Who’s Un-Patriotic Now?

Okay, I admit it. I watch the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. Considering I’ve had a life-long voting record that leans conservative you might find that strange. Maddow is, unquestioningly, a lefty. I find her take on things refreshing and, more than that, she seems to cut deeper to the truth than almost any other news show anchor or pundit. Sure, her position shows, but the facts she presents stand up to any test you care to give them. I like that.

I listened to, and generally agreed with, the position (talking points?) during the George W. Bush presidency that spoke to patriotism — you don’t criticize a war-time president publicly, you support the troops, etc. How many Democrats were regularly accused, by the Republicans, of lacking patriotism for those very reasons?

I would add to that list: politicians are generally expected to lie during a political campaign but they should turn to the truth when it comes to the business of running the country… certainly when it has to do with national security!

This is a rather long segment but, whether you lean to the right or the left, I encourage you to watch it in it’s entirety.

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