Posted on 11/22/2004 9:28:44 PM PST by goldstategop
By Washington standards, Mr. Bush is a misfit. He's different. He barely socializes at all and on weekends and holidays makes a beeline for Camp David or his ranch in Crawford, Texas. He'd rather invite Christian musician Michael W. Smith and his wife to the White House for dinner than eat out. If Mr. Bush really wanted to soothe establishment types, he'd invite them to state dinners at the White House, after which their names would be in the paper. But he's held fewer state dinners than any president in memory.
Mr. Bush is also a seriously religious man in a largely secular town. This has brought him no end of criticism. He also refuses to hide his loathing of the press, probably the most dominant force in Washington. In short, Mr. Bush hasn't tried to fit in.
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
D.C. needs a thorough full power pressure wash and GW is just the man to get 'er done.
Past presidents have had way to many state dinners.
What Church does President Bush attend?
United Methodist.
He loathes the press........I really love that about him. He can't be bought.....I really really love that about him. He bends his knee before God.......God and I really love that about him.
Everytime I read articles like this, I'm reminded of how pleased I am that there are grown ups in the White House again!
And it drives the libs to hate him. I love someone whom the libs hate so much. Americans concluded on November 2nd, if Bush is so bad, he must have some redeeming virtues. Indeed.
Just one more thing to admire about Bush.
That, deacon, is a denomination, not a church. Where does the President attend services on Sunday?
Dunno. He doesn't attend every Sunday. When he goes to Camp David, he has a minister come out for prayer.
A big difference from Clinton, who faked religious sincerity and carried a bible prominently with him to and from Sunday worship services.
"He doesn't attend every Sunday."
How often does he attend Sunday services? Isn't Sunday attendance sort of a mandantory part of the Christian faith?
Absolutely - if Bush has drawn the wrath of the likes of Rather, Jennings, Krugman and Moore --- he definitely did something right.
Posh. Actually, in the Christian Bible, it says to profess your faith quietly and not shout it from the rooftops as the hypocrites do. So Bush is being a committed Christian.
Aha, so the Catholic doctrine that we have an OBLIGATION to attend services every Sunday is "posh"? (What is 'posh'?)
A variety of them...in Washington, usually St. John's Episcopal across from the White House. In Crawford, the local Methodist church(Laura is a long-time Methodist); also, they have gone to Easter Sunrise Service at a nearby Baptist church, and have worshipped at the chapel on base at Fort Hood. Also, Bush credits Billy Graham with causing him to change his life's direction, and Franklin Graham has stood in for his elderly father at times when Bush wanted a favored religious speaker at some event. There is also a Methodist minister from Houston, an African-American, with whom he is very close(name escapes me...somebody help).
I am reminded of Andrew Jackson, who never fit in Washington but who dominated the place anyway.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.