My, how the clue-full and butt-butted have fallen.

Blue Texan at FireDogLake rightfully took Bush to task for never bothering to receive any (of the thousands of) war dead at Dover AFB during his administration, as Obama did yesterday.

That got a few wingnuts riled up. ‘You douchebags just love this scumbag and his phony p.r. machine,’ they seemed to say. ‘It’s a photo-op, nothing more.’

My goodness, doesn’t President Obama look grave and Commander-in-Chief-ish in the carefully cropped photos of him in Friday’s Sun editorial (”The true price of war,” Oct. 30) and the news article provided by Tribune Newspapers ( “Obama honors fallen soldiers at Dover base,” Oct. 30).

If I didn’t know he was a dangerous phony, I probably would have believed that he really cared.

Richard T. Seymour, Baltimore

Blogger Uncle Jimbo at Blackfive.net was a little more specific and dismissive:

FireDogLake Buttheads clueless about Bush and our war dead

I never cease to be amazed by the sorry haters on the left and their inability to understand the military, respect, dignity and the difference between a gesture and a heartfelt gesture. They are busy hating on George W because he failed to go to Dover and get photo-opped like our current Commander in Chief. Now first of all I will give Obama credit for gong to Dover, but as soon as it became a photo op it was cheapened as Matt noted. Anyone smell the stench of Axelrod and Emanuel? Well the brain-addled, land apes at FireDogLake are calling out the former CinC for not being so blatant. Admire their bile.

This is what a president does.

US President Barack Obama has paid his respects to 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan, the first time he has honoured the fallen in this way.

NPR notes that,

The dramatic image of a president on the tarmac was a portrait not witnessed in years.

Why?

Let me help you with that you pathetic, whiny little bitch. Turning a solemn occasion into a photo op that becomes about you is not respectful, it is sorry. President Bush knew that and chose to show his respect in private to the people who really matter, the Gold Star families.

…Blue Texan in…3…2…1…

…my response is: suck on this.

In no particular order, the little stories of 2008 that said a lot.

Sarah Palin did not learn much, or get better with time. Or was it Republicans?

Stunned? Headless? Elected? Two out of three ain’t bad…