Dissent...

... is a good thing.

We were told that over and over during the 8 years of Bush 43.

It was great for people to criticize the president, we were told.

It was patriotic to oppose Bush we were told. Liberals and the Left encouraged all, even our military folks, to speak out against Bush's policies.

The highest form of patriotism was to disagree with Bush 43.

The people who opposed Bush were heroes, we were told.

What happened?

Dissent is now taboo.

People who oppose Obama's ideas and policies, such as they are, are considered evil trouble makers or Republicans (the lowest atom on the food chain in the Liberal/Left world view).

Folks who opposed the high jacking of our health care system by the DC gang from Chicago were called rioters, rabble rousers, and of course, racists for expressing their views at town hall meetings all over the country.

What happened?

How did we go from Dissent is wonderful at 11.59 AM on January 20, 2009 to Dissent is terrible and racist and unpatriotic at 12:01 PM on January 20, 2009?

What happened?

And how fast can you say "Double Dishonest Standard"?