Here’s a reminder from Ed Morrissey of Hot Air that Democrats are just as prone to be childish and rude to the president, and to disrespect the office of the presidency, as Republicans:

The Democrats’ boorish behavior toward President Bush during his 2005 State of the Union address doesn’t excuse Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., for yelling “You lie!” to President Obama on Wednesday. For one thing, Wilson’s outburst was more disrespectful than the mere grumbling in disagreement by Democrats when Bush spoke.

But the video illustrates that rudeness is not a partisan act. Hopefully the video will remind the media that they need to report all breaches of democratic decorum with the same vigor as they did Wilson’s lapse this week.

UPDATE: The liberal media watchdog Media Matters reported back in 2005 that Republicans repeatedly booed President Clinton during speeches to Congress, so it’s a bipartisan pattern of behavior.

This enlightened redneck thinks they all need to grow up.

And Media Matters needs to stop playing the hypocrite. Wilson was more blunt with Obama than Democrats were as a group toward Bush in 2005, but rudeness is rudeness. It’s never excusable, so stop excusing it.