kaslin: AWESOME DOSE!
MUST READ/VIEW . . .
THE ANCHORESS must have noticed a ‘surge’ in hits vis a vis her “Essentials” commentary — today, she re-posted the commentary with UPDATED (i.e., working) links . . . I loved watching THE SAVE, THE PITCH and THE DANCE videoclips again!
http://theanchoressonline.com/2008/01/29/bush-rescues-his-own-ss-agent/#comments
Make sure you read the comments! I particularly appreciated the following comment:
Terrye Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Anchoress:
That was a great post. I have decided that I will simply have to settle for being a center right Independent. After watching conservative Republicans eviscerate their own president I simply have lost any desire to be one of them.
I agree on Miers also. Time and again these hypocrites said that Bush had a right to his nominee and the nominee had a right to an up or down vote. That lasted until the nominee he wanted was not on their short list. Then they took it upon themselves to decide that she was unqualified and make complete idiots of themselves and a mockery of the process. I am so tired of hearing know it alls state emphatically that the woman was not qualified when the truth is they can not possibly know that.
As for immigration, Bush has been consistent about his feelings on this issue for years, if it was so important to people that they think it is ok to call for his impeachment or change his name to Jorge, then perhaps they should have paid more attention in the first place.
All in all Bush’s base stabbed him in the back, not the other way around.
As for Reagan, if he were around today these people would be calling him Ronaldo and demanding his impeachment.
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BUSH SAYS FAITH HELPED HIM BEAT DRINKING
By Jennifer Loven, Associated Press Writer
BALTIMORE - President Bush is talking more openly lately about his old drinking habit, and on Tuesday he offered perhaps his most pointed assessment yet by saying plainly that the term “addiction” had applied to him.
“Addiction is hard to overcome. As you might remember, I drank too much at one time in my life,” Bush said during a visit to the Jericho Program, a project of Episcopal Community Services of Maryland that helps former prisoners deal with problems such as drug addiction so they can find jobs and reintegrate productively into society.
. . . “I understand addiction, and I understand how a changed heart can help you deal with addiction,” he told the two men. “There’s some kind of commonality.”
He asked Adolphus Mosely and Tom Boyd how they stopped using drugs — and then answered his own question.
“First is to recognize that there is a higher power,” Bush said. “It helped me in my life. It helped me quit drinking.”
“That’s right, there is a higher power,” Mosely said.
“Step One, right?” Bush said, referring to the Alcoholics Anonymous twelve-steps program. Actually, it is the second step.
When the president spoke publicly, flanked by both men, it was plain that it was a powerful subject for him personally. Bush grew unusually somber and fixed an unbroken gaze on the cameras as he related the similarities between himself and the men in this sketchy East Baltimore neighborhood who are struggling to put their lives back together.
“These are men who were, in some ways, lost, and lonely, and found love and redemption at Jericho,” Bush said. “Proud to be with you.”
He hailed them for now being “reunited with their daughters.” “Girls love their dad, especially a redeemed dad,” said Bush, father of 26-year-old twins Jenna and Barbara. [Have I mentioned lately just how much I love this amazing man!]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_alcohol_addiction;_ylt=AjpJ6vp2ce3215LXu_0nTt6s0NUE
He has always been honest with his problems. It was the
media that wanted to make it seem that he was hiding
something!
Thanks for the links. I will read them later
I loved that moment when he rescues the SS guy! That says it all about his character!
Thank you for the Link to the Excellent Article, DrDeb, and Thank you for the Dose, Kaslin!
Oh thanks, Deb. Watching “the pitch”
again and the entire description and
film of that breathtaking event brings
back the same tears and gratitude for
this man.
I just finished reading the two great articles. Thanks again for posting the links to them
And that was Nick getting rescued!
I haven’t seen him lately.. has anyone else?
Thanks for tonight’s Dose kaslin..
great to see the “latest” for the good guys