If I had to pick the biggest difference between the Democrats and the Republicans, I think it would be that the Republicans believe they can live by different rules.
When Pres. Clinton had troops in Kosovo the Republicans not only criticized him (although it's now unpatriotic to criticize Pres. Bush's war and the conduct of it), but tried to impeach Clinton on a private matter. They also used the private matters of Elliot Spitzer, Jim McGreevey and John Edwards to bring them down.
But when Neil Bush, got mixed up in the Silverado Bank scandal they swept it under the rug. When Pres. Bush used the power of eminent domain to take property away from small businesses to build the Texas Rangers Stadium, that too was swept under the rug. When Newt Gingrich had marital problems,the broom came out again. You also do not hear too much of the Giuliani marital problems nor John McCain's.
When Geraldine Ferraro was running for Vice-President her husband was fair game even though it was a private matter.
So how come the Republicans are screaming that Vice President candidate Sarah Palin's unmarried pregnant daughter's problem should be off the table because it is a private matter.
Now Obama can be magnanimous and say it should not be used as campaign fodder, but I don't have to.
The Republicans keep screaming that the Democrats are appeasers. I agree. Under Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi they have done a tremendous job of appeasing the Republicans.
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Obama did the right thing. It's not important enough to make him look mean and petty.
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