If George W. Bush was treated shabbily by those he defeated, Republicans have a special obligation to do better. Those of us who differ with the new president must speak out, of course, and make our voices heard, but he must be accorded the respect and opportunities so many of his own supporters failed to provide the present White House occupant.
Were Bush the “dictator” and “fascist” so many ceaselessly moaned about, would Barack Obama be standing astride the gateway of history today, preparing to take the oath of office and govern a nation that, even in our own lifetime, was still struggling to fulfill the promises it made in Lincoln’s day?
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