I've read a lot about this man. The Secret Service didn't
disarm soldiers in Iraq when he visited; because he wanted to send a message of
total trust in our military. However, the SS did disarm soldiers when Clinton
visited in Bosnia. Bush believes in and TRUSTS our military. Many world leaders
called him a cowboy, unpredictable, and I love that because he was PREDICTABLE
in AMERICA's favor.
He hosts Wounded Warrior events on his personal ranch - and unlike
the current first lady - I've never seen his wife give a nasty look or roll her
eyes when sitting next to the spouse of her husband’s political opposition.
Boy do I miss this guy. And boy was it funny when an NBC
host interviewed the Dalai Lama and he stated he admired and liked Bush. The
fake newsman was shocked! God forbid!
I'm surrounded by people that go on about how stupid George
was and sounded when he spoke. I watched many of his press conferences and by
press conference I mean - that period of time where he actually takes questions
and gives them thought before speaking; then provides answers that do not evade
the question asked in the first place - unlike our current POTUS. Wow – what a
concept! I didn't see the reflective TelePrompTer plates anywhere at Bush press
conferences.
People hate this man and I still don't get it. I admire him
and I'm not ashamed to say it. I never felt like our pants were down
internationally; or that our freedoms were being trampled – or that any
particular constituency was under verbal attack by this man – unlike the buffoon
currently in our White House does. What buffoon you may ask? You know that
buffoon who likes to foment class warfare; who calls people his “enemies” if
you disagree with him or simply do not see the world in the same way he does.
God forbid we not realize how he – Mr. POTUS is so much smarter
and more caring the rest of us. After all; when he was elected to his first
term – he claimed - “this was the moment when we began to provide care for the
sick… jobs to the jobless… this was the moment when the rise of the oceans
began to slow and our planet began to heal!” – bla, bla, bla
These are the words of a man who thinks way too highly of
himself.
Bush – he did not take $50 to $100 million dollar tax-payer
funded vacations - because he knew how badly it would reflect on our nation and
on the office of the Presidency. His staff said they he would not even leave
for Thanksgiving or Christmas with his family; until he knew that all staffers
were out of the office to see their own families. If there was work to be done;
he would stay until it was finished – not leaving staffers in the office while
he enjoyed a holiday. He led by example.
This man; when he spoke publicly – prepared speech or not
– came across as talking with you – not talking down to you in the way that our
current POTUS treats us. He trusted the American People – he trusted in the
idea that communities, local organizations and teams – know best how to make
things better; not central planners in Washington. He behaved and governed in a
way that gave you an impression that he DID NOT considered his office or those
in Washington as ‘Superior’ to others in intellect or methods – unlike our
current POTUS who exudes a narcissist and elitist behavior, tone and policies.
Did I agree with everything that Bush did? Absolutely not! I
questioned the Patriot Act; I was astonished when during his last year in
office he said “We will have to abandon free-market principles in order to save
the free-market” – which precluding tarp and bail-outs.
I read in his memoirs that one of his greatest regrets
during his Presidency was not landing his helicopter in the middle of flooded
New Orleans in the after-math of hurricane Katrina. He regretted that LA Governor
Kathleen Blanco and Mayor Nagin of New Orleans; failed to lead – failed to give
the Federal Government permission to send the US Military into New Orleans to
assist after the disaster. There was an aircraft carrier; full of medical
supplies, water, food and all the necessary staff parked just outside of New
Orleans and ready to assist – but current law did not allow him to send in the
help without Blanco’s approval. Some onboard that aircraft carrier were friends
of mine from Hampton Roads Virginia – and they told me later how frustrated they were
that they were not allowed into the city to help. The media then capitalized on
lies and misinformation to destroy him in their coverage. I was not happy that
he remained silent after that; he should have challenged the know-it-all’s in
the media and exposed their political bias.
I am not so naïve to expect perfection of any man and
therefor any President. That being said; I find it heartbreaking and quite
literally nauseating watching our current POTUS – his actions, his destructive
policies, his Anti-American stance and his divisive, elitist and sophomoric
behavior.
God help us!
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