NEW RULE

Restraint is respectable.

During President Bush’s introduction, several spectators booed. They sang Steam’s “Kiss Him Good-Bye.” President Bush’s approval rating is irrelevant. Your opinion is irrelevant. Tuesday was not an athletic contest. Tuesday was not a concert. Tuesday was a solemn democratic occasion. The chants and jeers were inappropriate. Anyone who chanted should be ashamed. Anyone applauding the chanters should be embarrassed.