Posted on 06/27/2005 10:54:01 AM PDT by smoothsailing
You signed up today just to tell me that?
Ping.....
Nice try Cliffie.
Next time, be a little more Presidential.
Maybe some other tone than just one of the guys pitching pennies out back,Eh?
It won't be long before the guys at NRO discover you can't write.
Like the ones at the NYT.
I Love Kitties,especially the warrior class!
I think there was a tactical mistake made after 9/11. The President should have gone in front of the American public and said "These are trying times. Much will be expected of all Americans, and I know that Americans will rise to the challenge."
He chose not to do that, preferring to reassure us instead, talking about how our lives shouldn't change. Instead of tightening our belts, we were told to keep on shopping. Is it any wonder that, once the going gets tough in Iraq, Americans want to get going?
The Greatest Generation rose to meet their challenge. We were told to remain in our seats. It's too late to change that course now.
"He chose not to do that, preferring to reassure us instead, talking about how our lives shouldn't change. Instead of tightening our belts, we were told to keep on shopping. Is it any wonder that, once the going gets tough in Iraq, Americans want to get going?"
Americans don't want to get going. Americans want to say "let's roll."
It is milquetoast politicians who are more concerned about their next election than the country, using the MSM to bring about an exit strategy so they can say the President failed.
Problem is outside of three or four Liberal pockets in the NE and West Coast, we are not buying it despite what a CBS/NYT/LAT/WAPO poll says.
The spirit of voluteerism is astounding where I live.
Folks from church groups,civic organizations,school clubs,you name it.
"Goodie"packages for our troops,yard sales to raise money to help wounded soldiers,so many individual things that add up.
The president could address this spirit of patriotism and encourage us to stay involved or get involved.American's will respond.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply that Americans weren't doing our part. We all are. Of course.
What I'm saying is that the call for sacrifice is too late. That's what could have made us another Greatest Generation - the willingness to make personal sacrifices for the war effort. Now the President can't make that speech, not after all the focus on not interrupting our daily routines.
It just frustrates me. After 9/11, we would have done anything. We would have focused our strength and done anything. We would have been united in a way not seen since WWII. Instead, the advice was to go shopping.
Hmmm. Every source I see attributes it to Jefferson. There's a version of it here:
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Jefferson
All I'm saying is that the Greatest Generation became such because they were asked to meet a challenge and they didn't. Our generation hasn't been asked to do that, and I'm afraid a golden opportunity to ask them after 9/11 has been lost.
And given that we weren't asked to sacrifice personally at the beginning, it's no surprise that Americans are losing their stomach for this war. We thought it would be easy, and now that it's not we're losing our nerve. And that's a shame.
That would be nice,if true.
One of the dangers we face as a nation are the American's who attack us from within.Whether it's the Durbin's or Rather's or Moore's,doesn't matter.
No upliftng speech by the president would affect the self-absorbed among us.No call to greatness will be heard by those who hate America just because they can.
Well put, and worth repeating.
I guess I have a higher opinion of Americans than you do. Other then the very leftmost fringe, I believe that when called to sacrifice by the President, we would do so.
Keep on guessing, right now you're batting zero.
Unfortunate but true BUMP.
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