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"All this brings to mind a Theodore Roosevelt quote that's a favorite of mine, "It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out where the strong man stumbled, or where a doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs, and who comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. The man who at best knows the triumph of high achievement and who at worst, if he fails, fails while daring greatly, so that his place will never be with those cold timid souls who never knew victory or defeat."

"The man in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood" is one George W. Bush and waging a war on terrorism in an age when defending America has become a partisan issue must certainly be considered "daring greatly". We are lucky to have such a man in the White House, because like other great American Presidents of times gone by, he is leading America towards victory in a worthy cause."

Powerful - worth repeating!

Thank you for that great quote...
I will be using this...
Just spoke with my sister who works in the news department for a local fox station in Detroit - she is so disgusted with the left-wing anti-Bush, anti-American talk...
she is coming to visit us in NYC and I will be sharing FreeRepublic with her and let her know there are thousands of positive people out there - she is just in such a negative environment --
Thanks to everyone on FreeRepublic who keeps the Faith, Facts and humor alive!!!