I wish ...

So a week has past since the presidential election - Happy Veteran's Day by the way!) The day after the election there was an odd ... quiet among those who, just the previous day were rabidly supporting McCain. With his loss, they had little to say. Graciously, though I could have rubbed it in, I remained quiet about my win within earshot of these people - out of respect. Though I don't agree with their views on some things - they are still my fellow Americans and I don't wish to offend them by gloating.
However, over the course of the week since the election - "they" have begun the grumbling that I knew was coming. A grumbling not unlike that we heard throughout the 1990's, when Bill Clinton was president. Bill Maher touched on this on his HBO show recently and said that he didn't want to see a return to the 90's when the GOP chased after Clinton over made-up offenses ... he didn't want to see a return to the 90's except the part about peace and prosperity.
I agree with this. President-elect Obama has made it clear that he wants to work together, in a bi-partisan manner to fix the wrong in this country. If the GOP attacks him over every little misplaced word as they did (and still do) with the Clinton's - then they will only prove that they are the problem - not the solution.
If Obama gets into the White House and starts enacting similar bone-headed policies to W's - then hey - I'll be right there with them. But until that point in time - the GOP, Rush Limbaugh, Mike Drudge, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Glen Beck, Bill Kristol, and FOX news needs to shut the hell up. Report the news - explain their viewpoints - it's their right - but bashing a president who is trying to reunite this country, fix an economy, return us to our constitutional rights, bring back a progressive and prosperous America, and help us to heal the wounds of all bigotry will not illuminate them in a positive way and it will only hurt them in the end.
It always sucks to lose - I know - I've had 8 years of it. Even most of the people that voted for W now regret it. So I wish they'd just give the new guy a chance before they start bashing every thing he does.