Letter: Both sides of the Mouth

I’d be one of the last to defend much of what the President tweets. In my old neighborhood, we used to label it “bad mouthing” second only to “hypocrisy” as a cardinal indiscretion. Today it seems wholly acceptable, especially in politics, to issue a declaration at one point; then turn around and criticize an individual at another point for saying the same thing. Example. On record, Congressman Nadler and a number of his colleagues (like Biden, Waters, Brown) declared that the impeachment of President Clinton was a “lynching.” Today, those same Congressmen have become vociferously vocal in criticizing the President for what he now labels his current impeachment investigation as a “lynching.” It’s said that the phenomena is the result of the “ostrich syndrome,” wherein the old bird (though a myth) buries his head in the sand and kicks sand in the face of anyone who differs with him. What’s the rule in your neighborhood?