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What a great day Sunday was! "Historic" doesn't quite capture its significance. To see photos of Iraqis standing in line, defying threats of violence, to exercise their newly-won right to vote and decide the direction of their nation left me speechless, and with tears in my eyes. To hear reports of our troops in Iraq high-fiving each other and slapping each other on the back because of the Iraqi election created that rare experience of pure joy. To see photos of Iraqi expatriots voting in Damascus, where the citizens of Damascus themselves cannot vote for their own government, one begins to get a fuller appreciation for the wisdom of Pres. Bush's policy of planting democracy in the Middle East. Forget WMDs and all the other justifications for toppling Saddam. What we saw this weekend was the real reason we took down that tyrant.

I'm so grateful we have a President who is guided by convictions, who does what he knows is right, and who ignores the naysayers and the defeatists. Naysayers and defeatists have never contributed anything positive to history. Pres. Bush can continue doing what he knows is right, and can ignore his opponents, and he should. The left has never supported a person of true principle, so they don't know the power of conviction and courage. I read recently that the "establishment" in Washington still doesn't really know or understand George W. Bush. I don't think they have within themselves the capability to understand a person of integrity, principle, and dedication to what is right.

***I'm so grateful we have a President who is guided by convictions, who does what he knows is right, and who ignores the naysayers and the defeatists. Naysayers and defeatists have never contributed anything positive to history. Pres. Bush can continue doing what he knows is right, and can ignore his opponents, and he should. The left has never supported a person of true principle, so they don't know the power of conviction and courage. I read recently that the "establishment" in Washington still doesn't really know or understand George W. Bush. I don't think they have within themselves the capability to understand a person of integrity, principle, and dedication to what is right.***

Worth repeating! These are great thoughts, said much better than I could have. Thanks for sharing them. :-)

Good day, M2C. Thank you so very much for sharing your thoughts with me on the Iraqi elections. I wanted to respond to one thing in particular that you wrote:

"I read recently that the 'establishment' in Washington still doesn't really know or understand George W. Bush."

My instantaneous reaction is that those of us who have supported GWB through thick and thin know him, and that's all that matters to him, I believe. Over 62,000,000 Americans can't all be wrong about this man.

I wish our lexicon had a word other than "great," because it doesn't do him justice. George W. Bush is a towering figure who is almost single-handedly shaping human events for the better as few people have ever done throughout human history.

In the interview Brian Lamb had with him, which was broadcast on C-SPAN last night, President Bush said that he considers Ronald Reagan to be his mentor. He paid tribute to his beloved parents, of course. But Ronald Reagan is the president whom GWB appears to most admire.

As the Gipper would say, well...

I could not love and admire President Reagan more than I already do. And I recognize that GWB is standing on Reagan's shoulders while carrying forward the Reagan Revolution. Nevertheless, GWB surpasses even Reagan's greatness. I don't know a higher compliment to pay our Dubya.