[Cerek]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Or, maybe *this* sentence really gets to the very heart of it. You keep talking as if we don't admit our arrogance -- WE DO. We think you made a mistake -- we think you got it wrong. We think time will prove us right. We think that a simple majority CAN and sometimes DOES make a mistake, an error in judgment. Get over it. I spent much of my school life disagreeing with 90% or more of my classmates -- turned out that's what made me a better student than them. Now, I'm not saying it isn't time for liberals themselves to get over it. The ranting was bound to happen for some time, and will subside. But, we can expect to see it surface again, because we DISAGREE. We're allowed to do that, and we are allowed to voice it. That's what's great about this country.

Sorry, T.L., but I've yet to see ANY admission of arrogance from Democratic/liberal side (with your previous post being the one possible exception). I did see one New Yorker quoted in the Times article of the now-locked thread admit that his view may "sound elitist", but he certianly made no apology for it. His attitude was "I know it sounds elitist, but that's OK, because we really ARE smarter, more educated, more street savvy than Red America and they should listen to us and learn from our wisdom.".

What I HAVE seen is an excessive amount of vitriolic insults heaped on Red America for NOT agreeing with Blue America. It's funny that the Dems complained so vigorously during the campaign about all the mud-slinging, smearing, insults and character assassination being done by the Repubs and their Swift Boat Cronies - yet they have done nothing BUT insult, name-call and smear the entirety of Red America for being so stupid as to disagree with them.

I've shrugged most of the insults off and I actually find the preponderance of them to be somewhat humorous...but the sheer volume of insults being heaped on Red America does get under my skin from time to time.

The Dems lost the election fair and square - whether they like it or not. So now is the time for THEM to accept the loss and make their OWN efforts to "reach out across the aisle" and work WITH the Administration for the good of ALL America. That doesn't mean they should rubber stamp Bush's policies - but they should definitely heed their own cries for putting thier political differences aside and working for what is best for the American public that put them in office to begin with.

[ 11-13-2004, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: Cerek ]