Bronstein at Large: You got your parting shots - now leave Bush alone

San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | January 23 2009 at 02:25 PM | Phil Bronstein

[thecodont]

The political postscript to all the hugs, kisses, personal Oval Office desk drawer notes and backslaps between POTUS 43 and POTUS 44 isn't exactly a warm, Pete Seeger, sing-along scene.

I went to high school with Pete's Daughter, Mika; he was a great icon and true believer in harmony back then and still is, at a spry 90, leading a million-plus citizens in song last Sunday in DC.

But partisans from former and current administrations are striking a very different tone. The smell of fresh upholstery hasn't even worn off the new, improved White House website yet and already there's been ugly griping, whining, dissing, and rancor that almost makes the Caroline Kennedy whack-a-mole rumor fiasco seem tame.

On the not-Air Force One plane ride back to Texas Jan. 20th, some loyal George W. Bush aides cut loose over the clear smack Mr. Obama took at his predecessor throughout the inaugural speech.

"There were a few sharp elbows that really rankled and...(the incoming Prez was) not as magnanimous as the occasion called for," said whip smart down-home Texas W gal Karen Hughes, throwing her own elbow. President Obama "really missed an opportunity to be as big as the occasion." But she was just winding up. Some parts of the speech, she went on to say, were "fundamentally unfair and dishonest."

Mr. Bush's chief White House speechwriter said, "It was an ungracious inaugural."

[Fu-fu2]

I made the mistake of reading the comments after the article too. Now I know what the word “libtards” really means....

[Candor7]

Obama is a fascist. People do not yet understand. I hope we wake up as a nation before it is too late.

Fascists generally act "ungraciously." America is about to discover the horror it has just elected.

Then people will start dyin'.

[timestax]

To the 40 and under fascists,communist,Nazi, are just words that mean nothing. In fact, they prolly think it's quite cool to be a fascist or Communist. The 40 and under don't realize we are in a fight of good vs evil, a fight for our lives and for our Republic.

[bray]

The speech was historical in the fact that it was easily the worst inauguration speech in history. Absolute drivel.

Pray for America, Our Troops and Ohbummer’s Guidance

[LibFreeOrDie]

cqpolitics.com:

“When incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman from Illinois, arrived, he was razzed by his former colleagues. That prompted Emanuel, known for his colorful language, to put his thumb to his nose, waggle his fingers and stick his tongue out.”

[originalbuckeye]

Putting childish things aside.....NOT.

[sadiebella]

I was shocked by the comments too but had to laugh when some brought up the whole Blair House “snub”. Get over it. Seriously.

[SuziQ]

Now I must go pray for the hatred in my heart for these men.

I'll simply pray for God's JUSTICE for them.

[SuziQ]

That was until I just read those comments on that article.

Well it IS San Francisco, the liberal mecca of Northern CA.

[Lancey Howard]

Well it IS San Francisco, the liberal mecca of Northern CA.

The place is an infected toilet. Come on, earthquake.

[MilesVeritatis]

The Obamunists never stopped being Saul Alinsky street thugs. It’s who they are.

[calex59]

SF is not “a liberal mecca of North Cal”. North Cal is as conservative as they come. SF is in central CA and has no relation to North Cals politics at all. You should have said the liberal mecca of central cal. Northern Californians own firearms, can get carry permits in most counties and many do have them, including me. We do not acknowledge Sacramento as being northern Cal either, it is to far into the central valley to be northern Cal. The strip along the coast is like some type of never, never land, all the libtards seem to migrate there. Don’t ever go to Fort Brag, Cal, for instance, and voice a conservative thought, you are likely not to live long enough to get out of town!