I suppose it was inevitable. Our political culture is like a schoolyard; when one person gets in trouble for something, that person yells, "But what about this person over here who did something similar and gets away with it? It isn't fair!" We are watching that particular spectacle unfold now, as lefty-bloggers are demanding Congressional action in regards to the loathsome Rush Limbaugh's "phony soldiers" comments. By the way, I called Rush loathsome, not his comment.
Having Congress waste valuable time condemning MoveOn is not balanced by having them do the same to Rush Limbaugh. It is all well and good to call Rush out for what spews from his mouth, but I refuse to jump on the bandwagon demanding Congressional action. The whole bit in our Constitution, called The Bill of Rights, especially the first one, which begins, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. . . " kind of applies here. Personally, I think non-binding resolutions are still laws, and should be considered out-of-bounds. Rush has every right to discharge his intellectual vomit without Congress acting in high dudgeon. Nothing is gained from this, and meanwhile, people continue to die in Iraq. I see this as another distraction. That the lefty blogs are falling for it just shows they are as capable of being wrong as anyone else.
