Ms. Taylor should know whining when she sees it. She's awfully good at it. How about quoting the guy and letting us decide whether he's whining, or whether his editorial is a Fox news-like diatribe?
Standing alone, one song is no big deal. But the national anthem exists for one purpose - to express unity DESPITE the things that divide us. If we are to have a national anthem, there can be only one, and EVERYONE should stand for it as a show of unity for one fucking moment before they go back to hating each other.