Posted on 12/17/2008 5:24:42 AM PST by Invisigoth
As we observe the scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arrested for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat formerly belonging to President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder, and think of what it portends for the next four years, it causes me to be grateful for the two most important things President Bush has accomplished during his tenure.
The first is that there has been absolutely no hint of the scandal, soap opera or three-ring circus that had been a daily suffering under President Clinton. The dignity and the prestige of the office of the presidency were restored, and we could once again take for granted that this sort of thing wouldn't happen. As the Blagojevich scandal shows, this presumption is no automatic thing. Nor was the restoration a certain thing, simply by having changed the inhabitant of the office.
Yet here we are, with the proper dignity and respect being shown, down to even small matters of etiquette. I sincerely hope that this effort on President Bush's part was not in vain, but skepticism is the order of the day.
From Blagojevich, whose two gubernatorial campaigns Obama was a major part of and to whom he's already had to hold a press conference denying any connection (before he's even been inaugurated!), to the infamous Rev. Jeremiah Wright, to Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko, there is as much potential for endless eruption of scandals and soap operas on Obama's part as there was on Clinton's part. Just as Clinton had the Arkansas machine, Obama has the Chicago machine, every bit as filled with closeted skeletons and history he'd rather not see revisited.
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Terrorism being my main concern, I agree! The man has held up his end when swearing allegiance to the US. Good job! God help us with our new boy/man/Marxist/authoritarian/thin skinned/sissy pants “leader”.
Two Countries will be forever grateful to President Bush. America and Iraq for their Freedom and Security. The financial disaster was put on him by Bawney and the boys and now is in a huge crisis.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Though federal spending on Bush’s watch went WAY out of control, his stellar accomplishment — keeping the U.S. free and safe from post-9-11 terror — is incredible. He never flinched from his prime duty of protecting the nation.
Now with the boy king ascending on 20 Jan, watch it start to unravel, because he’s going to remove those critical safeguards. A lot of registered democrats are going to lose their lives in America’s cities when the attacks resume in the coming years.
Jan 20, 2009 will be a sad day when President Bush steps down. We will then have nothing but corruption,scandal, appeasement and ineptitude for at least the next 4 years.
I guess that is what it will take to make people appreciate the dignity that President Bush brought back to the WH and his vigilance that has kept us safe since 9/11. The Obamination will never be my president.
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