Congressman Shay got abusive with a Capital Police officer and grabbed him (assault) in the course of the argument..

Immediately the liberals were in a tizzy, comparing this to the McKinney incident of recent fame..

But the Left neglected to comprehend the differences in the two incidents..

In the McKinney incident, the Congress Critter in question (McKinney) immediately launched a PR campaign, blaming the officer in question and crying, "RACISM, RACISM!!!!" to anyone who would listen...

Contrast that to Congress Critter Shay, who took the entire blame upon himself and publicly praised the office in question...

In this particular case, it was the Republican who showed the proper decorum and respect. While not during the incident (of course) but certainly after the fact.. Democrat McKinney's response to the same sort of incident was shameful and (my own opinion) contributed to her being "fired"..

My point??? Simply that, contrary to the opinion of the radical left, sometimes the Right IS in the right...

But, to be fair.....

Contrary to the opinion of the radical right, sometimes the Left IS right..

The Schiavo case, for example...

It's tough being a political agnostic, but the rewards are oh so pleasurable... :D

Michale.....

I agree with Michale and CDub, it should not be a question of party. There is such a thing as a moral right and wrong. What amuses me is that Republicans used to use this as a big blunt instrument against the "liberals" -- that they preached "moral relativism" instead of "moral absolutism." Now, not so much.

This is also why the press and public get more outraged by a sanctimonious "holier than thou" politician (of EITHER party) when he gets caught with his pants down, than by one who is more forgiving of others. Maybe I'm wrong, but I agree that someone who has made a political career out of telling others how sinfully they live is more vulnerable to attack on the issue if they aren't squeaky clean themselves.

No party should have a claim to the moral high ground to the exclusion of the other party, but they both have a right to strive for it. And to call foul if the other party is taking the low moral ground. This works in all sorts of situations.

-CW

JACK RYAN FOR PRESIDENT!!!! :D

Michale.....

Things that make you go "hmmmmmmm"….
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I don't think it's a question of party. It's an easy trap in this country to mistake one side as good, and another as bad especially because the "sides" tend to reinforce that perception. The fact is that the next honorable president could arise from any quarter. But it would be a near miracle.

The corrupt tend to rise to the top in America today because the corruptors are in a position to make that happen. The republicans have wounded themselves in the foot so badly that democrats will likely rise again, but the real power in Washington lies in the corruptors. For every representative of the people, there's an army of lobbyists whose job it is to bend each representative from the honorable path and lead them down the comfortable, lucrative path. The lobbyists hold the purse strings to re-election so any politician who won't play finds their public service career short lived.

Yeah, I'm kinda cynical, but the best we might hope for in the near term is that somebody honorable slips through the gauntlet of corruption by stealth, or by return of conscience and puts America back on her feet. If not this cycle, then certainly we can work towards, strive for and demand a government that will restore and defend the flame of liberty and justice for all. I don't think it's a question of party.

Michale.....

Things that make you go "hmmmmmmm"....

Regardless, the move is draconian and is cause for me to further myself even further from the Bush Administration...

Michale.....