Victor Davis Hanson delivers wise introspection on this week’s inauguration and on those that have now come to “love” and be “proud” of America once again.

So I am surprised that suddenly the election of a single individual means that we are united, patriotic, proud of America? Suddenly Okinawa or Antietam, or all those who died at the Argonne, are ours to claim again? {…}

But America was always ours, the public, and the nation transcends the proposition of whether Obama gets elected or not—given that the United States, in its worst hour, was better than the alternatives at their best. So I think it would be wise to cool it on the “I am now proud of America” rhetoric. If getting your way means suddenly the dead at Iwo or those who were blown up in B-17s over Germany are at last your own and matter, then we are in deep trouble.

{…}

Excuse me, but as a cynic I confess the politics of the left are now about power, ego, status, and the notion of control, rather than genuine concern for the planet, or the creed of egalitarianism or for freedoms of the people. The conservative grandee at least lives by his unapologetic creed, one that we sometimes abhor, but accept is consistent with the natural law of the jungle in that the stronger and more capable claim that that they deserve a greater material reward for their greater accomplishments or, barring that, even unabashedly for their greater luck in being born lucky.

Out here on the west side of LA the feelings of euphoria over President Obama are everywhere on display. “I’m so hopeful now . . . all will be OK.” “Times are tough but now there’s someone who will fix it.” “I’m just, just so — happy now!”

It’s enough to make this ol’ cynic dig out a barf bag and hurl. Microsoft is laying off 5,000 — the Obama folks have rethought offshore drilling and find it may not be necessary, (hey, they like super-high fuel prices, remember?) — Obama will be closing Gitmo in a year, (like where will all the terrorists go, Cleveland?) — and last, but not at all least, good ol’ Harry Reid and the Dem wits in the Senate will do their dead level best to seat Al Franken.

Gee, I can’t think of any reason for being cynical, can you?

[H/t: The Anchoress]

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