Dubya & Laura Surprise Troops

What a breath of fresh air to see that.

I’ll take their warmth over Obama’s cool any day.

President Bush and Laura: true patriots who really care about the troops. George W. was a real Commander in Chief, unlike Obam-bam who seems to resent this presidential role, as he peremptorily salutes his guard when emerging from the presidential helicopter and seldom “graces” the American troops with his sartorial splendour.

Obama seems to like the perks of the job but not the substance.

‘Wrong priorities, Mr. President.

I miss Bush

Miss me yet? Yep.

but I never doubted he was acting in the best interest of the American people

At least what he thought was the best interest. I think his biggest problem (one he shared with the current administration and many others) is he had too many narrow minded advisors and listened to them too closely.

Mr. Buchta, President Gore would have saved us from which dire straights?

Doc,
I hear you. If I were returning home to, say California, I’d be happy to be appreciated by a welcome home gathering. If Mr. Schwarzenegger or Ms. Pelosi was there sans press, I’d be floored.

Thank you Mr. President and Mrs. Bush. I miss you and Mrs Bush! God bless you both.

Maybe someday I will understand why President Bush never defended himself when all those mean and hateful things were said about him.

It was discussed here at the time, now and then. I think it is because he is a believer, a true and sincere believer, and therefore he has been assured that the world would hate him, but not to worry because they hated Him first. The world did not and does not hate George W. solely because he is a Christian, but it was/is a part of it. And it was a part of his response, or lack thereof.

If you do the right thing, you will be hated, you will be attacked — that is what Jesus told us. And George W. always believed that he was doing “the right thing.” He was sincere in his efforts. He wanted to do what was right and tried to do so. Even when it came to war, he wanted to and tried to do the right thing, the good thing, the moral thing. He anguished over his wartime decisions.

And for all those who attack him as not listening to anti-war Catholic voices, including bishops and Pope John Paul II, for violating “just war” principles, history shows that he did consider those principles and applied them in a way that he thought right and proper. What his detractors fail to concede, though, is that he had more information and military intelligence than war opponents.

Bush sought to do the right thing in his actions. Consequently, from his Christian world-view, he expected to be attacked. That foreknowledge and expectation is one reason that he did not bother to defend himself much. (Although, contrary to the distorted rewrite of history by the MSM and his other opponents, Bush did repeatedly explain and justify his wartime decisions – he told us many times why we at war and how long it was going to last (it could be a LONG time, he warned).)

A related reason is, given his Christian view, he was “comfortable in his own skin.” He was confident in his views, without being arrogant. He was not an egoist, not a narcissist. He did not have this compulsive need for people to accept and love him, unlike Nixon, unlike Clinton, unlike Obama. One of his greatest qualifications for the job was his expressly stating that he did not need the job, that he would be quite happy going back to Texas if he were not elected. So, he did not have a psychological need to defend himself.

The other reason he did not bother to defend himself is that he had friends didn’t he? Friends who, if they were friends, should have had his back. THEY should have been the ones defending him. And Bush had fellow Republicans didn’t he? Where the hell were they?? I’ll tell you where, the scum over at places like National Review were jumping on the bash-Bush bandwagon with unrestrained glee. Buffoons like Sean Hannity were all too eager to prove to the world that they too held Bush in contempt.

So, the third reason Bush did not do more to defend himself, after (1) expecting his enemies to attack him and (1a) not needing public love and validation, and (2) expecting his friends to defend and protect him, is –
(3) when both your enemies and your “friends” are attacking you, what the hell good is it going to do for you to try to defend yourself?? The only thing you will accomplish is to exasperate yourself, while giving legitimacy to the attacks.

I really cannot blame George W. too much for not defending himself more. What good would have done? Really? The facts spoke for themselves for anyone who wanted to examine them with sincerity and honesty. Had he defended himself more, his enemies would have ignored him or used his defenses against him and still hated him. And his REAL friends, not the pieces of @#$* who make up most of the Republican Party, knew who he was and why he was and had no need for him to justify himself.

Miss him yet? I missed him at 12 noon on January 20, 2009.

I may not have always agreed with his policies and priories, but both George W. and Laura are wonderful people with a real love for this country and a real appreciation for our sons and daughters in uniform.