Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
I don't think serious criticism should be taken as a jab, and it is certainly not elitist. A president's duties are weighty, and his words and image are carefully studied. And we are at war. One of his weapons is the medium of television. Television communication is a technical art, and he must be able to wield this weapon extremely well. Therefore his ability to speak about his ideas, persuade others to follow him and inspire confidence -- within the parameters of the technical medium -- is paramount.
I do completely agree with you about not pleasing the liberals and not being afraid of them. Those are great words, Reagan words, and we all need to remember them.
Thanks again for the discussion.
I don't mean to jump all over you but I have just had it with having George Bush, the President of the United States as a punching bag here on FR and all through our culture.
Seems it is "in" to put down our president - shows how far superior all of us are compared to a mere man that was governor of Texas for two terms and managed to get elected as President of the United States for two terms. Why wouldn't we ridicule him, pull support away from him and make him fight our battles for us totally alone?
Yeah that is really cool.
Not me - I thank God we were given a George Bush and I don't expect the President of the United States to be my personal agent up there. I realize that the man in that position sees far more than I do about the world, has to deal with the facts of what is done and has to take the responsibility.
And, looking back, I cannot think of a man who would have done a better job.
And, to me, it is very sad that people - instead of supporting a man with more on his plate than most could ever handle - find it great sport to show how they would run the country far better than him.
And it is a pity that he has to do all he does with absolutely no support and continual threats of "if he doesn't do this, I will just show the GOP they lost my vote.....
Yeah, real, real great and they show what absolute clods they are - we are at war and George Bush is one of the most hated presidents. Be nice to let him think someone is behind him.
So, call me a Bush Bot - I take that as a supporter of the man fighting a war alone, one that appreciates that we were able to find a George Bush and just wish we had had a few more like him to have made our congress an effective partner for him.