Posted on 11/02/2008 11:46:44 PM PST by DakotaRed
It has been 2,844 days since President George W. Bush took office, to the scorn and ridicule of all too many Americans. He only has about 72 days left to serve America, much to the happiness of the socialist left of America, who has spewed their hatred of the man for these last 2,844 days.
Even during those tragic days immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, their hate continued as they began seeking ways to blame such a horrendous act upon him instead of the bloodthirsty extremists that caused it.
Calls for his impeachment began almost before he even took office, as false charges of ‘voter fraud’ echoed across the land due to the Republicans winning the court challenges initiated by the Democrats in the 2000 Florida recounts. That independent recounts all showed that he in fact did win that election legitimately was ignored as creative methods of recounting were splashed to show that Al Gore actually won, if all the unlawful and improper votes were included.
From a major hurricane hit to the War on Terror, Bush has been besieged by ridicule and scorn, just for doing his job. Democrats lined up to beat him over the head, joined by all too many Republicans, as Bush held his head high and pushed forward.
For the first time in our history, former President's spoke openly against President Bush, fanning more flames of discontent and trying to destroy the man, to no avail.
Democrat policies that finally caused our economy to tank were ignored as all blame was placed firmly on Bush, even though it is the Legislative branch that actually passes budgets and laws, not the President.
From ‘Shrub’ and being compared to monkeys, to being labeled a bloodthirsty warmonger, the man has endured nothing but ridicule and undermining of his administration, even from many from within his own party.
Labeled a draft dodger by the Democrat candidate in 2004, who actually is a scoundrel of the worst degree and traitor in this Veterans opinion, President Bush endured and retained his values and composure, leading the nation and protecting us all.
That we haven’t been hit by another major terrorist attack is ignored, as calls of he is only stirring them up again cry out. “Revelations” of more pending war are revealed often, even though he has never said a thing about more plans.
Even now, Republican candidates distance themselves from this man who has protected us all and finally faced terror and the nations troubles head on, only to receive more scorn from the left-leaning lamestream media and politico’s.
Dan Eggen, Washington Post Staff Writer tells us that Bush, “faces record-low approval ratings and a presidential campaign focused on his failings” as he labels those of us who appreciate what the President has done as “Loyalists.”
Eggen tells us that many of us believe “Bush's reputation has been unfairly maligned for a series of calamities -- from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to the financial crisis -- that were beyond his control and that he handled well.”
He makes no mention of Democrats who fanned the flames of discontent as he reminds us Bush’s approval ratings are at “record lows,” even though the Democrat led Congress has even lower “record low approval ratings.”
Both party’s have made it a point to point fingers at him during this campaign season, even John McCain, who more than once undermined the Bush administration in the Senate.
Democrats promise “no more Bush,” as they continue to demonize the man and ignore their own complicity in the nations current woes. The Socialist agenda is sugar coated to make it appear palatable, when all it is just another push at reforming the failed Soviet Union inside America.
As President Bush prepares to hand over the office to whoever win’s Tuesday night, we need to look back and recall that through it all, President George W. Bush kept America’s best interest’s in his heart, not his own. Unlike predecessor’s, including his own father, he took the fight back to the terrorists, after decades of attacks against our interests.
He has sustained personal attacks on himself and his reputation that would have caused others to explode and lash back. Through it all, he maintained his dignity and stood strong, as I stated back in December as he was selected as America’s Most Admired Man.
Recently, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations, T. Hamid Al-Bayati spoke before a University of South Dakota audience, expressing his thanks to America for liberating Iraq and speaking of the horrors they endured under the Saddam Hussein regime.
When one man stood up and said that President Bush had violated Iraqi sovereignty and brought five-and-a-half years of destruction and loss of life, ending with, “When will it all end,” Al-Bayati replied that, “Saddam had violated Iraqi human rights and stole the nation’s oil. The United States and coalition forces brought freedom to the Iraqi people.”
No personal thanks to President Bush for leading the liberation of Iraq was expressed.
In a couple days we will find out if America continues its slide to Socialism and higher taxes, or if we maintain our liberties and freedoms, depending on which candidate wins the election and provided the American people accept it.
On January 20, 2009, all will meet at the White House for formal ceremonies of handing the reigns of power to whoever wins. I will not be surprised to see protesters in the crowd still chanting “Impeach Bush before it is too late.”
Much to the delight of many and sadness of others, Bush will leave, possibly still facing the scorn and ridicule of Democrats who have sworn to destroy the man or any legacy he may have.
The hatred is so severe for this man that I doubt they ever will leave him alone and will continue to blame him every time the sun doesn’t come up on time.
I will miss the strength of leadership he has shown in so many faces of adversity.
America, you did everything you could to destroy this man, but you never broke him.
As Eggen quoted in his article, recalling a time President Bush met with boyhood friends in Texas, “I want them to know that, you know, even though I had to deal with a lot of tough issues, that I’m still the same person that they knew before and that, you know, I’m wiser, more experienced, but my heart and my values didn’t change.”
President Bush isn’t the greatest President in History, but he is far from the worst. He isn’t the most conservative either, but he stood by his values. Often, even I was at odds with him, wondering just what he was doing. But ultimately, his intent shown through and up until the Democrats seized control of Congress we fared pretty well under him.
He restored a sense of dignity and decorum to the Oval Office that was stripped away by his predecessor.
As President Bush goes off to whatever fate awaits him, I wish him Godspeed and Good Health. I hope he will be able to live out his live in relative peace and quiet on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, enjoying many years of solace and the happiness of potential grandchildren with his wife and family.
He deserves that much. If that makes me a “Loyalist,” so be it. This Viet Nam Veteran will proudly call President Bush my President.
For America, I can only say God Help Us in the days ahead as this time of Politics of Personal Destruction as we fight to retain our freedoms against slick Democrats who would sell us out to Socialism.
Thank you, President Bush, for all you did to protect America.
I know it’s not fashionable but I think George Bush is one of the greatest presidents we’ve ever had.
No, I didn’t like the Medicare prescription thing, and yes, he’s weak on the border.
But he has been astounding as commander in chief and I shudder to think of the consequences had anyone else been in charge after 9/11.
And I love the look of that Supreme Court. Had he not won, I doubt we’d have the our 2nd Amendment any more. On paper, sure, but not in fact.
God bless you Mr. President.
But Bush is a Dictator who won’t leave office. 8 years of fear that he will do x, was for naught. Things they accuse Bush will do didnt happen
I can recall people saying truly rotten things about Ronald Reagan: both Democrats and Republicans (who should know better!). This began shortly after he took office, and lasted until just before his death.
Now, it is difficult to find ANYBODY who will say anything bad about Reagan. History has judged him to be one of America’s greatest Presidents: and rightly so. He did the right thing irrespective of what his nay-sayers thought.
In my view, History will judge George W Bush in a very similar manner to Reagan. GWB was a great war-time President who did not take his eye off the ball: nothing short of Victory in the War on Terror would suffice, even if that Victory were to be consummated in the next Administration.
To be sure, GWB was not a perfect President: there are things that he did that in retrospect he probably wishes he hadn’t, and things that he didn’t do that in retrospect he probably wishes he did. In eight years one can only accomplish so much.
Mr President: thankyou for what you did for the United States of America, and for the rest of the Free World. You served faithfully and well. Hail to the Chief!
God Bless America
*DieHard*
A recession, an attack directly on the US, the economy almost destroyed by the attack by Bin laden, stock market crash from the attack the destruction of NYC, the almost destruction of the airline industry, a war in Iraq.
It has been pretty bad for Bush and I am sick and tired of his admin being compared to Clinton’s. Clinton is way too big of a sissy to handle all of this, in fact, I blame hims of bin laden for attacking the US.
That loser Clinton, had a very short recession to start with but he also had the PEACE DIVIDEND (from the end of the cold war) and the massive technology expansion of the internet. After two years in office, the republicans took over and forced Clinton to reform welfare and cut cap gains which dramatically enhanced the economic boom during the 90s. Clinton was dragged kicking and screaming to do the right thing.
Al Gore and the Democratic Party did lasting and permanent damage to the electoral process in 2000, and it is one of the main reasons I will never vote Democratic again, even for dog catcher.
I think history will see President Bush in a good light.
I’ve had some massive disagreements with President Bush, but I know in his heart he is a decent man, unlike Clinton or Obama. I wish him well and hope history is kind to him.
A national defense analyst says President Bush should be commended for keeping quiet about a discovery that could have blown his critics out of the water.
Retired Major General Jerry Curry is a decorated combat veteran who served as an Army aviator, paratrooper, and Ranger during a military career that began during the Korean conflict. He recently wrote on his blog about a very under reported story by the Associated Press.
According to the report, a large stockpile of concentrated natural Uranium, known as “yellowcake,” reached a Canadian port to complete a top secret U.S. Operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad, and a ship voyage crossing two oceans. The Uranium material had been housed at a former Iraqi nuclear complex 12 miles from Baghdad.
Curry says the president kept mum about the discovery in order to keep terrorists in the dark. “He made a very brave stand, a resolute stand..., in which he decided that he wasn’t going to blab everything to the press,” Curry commends. “...And in the meantime while he kept it quiet, he was buying time from the terrorists to get all that stuff out of the country. So that’s what was done — he just very quietly kept his mouth shut.”
“The press beat him to death for the last several years,” he continues, “and now it turns out that, yes, there were weapons of mass destruction....” Curry also maintains that Saddam Hussein had an active nuclear program and the material could have been made into a nuclear weapon.
President Bush’s actions took courage, he notes, and all Americans should be thankful to have such a brave president who puts the welfare of the American people above personal considerations.
GWB is a good man and a good president. I wish him all the best.
Do you have a link for this?
God bless President Bush.
The whole time we were finding so little in Iraq we conveniently had our facilities here in the US incinerating our chemical weapons, for example:
APRIL 1, 2004 : (VX : REPORT : ARMY SAYS IT WILL BEGIN TO DESTROY VX NERVE AGENT AT THE NEWPORT INDIANA CHEMICAL DEPOT IN TWO MONTHS) The Army said Wednesday that it plans to begin destroying VX nerve agent at the Newport Chemical Depot in about two months. Destruction will begin even if ... --- "Army Plans to Begin Destroying VX in Ind." 1 Apr 2004 06:41 GMT
APRIL 3, 2004 : (VX : REPORT : )... Final destination of VX byproduct draws opposition By Journal and Courier ... The Army hopes to begin destroying VX nerve agent at the Newport Chemical Depot here ... to eliminate neutralized waste from a mustard gas stockpile in Aberdeen, Md. "The treatability studies ... --- "Final destination of VX byproduct draws opposition," 3 Apr 2004 07:13 GMT
APRIL 3, 2004 : (US IS "FALLING BEHIND" SCHEDULE IN DESTROYING US GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE) ... Pine Bluff Arsenal houses 12 percent of the government's chemical stockpile, which includes mustard gas, a blister agent, and the nerve agents VX and sarin. ...------ Weapon Incineration Falling Behind 3 Apr 2004 07:19 GMT
APRIL 3, 2004 : (DESTRUCTION OF US GOVERNMENT STOCKPILES OF NERVE GAS TO BEGIN) ... fall through, the Army could store hydrolysate - the caustic byproduct from the neutralized VX - in tanks at the western Indiana site, he said. Barber fielded questions during ... ------- Nerve gas destruction to start in two months 3 Apr 2004 07:15 GMT
This wasn't the only case.
I suppose eventually the press will get around to taking a serious look at A Q Khan ...
The first duty of President is to protect and defend the US and the US Constitution. Bush did the former flawlessly and the latter well enough. In four years time we will look back to his time in office with great nostalgia.
The NY Times wrote an article on 10/29/08 on how President Bush “has transformed the nation’s federal appeals courts, advancing a conservative legal revolution that began nearly three decades ago under President Ronald Reagan.” These are changes that will be with us for a very long time and the President has not received a lot of credit for this from us conservatives. Link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/us/29judges.html?scp=1&sq=appeals%20courts&st=cse
Bush’s shortcoming were fiscal. In his first six years, he vetoed nothing coming from a Congress that was mortgaging our future. He has spent our tax dollars like a drunk sailor on 9/11 victims, Katrina victims, and California earthquake victims. His Wall Street bailout is a horrendous wasteful disaster that will last for decades.
Bush’s cooperation with deficit spending was too much for me.
Did you miss where I said that even I had issues with him?
Still, he did not waiver in the wind and pass the buck or point fingers at every one else, he took it all on him.
I have the same disagreements with him, but overall, how can we deny what he did accomplish?
A major reason we continue to lose elections is how fast we are to eat our own, while the Dems circle the wagons around theirs.
I still thank Bush for holding to his principles and keeping us safe. I wish he had done more, though, but I still thank him.
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