Posted on 12/27/2006 6:26:37 PM PST by RetiredArmy
The President is not a man of courage. The absolute first test of courage is to tell the truth, and that is something this President refuses to do.
Unlike RR, who did not hesitate to tell the truth, despite great ridicule and hatred directed at him for doing so, this President has decided that being a poker player is the right approach to the presidency.
We will not win this war if even the President refuses to name our enemy. To do so would take a tremendous act of courage, literally death-defying courage. But until someone such as a President does it, we are bound to lose.
Even such brilliant men such as Edward Koch and Daniel Pipes and and Victor Hansen do not have the courage to name the enemy; they resort to absurd circumlocutions, made-up names, tokens of their fear.
I have no doubt the President is a well meaning man. He is just not a leader, or a man of principle.
"Courage?"
And he demonstrates this how?
By his steadfast support for his judicial nominees and Presidential appointees? (John Bolton being but the latest example)
By his staunch opposition to unConstitutional bills like McCain-Feingold?
By his fearless wielding of his veto power?
That would be, "No, no, and an emphatic 'No!'"
So when did just showing up become "courageous?"
For the very same reason (i.e., "courage") proffered by Koch, President Bush is my hero too! . . . I would add that President Bush is also a man of remarkable VISION and INTEGRITY!
onyx: Thank you for the link!!
That's because unlike them, Ed knows the facts and is unhampered by sickening biases, that preclude some here from accepting reality.
"Great piece, Ed Koch gets it. Thanks for posting."
I'm thinking he gets it, too.
It's high time for some GOOD NEWS like this. And it takes courage to say the current President has courage!!
But when it comes too Israel, he caves.
Great work and I appreciate it.
It takes courage to say anything good about President Bush on FR.
Pray for W and Our Troops
"Ed Koch is more pro-Bush than many here at Free Republic"
I think he's got the same ulterior motives as Lieberman when it comes to supporting this President's Iraq policy.
AMEN!
We are in for it come January. We will all need each other here once the 110th Congress gets underway...
You nailed it, EB. Of the three, the one that is most surprising to me is Dershowitz but hearing him speak on TV the last year or more has made me a believer.
Good Gosh. It takes a LIB like Ed Koch to say this. How sad.
Outside of his immigration stance, my opinion of the President has not changed one iota. I think he is the same person he was in those weeks after 9/11.
I trust Zell Miller on this one.
True leaders are NOT mouthy teens, who don't recognize that words have consequences.
"If you experience wood for four hours or longer, please consult your physician"
"If you experience wood for four hours or longer, please consult your physician"
Ditto!
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