THE LOYAL OPPOSITION - 2009

Now that President Obama has been inaugurated, Andy Levy presents his “To Don’t List” for those of us on the right side of the political spectrum. Here are my favorites:

DON’T question the motives - question the policy.
DON’T make it personal.
DON’T pretend you’re being brave when you criticize your government.
DON’T use the phrase “speaking truth to power.”
DON’T say or do everything in your power to drive this country apart and then claim you want unity when it’s your guy in power.
DON’T automatically think people who disagree with you are stupid or evil.
DON’T use the fact that many on the left behaved abominably for the past eight years as an excuse to behave the same way.

Read the whole thing. It’s a good list, and one worth keeping in mind. But also read the comments. A common thread is the feeling I’m struggling with – after 8 years of Bush Derangement Syndrome and several months of Palin Derangement Syndrome from the Left, an intense desire to pull out the Clue Bat and start swinging.