Posted on 08/29/2002 1:00:30 PM PDT by feelin_poorly
Shortly after 9-11, TV talk-show host Sean Hannity said, "Thank God, we have an honest man in the White House!"
And when you think about it, a great deal of what you might believe about the so-called War on Terrorism is based on statements from George W. Bush. You have only his word, or that of someone in his administration:
Since America is endangered by the "you're either with me or against me" tactics of the Bush administration, it becomes vital to know whether we can trust the man in charge of our government.
The record
So does George Bush's record inspire confidence in his honesty?
Unfortunately, this is the same man who has referred to trillions of dollars in budget surpluses – even though the federal government hasn't had a budget surplus since 1956. (The appearance of any "surpluses" was created by taking excess receipts from Social Security and applying them to the general budget, even as the politicians swore they were protecting Social Security.)
Mr. Bush even has the chutzpah to refer with a straight face (well not exactly a straight face, he loves to smirk) to corporate executives "cooking the books." He neglects to mention that many of the corporate bookkeeping methods the politicians are so incensed about today were motivated by rules imposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
And George Bush is the same man who in 2000 said he believed in "limited government." Most people assumed he meant a government limited by the Constitution. In fact, he took an oath in which he swore to uphold the Constitution.
But he's violated virtually every one of the first 10 Amendments – especially the Ninth and 10th Amendments, which are meant to impose precise limits on his power.
So his belief in "limited government" apparently means government limited to what he wants to do.
George Bush is the same man who in one breath tries to ingratiate himself with you by saying, "It's your money, not the politicians' money" – but in the next breath, he says he's entitled to one third of "your money."
George Bush is the same man who said he has learned more about political philosophy from Jesus of Nazareth than from anyone else. But he's proven by his actions that he doesn't really believe such things as "Blessed are the peacemakers." And "the meek" who Jesus said would inherit the earth are in Mr. Bush's eyes really just "collateral damage" in his plans to tell the world how it must live.
Is honesty important?
In these and in so many other ways, George Bush has proven that he's not an honest man – and that we shouldn't trust him with the safety of America.
In fact, Thomas Jefferson understood that we shouldn't put our trust in any politician. He said we should bind them down from mischief "by the chains of the Constitution." And a truly honest man wouldn't even ask you to trust him.
Contrary to what you might have thought, this isn't an article about George Bush. It's an article about you. Are you going to demean yourself by putting your faith in a man who has done so much to demonstrate the folly of such faith?
Are you going to let politicians stampede you into throwing away the Bill of Rights, based on "evidence" you never see, reassured by politicians who have proven that the truth is secondary to their own ambitions?
Don't you have enough respect for your own mind to make your own decisions, refuse to accept conclusions without evidence, and be something better than a cheerleader for a politician or a political party?
I still don't think your Constitutional perspective is right.
Good one dude!!! I'm going to have to file this one away for future reference. As my father also told me, "if the crowd's doing it then it MUST be the wrong thing to do".
My father would be fine with me showing Mo1's father respect and admiration, and his opinion means one hell of a lot more to me than yours does - got it?
Lay off.
You were willing to serve I'm sure, but by reading this it looks more like you just went to college.
It is accurate. I was RIFed because of troop strength reductions. Not my idea, as I was extremely gung-ho at the time.
I did, however, sign up when "things were hot". Those who have served garner my highest respect. It is, however, difficult to believe that someone who has served would disregard the very ediface for which they served.
What else could one expect from someone who worships and offers (hopefully) mock sacrifices to an Owl statue in the Bohemian Grove? It's ALL the rage for the NWO crowd, don't cha know? -- think GB, Sr., Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford, Rockafeller, John Major, Gorbechev and a whole host of other movers and shakers that wouldn't be caught dead in the same room together in the light of day. Things to make us go hmmm....
That comment of yours was totally uncalled for. It is sad that people like you take sincere admiration for an individual and replace it with sexual lust.
I was released from active duty. My training was complete. A lot of money thrown down the toilet that year, as "they got" 95% of those commissioned that year.
I was thinking the same thing about your response to that same post. Great minds and all that??? LOL
PS - my sincere thanks for your service to Our Country, sir.
They kept the BEST ones, though, right?
You sir/madame are worse than an unweened infant when it comes to your understanding, or lack thereof, of the US Constitution and this just proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Our Rights are NOT guaranteed nor are they granted by anyone or anything in government. They are granted (read: given) to us by our CREATOR, you nincompoop and until you can grasp this simple FACT, all attempts at discourse with you have just ended.
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