so much for ending pettiness

Kyl calls Obama’s inaugural address ‘low-brow.’

In his inauguration speech yesterday, President Obama declared, “On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.” Apparently, however, Obama’s speech led to one more “petty grievance.” Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl told Arizona radio station KTAR that he thought Obama’s speech was “low-brow“:

“His speech was not high-brow, it was more low-brow and a bit surprising in that regard,” said the Senate Minority Whip. […]

He took exception to Obama’s call for “an end to petty grievances” and a political truce in Washington.

“If the idea is we have to avoid controversy by getting in line behind his proposals, that’s not patriotism,” Kyl said. “If he is asking that everybody agree with him and thereby have a truce, that’s not going to work.”

(Think Progress)
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Kyl seems to have a comprehension problem also. The last thing that Obama is asking is that everyone agree with him. He's just asking that people stop fighting for the sake of fighting and try to resolve issues.
But, repugs just can't seem to stop being partisan - it seems to be what they are...