Posted on 05/05/2011 6:16:23 AM PDT by radioone
He allowed himself to be pummeled mercilessly
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Curious .. that some folks still apparently lack wisdom about the big picture, and/or don’t get or yet have a handle on presidential behavior and how it reflects on the Office globally.
Remember? It’s an Office? The highest office in the land, the leader of the free world ? It has unparallelled stature and gravitas .. just by its being .. inherently, historically and globally.
Presidents with character don’t sink to the level of the daily babble .. errr, I should say they don’t usually. Doing so, substantively lowers the standing, power, image and deserved respect accorded this peerless Office in its entirety.
When our president speaks, when he makes a decision .. it reverberates throughout the entire world: to our citizens, allies and most critically: our enemies.
Kev — do you regard the current resident as having presidential dignity, character and selfless leadership? Does he inspire your pride and trust ?
The world’s?
Feel safe?
Is the afore-referenced historic honor and respect to the Office being upheld ?
So, how do you think history will reflect the impact and reality of the calibre of the man .. the character, personal and presidential integrity, and selfless leadership for the good of the country .. in both?
No human is perfect, not one of us.
Reasonable, thinking people with maturity, perspective and a grasp of wartime priorities know that, in the face of historic and heartbreaking calamity, the subsequent economic teetering, the most rabid and vicious opposition, press, despicable and filthy personal mockery and attacks, President Bush faced all the nation’s many weighty challenges with strength, maturity, focus, intelligence, resolve, integrity, grace and good will... and above all: rose above the personal and put the critical priorities of the Office and protection of the country first.
Most critically, he was unabashed in his pronouncements and actions to the world, demonstrating by his decisions his relentless mission, that protecting the nation was his #1 priority, and he valiantly did so... despite all the many predictions that there would be another 9/11.
The world knew: don’t mess with the USA .. it was a confident and undeniable projection to the world of unwavering resolve, muscle and strength. You certainly never saw him sink to the pettiness of countering his critics and detractors .. and it spoke volumes.
Apparently, you would’ve preferred that .. reducing the hallowed standing and dignity of the Office by being small and petty.
Sad.
The current resident sinks to that level constantly. I guess that’s how you like your presidents.
We’ll probably never know the scope and horror of all the threats and danger President Bush took to his pillow in spotty and nervous sleep each night, 365 days a year after 9/11, and the sometimes apocolyptic decisions that weighed so heavily on his shoulders .. and his alone.
And yet .. in all the days, he projected normalcy, decisiveness, even humor .. but a steady hand, a very steady hand, consistency and composure.
Somehow, I believe with God’s Grace, he graciously upheld and respected the Office throughout, regardless of popularity, polls and personal wounds. He made the tough decisions, and he unfailingly spoke without rancor, or voicing his hurt or taking cheap jabs against the flood of many vocal critics, even from his own side.
His sole focus was on his sworn duties, bringing honor to the Office, and defending to his last day .. the nation, its citizens and our precious military .. all of which he so clearly treasures and honors.
Let’s just take one issue: safety.
Did you feel safe when President Bush held the Office ? Can you put a value or price on the nights of peaceful sleep and your life .. the reality that you and your loved ones are alive today and not victims of a bomb or horrendous attack?
Yes .. reasonable, thinking people take the measure of the whole man, through the entirety of the terrifying times, the hundreds of critical days and life and death decisions, all the mighty challenges he faced, while still conducting the more mundane and lighter duties .. and handling them as a good-natured grownup .. while in the Office.
He just did the job he swore a sacred oath to God to do, for every day it was his.
Inspite of and despite your “yeah, but” and that of other BDS naysayers and those imbued with the same lack of maturity, perspective and respect of priorities, history will accord him a most deserved noble and honorable appraisal.
God bless him .. I and hundreds of millions of other Americans will be eternally grateful that he was in the Office and our President. Absolutely right man, right time.
Thank you, God.
First, I'm not a BDS naysayer.
reducing the hallowed standing and dignity of the Office by being small and petty.
Second, if you think the only way to fight back is to be small and petty, then maybe you should study how Chris Christie handles his opponents with class, dignity, and a great deal of humor to boot.
Second, if you think the only way to fight back is to be small and petty, then maybe you should study how Chris Christie handles his opponents with class, dignity, and a great deal of humor to boot
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Aaah yes. I admire him.
And that’s where the Office .. the Presidency .. NOT a governorship .. stands head and shoulders above, miles above, in global scope and national image in every possible way, and with a singularly unique impact.
And this is the unparallelled case most especially in wartime and the CIC position and all it entails, and it therefore cannot factually be compared in any way to any other politician you could name, effective or not.
Apples .. oranges.
Sorry. I believe that argument totally fails.
I also asked you questions.
Answers?
Thank You! Reading through the comments gives me hope for our great country.
You mean you seriously expected answers to sneering, patronizing drivel like this?
Remember? It’s an Office? The highest office in the land, the leader of the free world ?
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do you regard the current resident as having presidential dignity, character and selfless leadership? Does he inspire your pride and trust ?
I express lament over GWB not being more aggressive in fighting back against all the outlandish lies constantly hurled at him, and so you then have this irresistible need to talk to me like I'm a four-year-old? Whatever.
Oh, and lest you accuse me of evasion, my answers are: yes to your first "question" and no to the second (as if you couldn't have guessed).
Kev — do you regard the current resident as having presidential dignity, character and selfless leadership? Does he inspire your pride and trust ?
The world’s?
Feel safe?
Is the afore-referenced historic honor and respect to the Office being upheld ?
Did you feel safe when President Bush held the Office ? Can you put a value or price on the nights of peaceful sleep and your life .. the reality that you and your loved ones are alive today and not victims of a bomb or horrendous attack?
So, how do you think history will reflect the impact and reality of the calibre of the man .. the character, personal and presidential integrity, and selfless leadership for the good of the country .. in both?
LOL
And, there ya go ...
Great article. I would love for GWB to be able to read it somehow.
Yep, you sure beat that straw man you tried to make out of me. And how! I guess congratulations are in order....
Thanks for the ping!
Thanks for the ping! Bookmarked.
Thank you very much, L .. ;)
Please. The only thing G. W. Bush sacrificed was the Republican Party. His policies and his inability to defend them were directly responsible for the 2006 and 2008 elections.
Thank you for the ping, ohioWfan! Great to see lots of familiar faces here and it made me think how thrilled our Snowman would have been to hear this news!!!!
Talk about double standards! Daniel Pearl’s beheading was shown on you tube but the left is screaming that Usama was disposed of at sea and didn’t receive a proper Muslim burial. I guess he’s lucky there weren’t any woodchippers around.
Not surprising that Obama’s speech was all about I, I, I while George W. Bush and Dick Cheney thanked our military in their very first words. George W. Bush was a Blessing to all of us, a humble and gentle man. An honorable man. There’s nothing left to say.
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