Good ol' Civility...

We often hear Democrats and President Obama calling for "civility".

Too often, that call for civility is addressed at people who are dissenting... with civility. Still, they are dissenting, and their dissent is vigorous.

That vigorous dissent is perceived as "uncivil".

My take: "Grow up."

Put on your Big Boy Pants and engage the debate on the merits and facts of the issues. Opponents of Obama/Democrat agenda items don't oppose based on incivility. They oppose based on solid, mostly well-developed ideas that are grounded in principles rooted in our founding documents.

But of course, the "game" of politics is easier to play if you can just isolate your opposition, and demagogue them as uncivil and unworthy of engaged debate. Obama is a master of this, constantly depicting opponents' positions as based on wanting to "do nothing".

He's not only intellectually opposed to free market and republican (little "r") principles, he's surrounded himself with profane, obscene people.

Rahm Emmanuel comes to mind:

“I’m going to kill that f***ing dog,” and his yelling to a male staffer: “Take your f***ing tampon out and tell me what you have to say.”

Is it surprising?

No. This is who Obama is. For proof, just look at the people around him (Emmanuel, Axelrod, Gibbs). Small-minded, adversarial people who are tough as nails against POLITICAL threats (Tea Partiers, Palin), but weak-kneed against REAL ones (Iran, Islamic Terror).

Want more proof?

Look no further than the church Obama sat in for 20... 20! ... years.

A "church" led by a "pastor" who... is Racist and blames the world's problems on white people; hates Jews; screams "g@d d#*n America!" at the top of his lungs in church!

I can't think of anything LESS Presidential than sitting in that racist, America-hating church for 20 years.

Imagine ANY other politician sitting in a White Supremacist church, condemning Jews and America for 20 years. They wouldn't last 5 minutes on the campaign trail.

Why did Obama?

Media and the Cult of Personality, plain and simple.