When Kris Kime was stomped to death [in Seattle, WA], I said that this could have been my son." -a hypothetical statement from former President George W. Bush

Yes, Kris Kime looks indeed as though he could have been the son that George W. Bush never but wished had had.

"You know, when Kris Kime was stomped to death [in Seattle, WA in 2001], I said that this could have been my son.  Another way of saying that is Kris Kime could have been me 35 years ago."

-Former President George W. Bush

What if George W. Bush had issued such a statement after the killing of Kris Kime during the Mardi Gras riots in Pioneer Square in Seattle in 2001?

Everyone knows how much I despise GWB, yet I deeply resent the hypocrisy of certain liberals who refuse to recognize there are at least two sides to the story of Travyon Martin and George Zimmerman, much less consider any side other than the other they are so adamant of.

President Obama is the president of the United States and that includes not just African-Americans, but whites, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, private-school and public school graduates, rich, poor, gays, straights, women, men, Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, and Muslims.   He should not be partisan and selectively favor one group of Americans over another just because he shares a common background with them.

I never heard the White House issue a statement of concern and solicitude for the family of Edward McMichael ("Tuba Man"), whose youthful killer served a year-and-a-half in prison.  (But then, there were not nation-wide protests, either).

We liberals can do a better job of being fair and compassionate towards all.