I truly admire President Bush and applaud his "visionary" plans. I agree with him and want him to accomplish as much as he can---
but, unfortunately, in order to succeed, his plans will be rocking some boats that aren't going to like being rocked.
According to Fred's article, his father, GHW, was a "passive" president and waited to do things when they were necessary like the lst Gulf War. HE was targeted for assasination.
Bush is pushing and aggressive (which he should be, post 9/11), so I fear for his safety so much. I have never prayed for a President like I have Bush. I think its gonna take a LOT of prayer to keep he and his family safe for the next 4 years!!!
I'll refrain from assessing which President will be deemed by history as greater, as I wish to avoid the competition of sorts that seems to arise among supporters when the two are mentioned. My personal attachment is greater to G.W. I admit, since I was only a child while Reagan was President.
I admire both men. God blessed this nation (and the world) at each moment when we needed his intervention most. Each man was gifted with the skilled "weaponry" essential to achieve victory in the climate existant at time office was/is held as he has done throughout our history.
Washinton, Lincoln and down through our years we've had the 'right man at the right time".
Bush's agenda in the 2nd term is aggressive. It is full of risks, I think that partly attracts the Prez. LOL
He'll continue to need prayerful intercession.
I read an article a little while ago on "The Hill" website about Harry Reid, who took Daschle's place. Oh, boy, he is adding something like 17 new staff members, and is forming a Democrat War Room in Wellstone's old offices in order to get "more organized". He also said that if people think because he is "soft spoken" that he will be easier for the Republicans to deal with, forget it, he says he plans on making it harder on the Republicans by not only better organization in the Senate, but with the outside groups like NARAL, AFL/CIO, MOVE.ON.ORG, and other 527's.
Methinks we celebrated too soon. They also already have reams of notes on the records of every possible candidate that Bush will nominate for SCOTUS, with their records and their "negatives" ready to go as soon as name come up. That way their NEW press corps. will be able to get the smear job out before the Republicans can "promote" the candidate.
He then said, that they have to learn to smear people like the Republicans have done all these years, and that they (the Dems)have played "nice" for too long.
Don't take this the wrong way, but why would a good Texan like you be afraid of a rattlesnake like Reid.
He's planning NOTHING NEW! Smear our candidates? Line up all those radical Left groups? Stop being nice?? COME ON!! The 'Rats invented BORKING. They tried to smear Thomas. They still think those tactics will work?
The way fanatical muslims think, the entire Bush family will need to be on guard against assassination for generations.