What Happened to Change?

Sullivan thinks the Republicans are declaring war on Obama.

Hmmm.

Well, I certainly agree it hypocritical of the Republicans to call for fiscal restraint now. Of course, that doesn't mean they're wrong. It is hypocritical for the Saudi's to denounce and fight terrorism while major elements of their society support it. But they are still right to denounce and fight it.

But it is also foolish for the Democrats to cry victim and portray Republican opposition to their proposals as unprincipled. Because Republicans could say the same about Democratic opposition to the Iraq War. I mean, all the same things hold true.

Republicans are stupid to root for the stimulus failure (yet surely some of them do) in the same way the Democrats were stupid for rooting for the Iraq War failure (as surely many of them did). These folks are just partisans and shouldn't be confused as statesmen or even public servants.