Surprise!!!
AP: KABUL, Afghanistan - President Bush made a surprise visit...on Wednesday. The White House closely guarded the secret, but there was widespread speculation that he would...stop in Afghanistan. Bush shook hands and posed for pictures with U.S. Marines on their way to Kuwait. The young men, in camouflage uniforms, lined up to shake hands with the commander in chief. I love this guy. I really couldn't care less what some other people think of him.
Let me restate that: I...really...couldn't...care...LESS.
It is technically impossible to care any less than not at all.
(But I digress; I do that sometimes)
Oh, da Prez ain't the most eloquent speaker, but then, some of the most glib folks around are also the biggest liars.
(I won't cite any examples, they are legion)
I've had the pleasure of seeing the man in person. As far as I'm concerned, he's the genuine article, the "real deal" as it were.
Some of the groups I hang out with sometimes are largely liberal, like the cavers and the hikers. I tend to think of liberals as misguided children, in their naiveté. But their way of looking at things can be dangerous if allowed to prevail. I've been pretty much avoiding all things polemic lately, speaking mostly on other topics with which I'm familiar. After all, everybody and their brother (including me and mine) can talk about current events...not that there's anything wrong with that; it's just the way of things.
Anyway, the subject here is Mr. Bush. To be perfectly honest, the first time I voted for him, it was really more of a vote against what I perceived as the continuation of a corrupt regime that had abused the office of the Presidency for 8 long years.
That all changed after that fateful day in September of 2001. Everyone knows which day I mean. Mr. Bush truly made a difference in what had been the "status quo" of appeasement. No longer were we going to sit on our hands and hope to be left alone. Now we were taking the fight back from whence it originated, in the Middle East. I haven't heard about any aircraft flying into anything since then.
Speaking of aircraft, Bush also came to visit my workplace in the "Military/Industrial Complex", and tried his hand at working on one:
Like I said, I love this guy...
posted by camojack | 06:52
20 Comments:
Well, can't say I love the man but he is, no doubt, at least as good, probably better than the alternative we had.
Good post!
boberin:
Probably better? HA!!!
What, do you suppose, would Gore have done in response to the events of 9-11-01? I find it very telling that he didn't even carry his own home State of Tennessee.
And then there's Kerry; self proclaimed war "hero", genuine gigolo. He shows up for about 15% of those Senate votes, even when he isn't running for President.
Anyway, thanks for the compliment on the post...
I love the Post and I love George Bush. You are right as usual. George 41 was likeable, and I felt he meant well, but he really didn't have the guts to stand up when he had to do something unpopular. He really thought he could charm the Dims into liking him if he gave in to them .All he did was disgust his base. George 43 ,OTOH, just doesn't give a darn if the other side likes him ,and if it comes down to it he can stand it, if his own side doesn't like what he is doing, if he knows it is the right thing to do.
Boberin ,I'm going to see if I can find you a weasel dictionary. You are just running out of weasel words. Damn with faint praise ,anyone?
I have always had great admiration for people who do what they believe is right, in the face of strong opposition. President Bush has a good, and kind heart...you can see it in his eyes. I can do without "glib" and "slick" lies and pandering, a la Clinton, algore, Kerry, et al. Who cares if he gets tongue-tied sometimes? I'd rather have that than algore "whoppers" and Kerry's monotone telling us how "important" he is! And, I'm pretty sure that GWB knows what the meaning of "is" is! :-(
Yeah, I "love" Dubya, too!!
I believe in Bush as a man that says what he means and does what he says. He is of course, infinitely preferable to either of his challengers!
I find him to be a man of few words but also a man of action. Neither of his challengers would have taken decisive action after 9/11. He did.
Barb:
Bush Senior made a huge tactical error by going back on his promise:
"Read my lips, no new taxes".
Also, by allowing the U.N. to call the shots during the first Gulf War, leaving Saddam Hussein in power. Huge mistake, that.
'da Bunny:
People who do what they believe is right, exactly, polls be damned. Those are generally skewed anyhow, and worded in ways to get the desired answers...in short, meaningless.
President Bush is, as I said, the real deal; you're right, you can see it. The picture that accompanies this post wasn't staged, it's reality.
Beerme:
Agreed, he's a man who says what he means and does what he says, and infinitely preferable to his challengers.
Actions are what matters, words are only as good as the person who speaks them.
Kajun:
That's just it; he truly is one of us. A genuine man of the people...
OK, I'll admit it... GWB is my hero! Even more so than Reagan. And let me tell ya... Reagan was #1 before GWB came along.
Why do I like W more? Because I thought Reagan cut and run from Lebanon after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut. I was never happy about that.
But GWB stood tall and took the fight to the enemy. He took it to the Taliban. He took it to Saddam. He took it to the sleeper cells in this country. He froze assets. He stopped the so-called "Islamic charities" from laundering money to the terrorists. He's still taking it to al-Qaeda in the mountains of Pakistan with Predator drones, and through the phone taps of the NSA.
It's all about what GWB stands for... He stands for the idea that justice should be done. He stands for the idea that Americans should be protected. He stands for the idea that bad guys should be captured or killed. He stands for democracy and liberty throughout the world. He stands for the right of all children to be educated. He stands for the right of seniors to get prescriptions at the best cost possible -- even if it has to be subsidized. He stands for the right of people to keep more of the money they worked hard to earn. He stands for baseball (and throws a decent pitch from the mound). He stands for those who risk all in this war on terror -- our heros -- the soldiers. He stands for action instead of endless resolutions and bureaucracy. He stands for strict judicial constructionism. He stands for right versus wrong. He stands for faith. He stands for prayer. He stands for life.
He wants results. He wants to do so much, but is stymied by obstructionists. He wants to reform Social Security. He wants to reform the tax code. He wants to deliver energy independence. He wants to see democracy and liberty spread throughout the Middle East. He wants to see evil defeated. He wants to see an America that is safe again. He wants to see Americans unified. He wants to see good things happen to good people.
GWB knows he's not an orator. He does have great speech writers and can put together a really inspiring speech when he needs to. But more often than not, he "mangles a few syl-LAB-bulls". But so what? That just makes him more more real and more human. How many of us know that under the same circumstances, we might
come off a bit flustered too. And his self-depracating humor is simply charming. He turns a personal deficit into a trademark comedy routine.
Like Kajun said so eloquently and so briefly... he IS one of us.
So tell me... what's NOT to like about this guy?
"more more real"? Sheesh!
Hawkeye®:
Looks like the makings for a post on your own blog; more (more) power to ya!
And (of course) I agree with everything you said...
Let me add my mellow alto to the choir. OK everyone, in six-part harmony: A-men.
Oh, and W has EXCELLENT taste in women too.
How refreshing to have a Leader with big ideas, the ones that founded and sustained this country. A man of true Faith, not posturing.
I also voted for him in '00 as a vote against Gore [shudder]. Thank God in His wisdom to have put GWB in the right place at the right time. I don't know if W's spine was such tempered steel before 9-11, but it surely is now.
Again, amen.
MargeinMI:
You're always welcome in my choir.
It's too bad that a lot of W's ideas run into so much obstructionism...but that is the unfortunate way of our world.
Camo, can I chime in your choir also?
Even though I might hit a sour note?
I hate buts (not butts, but I digress too) but here is my but;
What is he thinking regarding letting UAE run our shipping ports? Like you said he is not the best communicator, so I am hoping that at the end of this wash cycle, it is just that, a failure to communicate.
But I luv the dub myself, and that wife of his is the most eloquent, without heirs, to ever grace the West Wing.
Camo,
As the “Commander in Chief”… I do love the ways in which he tries to keep moral high among our troops… The troops know GW has their best interests at heart and enjoy the fact he took the time to say hi… Big Difference from one President to another… Our troops were ordered to pose with Clinton for pictures and once it was over they felt they needed to take a shower… The troops knew Clinton was full of it… And they know GW really cares...
JR
I dont care what the constitution says, I'm voting for GWB in 2008!
Take that liberalwienies. Great post Camo!
kwl:
My "choir" has an open enrollment policy; all kindred spirits are welcome.
As for the U.A.E. port deal, it appears to be a difference which mostly exists on paper. Americans will still do the work, and be overseen by Homeland Security. But there are any number of folks who've looked deeper into the situation, and you can find what most of them are saying via the links in the left hand column of my blog. A good place to begin is Jewish World Review.
Maggie:
I'm glad we're on the same wavelength.
JR:
That's just it. The troops do know that their commander in chief cares about them, and appreciates what they're doing. And so do we.
Libby Gone™:
Heh. Well, my friend, I can certainly relate. You could always write him in as a candidate, but then you'd be wasting your vote. As close as the last two Presidential elections have been though, you might wish to reconsider...
onlineanalyst:
Hail to the Chief!
yup, I hit your bookmark, linky thingy and it worked. I thought maybe you found a weak link in the system. Nope, works fine.
Ms. RightWing, Ink:
I explained my reasoning on your blog...you'll see.
Now if I were a liberal (boy that will give you cold sweats) I would say Bush is screwing up the works.
Bob_inSpain:
Exactly. Nobody's perfect, but at least some try to do the right thing. In the end, that's what matters most.
Ms. RightWing, Ink:
You, a liberal? Perish the thought!
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