Soldier's family cries with Bush

Rocky Mountain News ^ | November 30, 2005 | David Montero

[jmc1969]

For about 20 minutes Tuesday, the MacKenzie family met privately with President Bush as he offered sympathy and listened to stories about Pfc. Tyler MacKenzie, a 20-year-old solider killed in Iraq earlier this month by a roadside bomb.

"We cried, and I had to pull out some Kleenex and give it to everyone else," Tyler's grandmother Mary MacKenzie said.

"I had to give some to the president, too, because he didn't have any."

Both David and Julie MacKenzie, along with grandparents Emmett and Mary MacKenzie, saw Bush speak at the Brown Palace Hotel before the Secret Service moved them to a quiet room to meet with the president.

Emmett MacKenzie, a 75-year-old Korean War veteran, said Bush reassured them that there would be no pullout of troops until Iraqis could provide their own security.

"He said we wouldn't quit, and we told him we didn't want to quit until the job was done," Emmett MacKenzie said.

"We want to continue, and we're behind him 100 percent."

[CWOJackson]

"...cried over one dead man."

I want our enemies to know he cries over the death of one soldier. It must be unsettling to those who care nothing about their own.

[California Patriot]

Interesting point. I suppose it's only fair to admit that it's possible.

[California Patriot]

Not at all, Curmudgeon. Your comments were perfectly fine.

[California Patriot]

I mean, "Bronx cheer."

[yield 2 the right]

I may get shouted down for saying this, but I don't like these stories about the president crying. The family does not help him by sharing this intimate detail. It may or may not be unpresidential to cry in these circumstances. But it is unpresidential to be known by the American people, and our enemies, to have cried over one dead man.
2 posted on 11/30/2005 2:59:57 AM EST by California Patriot

At least this is not a "Two-Step-Joking-To-Tears-Walk".... http://www.preventtruthdecay.com/clinton.avi

[California Patriot]

I hear you, "Right." You're talking about Clintoon, and I couldn't agree more that he's a fraud and a disgrace to the White House and his country. Bush is a far better man. I worked my heart out to re-elect him last year, sat up very late on Election Night biting my nails both times, etc., etc., etc. When all is said and done, we are lucky he is our president -- and commander-in-chief.

[monday]

"You obviously suffer from a cold, cold heart. You are to be pitied."

lol.... I am not emotionless, however I can spot a muddle brained "compassionate conservative" a mile away. I guess you would appreciate the consequences of emotional decision making since, like liberals, intentions are more important to you than results.

All indications are that Bush's decisions are based purely on emotion, not logic. Not an intelligent way to run a country but then expecting intelligence from politicians is like expecting honesty from criminals.

Do you want to lead the next chorus of Kumbaya?

[GeorgeW23225]

Congratulations.

Your post is now the gold standard for the stuck on stupid category.

Unwittingly, you went ahead and proudly posted it anyway. Unbelievable.........