[MadIvan]

President Bush is a good man. It's a pity much of the world doesn't know him as well as they should.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[SE Mom]

Excellent piece- thanks for posting it!

[sockmonkey]

Thanks for posting. It was a nice read for my Sunday morning wakeup.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Bush’s formulation is that we are engaged in a war between absolute evil and good principles. These principles, the president said, are practised by imperfectly good men.

Nicely stated.

Thank you for posting this.

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

Thanks, Ivan. Your posts and views on the President are much appreciated.

[Condor 63]

I added an anecdote, recalling that my wife Cita and I abruptly left a posh London dinner party when the guests began attacking Bush and the US. “Many thanks for that, but you’d better not move to New York City or you will starve to death,”

I don't get it.

I never have.

Disagree with some of the man's policies I can understand. I do some of that myself.

But dislike the man? Hate the man?

I just don't get it.

[rabidralph]

Thanks, MI. That's one of the most evenly written articles I have ever read about the president. A true lack of pretense or prejudice from the writer.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

"That led to the slaughter of 700,000 people in India, with the killing beginning one minute after the midnight deadline."

The British did do a pretty bad job with the partition of India.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

"Although many nations are engaged in the coalition in Iraq and Afghanistan, troops from Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are doing the heavy lifting."

In Iraq, South Korea has more troops than any of those on the list besides Britain (the UK).

Does New Zealand have any troops in Afghanistan (they don't have any in Iraq)?

[maica]

Thanks for posting this. I hope British readers of the Sunday Times finish the article, because important information is in the final paragraph.

One hour after we had taken our seats the president said, “Have to go to work”, mingled for a few minutes, and left. I was left with the impression that he is a man comfortable in his own skin; whose religious faith guides him in his search for the good. Unlike his television persona he is a fluent speaker and well read. Ultimately he believes that the president must be “the decider”, and that’s fine with him.

By the way the author is Irwin Steltzer. The Times' headline writer forgot to include a space after his name.

Lunch in the White House with George
Irwin Stelzerbreaks bread with a relaxed president and discusses good, evil and anti Americanism. ‘Is it me?’ says Bush

[ops33]

Love this quote, "He is also refreshingly free of the pretence so common in this town."

Just another reason why I love this President so much and pray for him everyday.

[Moonmad27]

Thanks for posting that. It makes me feel much better about the President during these days when hatred of him is being fanned by lefties to a high heat.

[McGavin999]

It's a shame much of THIS country doesn't know him as they should.

History will be very gentle with him, and very harsh on us.

[yldstrk]

Thank you for posting such an inspiring article. I believe our mission in the same way that George Bush does. I believe George Bush is in the White House for a reason and I am thankful we have such a wonderful, inspired leader for our country. "If you can keep your head when those around you are losing thiers and blaming it on you...." Rudyard Kipling

[Carry_Okie]

God didn’t tell him to put troops in harm’s way in Iraq; his belief only goes so far as to inform him that there is good and evil. It is the president who must figure out how to promote the former and destroy the latter. And he is confident that his policies are doing just that.

I wonder how he squares the belief that his policies are promoting good with the death and destruction visited upon thousands of American families by illegal aliens, with the enemies that infiltrate our cities, sapping our wealth and impinging our freedoms to track them down.

What a crock.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Nice read. I agree that he's a good man. The MSM have demonized him and the US,and its destroying the west sadly.

[YourAdHere]

Thanks for posting.

[Savage Beast]

Say, Irwin, next time you have lunch with George, ask him why he has no intention of securing the Mexican Border.

[bray]

Great article Ivan. Some in the press get it.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[speedy]

Great article, Ivan. It reflects the kind of approach you would hope he would have in these insane times. He is a far, far better man than his enemies.