HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE . . .
Predictably, 'conservatives' and 'Freepers' have chosen to attack rather than support the President during this difficult time . . . What did 'conservatives' think was going to happen after the 2006 elections? Weren't we all warned?
BTW: Does anyone remember what happened to Reagan and his administration in 1987 and most of 1988?!
Well, I do; it was a nightmare! If you recall, Reagan was so politically and personally shaken by the Iran-Contra scandal, the Stock Market crash and the resulting Democrat/media feeding frenzy that the White House DRASTICALLY curtailed his public appearances (PARTICULARLY his press conferences).
Additionally, Reagan was 'forced' to make MULTIPLE changes in his cabinet (and White House staff):
CHANGES IN PRESIDENT REAGAN'S CABINET, 1987
--Carlucci replaced Casper Weinberger at Defense
--new Secretary of Commerce
--new Secretary of Labor
--new Secretary of Transportation
Shortly thereafter, Thornburgh replaced Meese at Justice to become Reagan's THIRD Attorney General.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101271.html
CHANGES IN PRESIDENT REAGAN'S WHITE HOUSE STAFF, 1987
-- Donald Regan was replaced by Howard Baker as Reagan's Chief of Staff. Baker was subsequently replaced by Ken Duberstein. In total, Reagan employed FOUR Chiefs of Staff!
WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND REMEMBER: Libertarian and 'purist' conservative voters put the President in the position he finds himself in today -- attacked on all sides by political opportunists and media sycophants . . . He's TRYING to make the most of a bad situation AND win a war in the process!!!!
REMEMBER THE MAN OF WHICH WE SPEAK:
WHITE HOUSE INVOLVED IN NEW SCANDAL (you'll like this one)
Gordon Taylor - Managing Editor
Rachel Snyder - Special Correspondent
03/17/07
Enterprise, AL- The White House finds itself embroiled in yet another scandal, but this time they are on the right side of the outrage. On March 3, 2007 President George W. Bush visited the devastated community of Enterprise, Alabama, ravaged by a savage tornado that took the young lives of 8 high school students at Enterprise High School.
President Bush toured the area in Marine 1, viewing the remnents of a once peaceful Alabama town. Arriving at the High School at approximately 8:30, he walked the remains the High School with Principal Rick Ranier, stopping in Hallway 3, the site of the deaths of 8 young Enterprise High School students.
. . . From the moment of his arrival at Enterprise High School, you could sense an awe and reverence about the President. He is a deeply compassionate man, a father himself, I wonder if he wasn't pondering how he would have felt, had this happened to his daughters school when they were younger.
As he continued his tour of the school grounds he came upon a small group of students standing on an emblem on the floor that read, "EHS, Class of 1965". Having been told he would meet this group from the student body, he asked, "Which one of you is the President?"
Megan Parks raised her hand slightly, then hung her head and began to cry. President Bush put his arms around Megan and Sarah Carroll and all three cried. A secret service officer standing nearby, although not able to hear every word, reported that he could hear the President quoting scripture and then he said, "It's tough being President, isn't it?"
Read the rest of this EXCELLENT commentary here:
http://www.hinzsightreport.com/gordon/gordon-031907.html
Funny you should say that, as that is exactly what I was thinking as I was driving down the road, fuming, after listening to 2 mins (no kidding, not more than 2 mins) of Rush today!
Thanks for this perspective. It is easy to be overwhelmed by the daily negative drumbeat sometimes.