Posted on 04/15/2004 9:20:44 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
To President George W. Bush on his visit to my homestate of Iowa today:
Mr. President, carry on
Though the battle may be long
Be brave
Be strong
Do not heed the voices
Of those who would appease
Defeat is the only place
That would lead
Stay the course, the one you set
It hasn't failed yet
Stay on the offense
It's our best bet
Fight on, in memory of those who have given their all
They willingly answered their nation's call
If you do this
Those who hate us will certainly fall
You have our prayers, we stand with you
Together we'll do what we have to do
To guarantee that our children
Will enjoy liberty, too
Tom Hoefling
The President is in Des Moines today, and Jan devoted his show to letting callers call in and give their own short personal message to the President.
Their calls overwhelmingly say exactly what I say in this piece. "We love you. We're with you. Don't back down!"
The whole thing is especially poignant for me, because a close personal friend is burying his son in Jefferson today: Marine Lance Corporal Ben Carman, who was killed in action in Iraq last week.
God bless him, his family, and all of those who are serving America right now in whatever capacity.
EV
PS...if anyone wants to hear the dozens and dozens of comments from Iowans to the President, Jan has promised to put them up on his website later today. They will also be sent to the White House.
As soon as I, or someone else, has the link to that, let's post it here.
Dear Mr. President:
Smaller government would be great. How about doing something about it during your second term (since reelection will no longer be a concern)?
Palestine belongs to the descendants of Jacob.
Beth and I and our sons, Bobby and Tommy, send our warmest regards, and look forward to seeing you in Cedar Rapids again.
Sincerely,
newgeezer
(I don't expect he'll see this but, hey, there's no harm in posting it.)
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