Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Not classy

When I read that the crowd today booed President Bush — and then saw a video of it — I thought of a quip my friend Eddie made, not long ago: “When the Left asks for a classless society, now I know what they mean.
Jay Nordlinger, NRO. Video here:
Nor was this. Review here. I would add that the CNN-ers kept kind of making excuses for the speech, which is kind of a giveaway, so Bevan is not alone.
Here is center-left TNR's take. I thought it was unexpected--no big applause lines, but I liked the part where he said to the terrorists--we will defeat you, and his hearkening back to George Washington.

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