Cheerleaders and Critics

[Stinky The Clown]

[Political Heretic]

1. I empathize more with critics - up to a point.

[Ms. Toad]

2. Of what?

Obama?
Stimulus plan?
Closing Guantanamo Bay?

[donco6]

3. Depends on the issue and who is right, IMO.

That's the whole point. A true "cheerleader" ignores the actual issue and cheers . . . period. Sometimes a critic can be a critic because they just don't like the person, apart from any issue.

I'll cheer if I like a decision, and I'll criticize if I don't.

[ixion]

4. this needs context, IMO

[liberal N proud]

5. Not enough context here to base an opinion

Cheerleaders and critics of what?

[MADem]

6. I think the blind cheerleaders, and the "Waaaah, where's MINE?" critics are all assholes.

The administration is less than a month old, fachrissakes. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Reasoned discussion is fine, but "Happy-Glad Bullshit Versus Constant Poutrage" is simply annoying. It's more about personal vanity (See? I'm a TRUE BELIEVER!!! My President, right or wrong!!!! Hmmmmph! I toldja he was NO GOOD, ya shoulda listened to MEEEEEEEE!) than parsing what's happening, picking it apart, and analyzing it in reasonable fashion...