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Re: George W. 'Deer in Headlights' Bush
Posted by: JinnyDavis
Date: 12/28/2008 08:53AM
It's easy to trash George W. Bush as evidenced here with this opinion piece and the comments following. He saw the attack on America for what it was. Unlike the weakling who proceeded him he sent a message, attack us and we will retaliate. Retaliate we did. President Bush has kept us safe for eight years. When 9/11 happened I thought we were changed forever, doomed to more attacks, our country changed forever. Instead we learned little and appreciate nothing.
I do not know why he hasn't defended himself and his actions. I wish he had. For example the existence of WMD. We know Saddam Hussein had it, he used it. Our leaders know much more about what happened to it than we do and for some reason President Bush has not revealed the information. I give him the benefit of knowing what the right thing for our country was and is. History will reveal whether he was correct or not.
From his election day on, he was demonized, first as an unelected president with Al Gore demanding recount after recount, delaying the results of the election. His team was not given the proper briefings for transition because of this unheard of action by a candidate unwilling to concede. When he was announced the winner, his nominees were not given due consideration for months and he did not have all of his people in place when 9/11 happened. We forget this. And as conservatives, we did not cry foul either.
President Bush never had a true majority to work with in his entire eight years. He had RINO's who undermined him at critical times. He was unable to get many of his judicial appointees confirmed and the actions of the Republican Senate, Senator Frist's inability to lead and John McCain and the gang of 14 obstruction will be seen as one of the critical failures of his two terms. His inability to balance the courts with conservative appointments will have consequences for Americans for many years to come.
Yet, this man has had eight years to keep us safer. Do we have any gratitude for this? Not much. His administration has been a model for ethical behavior, unlike the last occupant in the White House with many appointees with legal problems and a President who lied to a court. No appreciation there either. Just the constant criticism of anything and everything he's done or hasn't done. He is a great president, but only with the passage of time will he be given the credit due him. I for one thank him now.
I do not know why he hasn't defended himself and his actions. I wish he had. For example the existence of WMD. We know Saddam Hussein had it, he used it. Our leaders know much more about what happened to it than we do and for some reason President Bush has not revealed the information. I give him the benefit of knowing what the right thing for our country was and is. History will reveal whether he was correct or not.
From his election day on, he was demonized, first as an unelected president with Al Gore demanding recount after recount, delaying the results of the election. His team was not given the proper briefings for transition because of this unheard of action by a candidate unwilling to concede. When he was announced the winner, his nominees were not given due consideration for months and he did not have all of his people in place when 9/11 happened. We forget this. And as conservatives, we did not cry foul either.
President Bush never had a true majority to work with in his entire eight years. He had RINO's who undermined him at critical times. He was unable to get many of his judicial appointees confirmed and the actions of the Republican Senate, Senator Frist's inability to lead and John McCain and the gang of 14 obstruction will be seen as one of the critical failures of his two terms. His inability to balance the courts with conservative appointments will have consequences for Americans for many years to come.
Yet, this man has had eight years to keep us safer. Do we have any gratitude for this? Not much. His administration has been a model for ethical behavior, unlike the last occupant in the White House with many appointees with legal problems and a President who lied to a court. No appreciation there either. Just the constant criticism of anything and everything he's done or hasn't done. He is a great president, but only with the passage of time will he be given the credit due him. I for one thank him now.
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