[penelopesire]

you wrote:

"Watching this speech now, live, and a part of me wants to weep.

Where and why has this guy been hiding for so long?"

I apologize (missed this post earlier, but it deserves a response)

Bush has not been hiding! He has been fighting the people that want to kill all of our children!

THE MEDIA HAS BEEN HIDING WHAT THE ENEMY SAYS...THE MEDIA HIDES THE GOOD WORKS THAT OUR SOLDIERS DO...THE MEDIA HIDES ALL OF OUR VICTORIES.....THE MEDIA HIDES ALL OF THE DEMOCRATS FILTH...THE MEDIA HIDES THE TRUE AMERICA...THE HEROES..THE SACRIFICES WE MAKE FOR ALL OF HUMANITY!!

IT TRULY MAKES MY HEART BIG AND SORE!!

[Radix]

I can see that one might construe what I wrote as an indictment of the president. It was not intended as such. I could have been more simple.

You have it right though.

There is a case to be made that the Pres has been a bit too "gentlemanly" with the scummy press corps, but i was posting while actually watching and listening to the speech. I was not trying to nuance in any fashion.