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THANK YOU for posting/hosting such an AWESOME DOSE tonight -- such incredible photos of a GREAT President, his beautiful First Lady, and their good friend (who just happens to be yet another world leader who literally GUSHES about his close relationship with our Gary Cooper-esque president!)

MUST READ:

BUSH'S DECENCY HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRATS INCIVILITY
[This title says it all!]
By Seth Swirsky

One of the first things George W. Bush did after his inauguration on January, 2001, was invite Senator Edward M. Kennedy - along with his entire family - to the White House for a special screening of "13 Days," the hagiographic dramatization of Kennedy's brothers John and Robert's handling of the Cuban Missile Crises. Bush, famous for his bipartisan outreach during his eight years as governor of Texas (where he garnered 69 percent of the votes in his 1998 reelection), was beginning his presidency by reaching out again.

The symbolism could not have been more obvious. With the newly elected "compassionate conservative" hosting the aging lion of liberalism, Bush was keeping a campaign promise to be a "uniter, not a divider" and taking the first step to, as he promised, "return dignity" to the office.

. . . While Kennedy had every right to voice his passionate dissent of the war, his incivility toward the president stood in stark contrast to Mr. Bush's high-mindedness. When asked to respond to Senator Kennedy's no-holds-barred, no-proof-required attack, President Bush said, "I don't think we're serving our nation well by allowing the discourse to become so uncivil." The styles could not be more obvious: IT WAS CLASS VERSUS CRASS.

You can read the entire commentary at
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/06/bushs_decency_highlights_democ.html

POLLING UPDATE:

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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/archive/?poll_id=19

Just a few weeks ago, the Democrats were celebrating the probability that the President's JA ratings would slide into the 20s for the remainder of his tenure. Instead, they must now face the REALITY that the President is STRONGLY supported by his BASE (79% - 88%, depending on the poll) and remains the strongest, most effective force in Washington and the world!

[FYI: If the MSM pollsters would use REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES, the President's JA rating would soon reach the 50% mark! . . . Of course, this will never happen so we should instead focus on truly important outcomes: MAINTAINING OUR CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITIES and WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR!]

The president's demeanor, standing as it does in perfect counterpoint to that of his political adversaries, is one of the reasons Republicans control the House, the Senate and the White House, and, I predict, will continue to do so. Americans prefer nice people, because they recognize that a thriving civilization requires civil people. President Bush had it right when he said, "America is a great force for freedom and prosperity. Yet our greatness is not measured in power or luxuries, but by who we are and how we treat one another." Now that's class.

I love this! Thank you so much for posting this article. Someone out there understands!