I was not following Michelle Malkin's column back during the whole Elian Gonzalez business, so I was not witness to the column you cite. But I would agree that if she took after Marisleysis for "whining", I would have a hard time forgiving that as well.
I guarantee, that if somebody I loved was in danger of being thrown into Castro's gulag Hell-hole, I might be tempted to "whine" as well.
But as I always say, "Thank you, Elian". I remain convinced, to this day, that without the ham-fisted JBT abduction of Elian Gonzalez, Al Gore would have won Florida in 2000. So thank you, Elian. We owe you more than you will ever know...
If she had been on the other side from the beginning, it would be one thing. But, I didn't like the mindless flip-flop. I actually regret dredging it up, but it's done now.