Posted on 01/20/2010 9:04:36 AM PST by florm15
It's been a year since President George W. Bush left office and I miss him - Gosh, how I miss him!
I miss the good old days when I could sleep in peace at night. I miss the days when I knew the President actually cared about my safety. I miss the days when I knew I could sleep while aboard a plane, knowing that everything would be all right. I miss the days when the President of the United States was President of the United States instead of President of the world. I miss the good old days when the President loved his country, was proud of it, and didn't go round the globe with his "World Apology Tour."
One of the great things about George W. Bush is his sense of humor... He always made me laugh with his jokes and he is humble enough as to make fun of himself, something I really like about him... I could listen to his speeches without falling asleep. Because he was so funny, I got interested in politics. Nowadays, when the President speaks, I will be disgusted by his arrogance, long and boring speeches, not to mention his idiotic ideas.... In the last couple of weeks, every time the President spoke, I watched "A Pup named Scooby Doo" instead....
George W. Bush is a great husband. Remember the gazes, the kisses, the playful pats, the touches and the hugs between the first couple?They are not political partners.They are a couple in love.
W. is also a great dad who loves his daughters and is really proud of them.
One of the things I miss the most about him is that he was an outstanding Commander-In-Chief. He took decisions based on what was best for the country and not based on what could make him win a Nobel Peace Prize.
He was a Commander-In-Chief who admired all of those brave men and women who are serving our country. He didn't think they were a pretty good photo-op. He respected them, and knew that they are young smart, brave people who love their country so much and therefore they are willing to make huge sacrifices for it. I just wish Barack Hussein Obama could understand that.
I remember how the soldiers always welcomed him cheerfully, and I know they were very proud of serving under his command.
George W. Bush kept America safe by strong leadership. Under his watch, there were no terrorist attacks since 9/11. Because of his policies 23 plots against the US were foiled.
He successfully executed two wars. President Bush removed totalitarian regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan and now, 50 million people who lived in tyranny live in democracy.
George W. Bush helped improve the lives of many Afghan people, especially women and children. Saddam Hussein, a tyrant who abused the Iraqi people was removed from office and is now dead. His two murderous sons are dead, and all but a handful of members of his regime were killed or captured. The Al Qaeda network and its allies were weakened. Hundreds of Al Qaeda members were captured or killed. Khalid Sheik Mohammed (September 11th Attacks Mastermind) is in US custody, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (the former leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq) was killed in 2006.
President Bush disarmed Libya of its chemical, biological and nuclear WMD's without bribes or bloodshed.
President Bush was probably the best friend the US has ever had in the White House.
President Bush defended US sovereignty. President Bush didn't ask for France's or Venezuela's permission to do what he had to do. He told the UN that it had to enforce its own resolutions or "become irrelevant," and if the UN wouldn't back its own resolutions, America would do it on her own. He was unafraid to go-it-alone when our vital interests were at stake, but that wasn't necessary because he was able of building a coalition to help us fight the enemy.
President Bush Administration notified SCOTUS that the official US government position on the Second Amendment is that it supports individual rights to own firearms. President Bush signed two bills into law that arm our pilots with handguns in the cockpit. He told the UN we weren't interested in their plans for gun control.
George W. Bush appointed judges committed to the ruling by the letter of law. He nominated Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and more than one third of federal judges, who trust me, won't legislate from the bench. [Unlike some other Justice. a "wise latina," who thinks the Supreme Court legislates...]
President Bush STIMULATED the economy. His policies created ACTUAL JOBS for 52 months in a row. George W. Bush signed two income tax cuts, one of which was the largest dollar-value tax cut in world history. He also supported the permanent elimination of the death tax.
He inherited a recession, but wasn't around blaming Bill Clinton. Instead he worked with his team to find a solution.
President Bush banned partial-birth abortions. By EO, he reversed Bill Clinton's policy of nor requiring parental consent for abortions under the Medical Privacy Act. By EO he prohibited federal funds for international family planning groups that provide abortions and related services. President Bush also took steps to protect the rights of health care providers to act according to their conscience. George W. Bush made $33 million available for abstinence education programs in 2004. He also believes marriage is between a man and a woman, and supports the Defense of Marriage Act.
There are many more accomplishments, but I don't want to make you fall asleep with a long long long long long post. :P
The one thing I really admire about him is that he never let a Gallup Poll influence his decisions. He followed his instincts and his principles, and you know what...? He did a great job.
The other great thing about him, is that he wasn't a politician, he was a public servant.
I hope he is enjoying private life in his new home in Dallas, TX, with his wife, Laura, and his cute dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley.
May God bless him and his family, for their service.
I miss him as well....
"After Scott Brown, Obamacare is finished!"
Me too. I didn’t agree with everything he did, but I never doubted his intentions and his love of our country.
Medicare, Campaign Finance Reform, Kennedy’s Education Bill, “I’ve abandoned free-market principles to save the free-market system.”
Sorry, I don’t miss him much.
I do miss Ronald Reagan.
I’ll bet my life that W knows that Marine’s full name too.
I’ll bet my life that W knows that Marine’s full name too.
I don’t miss Bush at all. He voted pure Democrat on fiscal issues. He opened the door for Obama with the huge bailouts of banks, stimulus packages, etc.
We need Reagan again. Not the Rino Bush family.
Compared to Obama? Of course. But Mitt Romney is even preferable to Obama.
Bushbotism is the newest religion.
I do too. Didn’t always agree with him, but he loves this country and the people in it.
Don’t miss him at all....
Just another big government policy wonk.......
Of course, that is NO positive reflection on the current inhabitant....
Don’t want disagree with most of what is stated, but we need to look ‘forward’, not backwards!
I don’t miss the ‘Bailout’ mania from 2007 and 2008.
I don’t miss the loss of control of both houses of Congress in 2006.
I don’t miss the ‘settin up the table’ for ZERO in 2008.
I miss him, too.
On another thread I could list the things he did that irritated me, but overall he was decent and he tried to do right by his lights. I generally trusted his motives even when I disagreed vehemently.
Since he left office we’ve run off into a mudhole, and he looks pretty good from here. I do miss the days when the adults were in charge, and the adults had a conscience.
The pretender in chief, the marxist kenyan isn't fit to carry his briefcase.
A real tragedy too. I worked hard to get him elected and believed he was the real deal. The whole Bush clan is buddies with the Clintons. They joke that Ma Barker Bush calls Clinton GW’s step brother. Sickening and sad.
Stop trusting to politicians to "save" you. That kind of mentality led to Obama. Start trusting yourself.
I miss him giving billions of dollars to banks. I miss his way of pissing of libs with cowboy one liners that people didn’t want to hear “bring em on” etc. I miss his unwavering commitment to global freedom. I miss the honesty about his faith and family history, admitted to having past issues and didn’t cast away his church the second it became politically savvy to do. I miss the tax cuts. I miss the way he stared down the Chinese over that spy plane (could you imagine Obama in a situation like that?)
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