if Democrats do it. We're not Democrats and it is bad manners, regardless.
More to the point, as Connie says, standards are standards. A lot of us have been complaining about the way the Bush administration has been discussed publicly for the last eight years. If we meant it, it's our job to set a better tone now that we're the opposition.
:)