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In an unusual piece<\/a>, TIME.com runs a story interviewing the children who were in the classroom, listening to stories read with President George W. Bush on that fateful September 11th day.\u00a0 Of course, Bush has been blasted for his reactions that day.\u00a0 Bill Maher, Michael Moore, and others on the radical Left have amassed many hours lampooning him and attacking him for not immediately jumping up and doing something they are always at a loss to explain.\u00a0 Yet the kids who were there have another view.\u00a0 Those interviewed and asked were apparently glad he handled it the way he did.\u00a0 Which is how most thinking Americans who don\u2019t worship at the altar of party affiliation tend to see it.\u00a0 Do you think Bush was a bad president?\u00a0 Do you think he botched things in the ensuing years?\u00a0 Fine.\u00a0 But as many are saying about the raid on Bin Laden today regarding President Obama, give credit where it is due.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be a Moore\/Maher\/Limbaugh who must take any moment of joy and celebration and crush it to score political victory points.\u00a0 Just be a real human who can tell when to speak, when to cry, and when to celebrate.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"