Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) said yesterday that President Obama better show “humility” when he speaks to Congress Wednesday night.
To which I say…. or what?!? You will lie some more? You will bring more guns to the President’s appearances? You won’t vote for his legislative goals? You will stir up your constituents and supporters with hateful and false allegations and rhetoric? You’ll hold your breath? (Please do that).
Republicans have NEVER been respectful towards this President. They have NEVER been humble in the presence of this President. They have NEVER been humble in the face of their own massive and spectactular failures, which of course led to the landslide election that put our current President in office. They have NEVER been honest about the President personally or politically. They have NEVER compromised with him on legislation over the last nine months. They have NEVER negotiated in good faith with this President.
And yet, unbelievably, Republicans expect respect and humility towards them ALWAYS, no matter their actions, no matter their lies, no matter the lack of respect, humility and good faith they have shown.
Republicans, as we all know, are excellent at projection. They project qualities of their own character upon their opponents and they attack those opponents for it. Republicans love to say that the President is arrogant. Well, expecting respect and humility when you never give it is arrogance.
And Saxby Chambliss can shove his ultimatum.