Aides Say Bush Girds for War in Solitude, but Not in Doubt

The New York Times ^ | 03/09/03 | ELISABETH BUMILLER

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[Check6]

How 'bout that. Out of the NYT for pitty sakes. Is it okay to put that on here now?

[Dog]

In the United States, he said, "there are thousands of people who pray for me that I'll never see and be able to thank," and he added, "But it's a humbling experience to think that people I will never have met have lifted me and my family up in prayer."

[RoseofTexas]

Before I read the article, I just noticed it's from the NYSLIMES..hopefully I won't need a BARF BAG! Wish me luck!

[Sacajaweau]

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[Howlin]

And people mock this man.

[TADSLOS]

In the United States, he said, "there are thousands of people who pray for me that I'll never see and be able to thank," and he added, "But it's a humbling experience to think that people I will never have met have lifted me and my family up in prayer."

I would hope it would be in the millions, but we'll take any and all prayers. Thank God this man is our President.

[Paul_B]

truly amazing to have come from the nyt. probably on page 1 tomorrow, my guess.

[Timm]

The article has its good points. But you knew that an article about Bush's "lack of doubt" in the NYTimes was going to paint Bush as a fanatic. There wouldn't be many more lines before we heard that Bush sees the world as a "biblical struggle of good and evil". See, Bush's certainty is an implication of the fact that Bush is a religious fanatic, of course, who wouldn't know a reasonable doubt if it hopped out of his King James Bible and bit him, the Times is telling us.

[dalebert]

You are so right. Thank God this man in President.

[savedbygrace]

I suspect it's really in the millions, too, but President Bush is humble before God and men.

I know that when I heard him say that, it caused me to re-dedicate myself to consistent daily prayer for him.

[rwfromkansas]

How about that, a decent NY Times article.

[rwfromkansas]

The Times article focuses on Bush's calm and meditation on his decisions, combined with his firm faith. I do not get the sense that this is intended to scare folks into thinking he is some religious fanatic; indeed, it seems intended to do the opposite or it would not focus on the amount of time he thinks about these matters.

[McLynnan]

People who have met with Mr. Bush have been struck by his tranquillity.

Some of us were drawn to him because of this tranquility, recognizing that his faith makes him strong. We are so blessed to have a moral man of convictions guiding the helm.

[Theresawithanh]

Me, too! I am so thankful that we have such a man as our president!

And I loved this remark by Schumer, too! ' "Whether you agree with him or not," Mr. Schumer said, "one of Bush's strengths is that he goes with his instincts. And at a time like this, when the winds are swirling around in all different directions, a president is well served who has his own internal gyroscope." '

[Cicero]

The Atlantic alliance was splintering

Well, so it is. At the instigation of Monsieur Chirac. And when the splinters fall to the ground, France will be isolated, not America.

[RoseofTexas]

Why do I feel deep in my heart the pain this man is going through?? I continue to pray for him day and night. What drives me to my knees in contiual prayer, is the fact that W is my brother in Christ and needs us more than ever to stand with him in prayer!! God showed me this morning as I was seeking some comfort, that W is going to reap the SPOILS of the enemies!! We have to remember this is SPIRITUAL warfare and the Lord reminded me that King David was also seen throughtout the land as a fugitive. He had constantly been on the run, faced with crisis after crisis, on the brink of losing everything. BUT now these spoils-heads of livestock and wagon loads of gifts-proved David was a victorious warrior. He came out of his battles rich with resources. And those resources he gained were meant to bring blessings to others. God's hand was MIGHTILY upon David, because david was a man of prayer and was submissive to God. I really believe with all my heart that God is going to turn this war into an AWESOME blessing to those who are in bondage!! And our beloved brother in Christ, Mr. bush, will be regarded as one of the GREATEST PRESIDENTS in history!! With the authority God has appointed us with, I rebuke what Helen Thomas(little demon) said about W "That he was the worst president ever." She has very few years of life left and has decided to spew her viciousness against a child of Christ, she will be judged by her words! H. Thomas has the spirit of Jezebel in her soul and we all know what happened to her in the end!!

[hoosiermama]

Thanks for the ping. Thank GOd for the constitution and our President.

[SuziQ]

I was listening to the BBC today and heard that absolute IDJIT professor from U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign who is pushing for Pres. Bush's impeachment. The flavor of the week THIS week is Bush's "Illegal and Aggressive War". By the way, can anyone tell me of any war that is NOT aggressive? What a maroon! Of course after his anti-war diatribe he began pulling out all the old chestnuts like "He's an illegitimate President", he was 'chosen' by the 5 conservatives on the Supreme Court, he's not the people's choice. He's claiming that the congressfolks who voted last fall for what amounted to acquiesence to Bush in waging war on Iraq, didn't really mean that they would support a war, but that they would support inspections.

Anyway, this guy is going to try to get some Democrats to try to get the impeachment ball rolling. Frankly, I wish they would. It would only diminish them FURTHER in the eyes of the majority of Americans!