I admire your appreciation of W as a person. I used to live in San Jose, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area and would go to Marin County every time I got the chance because it is such a cool area, great sights and great restaurants among other things. The people themselves were some of the nicest people you could meet. Warm and friendly. But it is absolutely the heart of the Left on the West Coast.
I guess you have to admire the person but stand against their confusion. I guess freedom from tyranny, no matter how “compassionate” it may seem, has to be more important than personal charm. And when it comes to government, we cannot let the personal charm and viewpoints of officials trump the Rule of Law, the Constitution which is our only legal bulwark against federal tyranny, something W regularly did.
I know W is a Christian but the devil doesn’t care about that and if he can, he will use anyone including Christians and personal charm to accomplish his objectives. Kind of like “Put ‘em to sleep and then put ‘em in chains.” There is a price to pay for both freedom and faith and it is eternal vigilance. May we end our days like Paul the Apostle, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (2 Tim 4:7-8).
We may not be always so popular and smooth and charming, but the reward of joy unspeakable and full of glory is worth the price for the eternal fight for freedom and faith.
One thing I believe about W is that he was threatened by the Saudis. They may have threatened to cut off the oil supply or something else, forcing him to change his decisions.