Typical leftist double-standard.
Via Washington Examiner:
Obama for America adviser Robert Gibbs told NBC News’ Savanah Guthrie on Meet the Press yesterday:
I’ll be honest with you, Savannah, I think the American people are tired of the politics where, if you and I don’t agree on something, I question your love of country and your patriotism. That’s not going to put anybody back to work. . . . We ought to be able to have honest, political debates in this country about very different visions and about very different ways in which we see this country moving without questioning people’s patriotism and love for country.
Gibbs is right: Americans should be allowed to disagree about public policy without having their patriotism questioned. Too bad President Obama does not feel the same way.
Obama, Cannon Falls, Minnesota, August 15th:
There is nothing that we’re facing that we can’t solve with some spirit of America first; a willingness to say, we’re going to choose party — we’re going to choose country over party, we’re going to choose the next generation over the next election. . . . But I’m going to need your help to make it happen. You’ve got to send a message to Washington that it’s time for the games to stop. It’s time to put country first.
Obama, Decorah, Iowa, August 15th:
See, the problem we have is not with our country; the problem is that our politics is broken. The problem is, is that we’ve got the kind of partisan brinksmanship that is willing to put party ahead of country, that’s more interested in seeing their political opponents lose than seeing the country win.