[Rockingham]

Unfortunately, Bush opened himself to criticism by staying with the kids in the classroom after being told that the country was under attack. Some other basis for criticism surely would have been found by his adversaries, but that particular point of criticism was legitimate.

Conservatives criticized Bill Clinton for ducking calls from the military because he was in the middle of a golf game, and in another instance, if I recall correctly, Clinton dodged a meeting on a military issue because he was with Monica Lewinsky. Similarly, John Kennedy is said to have cavorted with girlfriends instead of taking meetings with his military aides.

Having embraced such criticisms against Democratic Presidents, we cannot fairly claim that Bush is immune to criticism for not acting immediately when the country is under attack. And, by the way, I learned about the incidents with Democratic Presidents from sources other than the New York Times.

[dfwgator]

If Bush walked across Lake Ponchatrain during Katrina, his detractors would have said, “See, he can’t swim.”

[woofie]

You lost the argument BIGTIME