Conditional Love from a Sane Conservative

Looks like a Republican has managed to politicize the old Southern Baptist "love the sinner hate the sin" mantra regarding President Obama - which shouldn't surprise us since conservatives politicize absolutely everything.  In an opinion piece for CNN,  John Feehery, president of a Washington-based advocacy firm called Feehery Group, the lobbyist writes how much he reeely reeely likes our new President even though "Obama seems to dislike my profession with special intensity."  After warning readers that the administration's budget will likely bring the nation to wreck and ruin, Feehrey says, "I also disagree with his attack on the lobbying profession.  Lobbying the government is protected under the Constitution, because what lobbyists do is petition their government on behalf of the people."  (Y'know, people like Mr. Ford Motors, Mr. Dow Chemical, Mr. Halliburton, Mr. Exxon-Mobile, and the lovely Ms. Pharmaceuticals.  Those people.)

Feehrey mildly chides Limbaugh GOPers who are calling for Obama to fail and promises that he reeely reeely wants the President to succeed - just not his policies.  He sums up with Rodney King's Why-Can't-We-All-Just-Get-Along Song:  "Tearing this president down is not the way for Republicans to regain a majority coalition, although some pundits and talk show hosts will be tempted to do just that."  (Feehrey forgets to mention the scores of Republican lawmakers who squeal with make-believe terror while riding Sean Hannity's Scary Tilt-a-Whirl and Bill O'Reilly's Rude Roller Coaster.)  "Instead, Republicans should allow themselves to like the president, just as they fight against his policies.  And as they fight his policies, they should do all that they can to market their own ideas so that the American people understand that the Republicans have positive alternatives that will make our country stronger, safer and more prosperous in the future." 

Shoulda, woulda, coulda... but respectfully voiced sentiments, nonetheless.  If conservative legislators ever come up with any fresh ideas (which is doubtful) and agree to present them in a civil manner (which is even more improbable), let us know and we'll be happy to hear them.  Obama will too, I betcha.  Until then, the voting public will  be forced to listen to the same tired fearmongers, naysayers, doomsdayers, slanderers, bigots, hypocrites, and exclusionists who all insist that they - and only they - are the REAL Americans. 

Talk is cheap.  Clean your house and get back to us.