I am not seeing much of a free pass. What I do see is bomb throwers who oppose and complain about anything he proposes given equal time.

You have GOT to be kidding.

As for bomb throwers, remember all the violent protests against Bush in town hall meetings back in the 2002-2003 period?

I'll be honest, "some" of the reaction against Obama is anti-intellectual - but the fact remains that Obama is trying to dramatically increase the size. scope, and role of the federal government. He also views the "wealthy" as a cash cow and his ticket to do so. And the funny thing is, his view of what is "wealthy" is very different than my view (and the view of others)