Real Men: George W Bush
November 12, 2008 1:32 pm Politics, Real MenI’ve been planning this post for some time, but decided to put it off until after the election. I wanted it to be a genuine tribute and not viewed as an attempt to convince anyone to agree with me.
Remember the young man we elected eight years ago?
He doesn’t look like that anymore. All his hair is gray, and his face is heavily lined.
He has traveled a hard road these last eight years. Never once did he lash out at those who bashed him. He didn’t even denounce the film about the assassination of a president that used his face. He has just taken the criticism and continued to do the job we hired him to do.
He has kept us safe from harm. Ann Coulter wrote a great column months ago about him. Not only has he kept us safe, but he has brought freedom to those under the oppressive thumb of Saddam Hussein. The man has weathered a smear campaign like none I’ve ever seen. And he has done it all with grace. He never threw yellowcake in the faces of those screaming “Bush Lied!”
He is a man of intergrity, a trait sorely missing in Washington. I may not have agreed with every decision that he made, but I believe that he was honestly trying to do what was best for the country. There was a sign in my kindergarten classroom that said, “What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right.” George W Bush consistently ignored what was popular and instead chose what he believed to be right.
He didn’t run from his past failings, but met them head on. He always either had time or made time to comfort people. The tears he has shed for our fallen soldiers are real.
I hope retirement is peaceful and that history remembers him as the great man that he is. I will miss having him in the big chair, and I am not alone.
He welcomed the president-elect this week with grace. I can only hope Obama understands the shoes he is called to fill. We all know he understands ‘popular’, what we don’t know is whether or not he understands ‘right’.
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November 12th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Very nice job, my love. I also hope that history respects this man. I believe that it will, but I hope that it’s not because of the contrast to his successor. Only time will tell.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
President Bush has been very gracious with the transition process and I wish him the best of luck in the future….whatever that might be?
From CNN -
Bush expressed regret that Republican presidential nominee John McCain did not win the presidency but called the election of Obama “good for our country.”
“The election of Barack Obama is an historic moment for our country. There are a lot of people in America who did not believe they would ever see this day. It is good for our country that people have hope in the system and feel vested in the future and President-elect Obama has a great opportunity,” Bush said. “I really do wish him all the best. I am just as American as he is American, and it is good for our country that the president succeeds.”
I agree completely!
November 12th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
When real historians look back they will see a man who did not do very well on borders or economic issues (though he didn’t do bad on them either) but they will remember him for taking on the largest issue of our time and stepping on it like a bug.
Let’s hope that the big O doesn’t trash it all and give our enemies four years to regroup
November 12th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I am always reading your posts and agreeing with you, wholeheartedly! Good for you for writing them.
November 12th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
The change in his appearance is incredible. Like you, we’re going to miss the guy and just wince and hope over the next four years.
President Bush (and might I add how infuriating it is to hear MSM refer to him as “Mr. Bush” instead of “President Bush?” We’ve already caught a few anchors calling Obama “President Obama.”) has really handled everything over the last eight years with an incredible amount of dignity. I couldn’t be prouder.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I believe that history will remember him for the good. It usually does. I have always supported him, even when I didn’t always understand, because God put him in that position. He continued to read his Bible and pray every day and I truly believe that had a MAJOR role in how he made decisions for this country. Thank you for the post.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Obamican,
I’m shocked! I never thought we would see something like that come from you!
November 13th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I completely agree with you. I firmly believe President Bush always acted for what he believed was best for the country – never mind what might have been best for him personally. And what has he gotten for that? Nothing short of demonization by those from the left. The selfsame folks who are preaching unity now. I’m personally having a real hard time with that.
November 15th, 2008 at 12:40 am
That was wonderful reading. Bush did his best. I’m proud to have called him my president. Let’s home Obama ends up switching to the center, though I won’t hold my breath on his doing so.
November 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am
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January 21st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
I am so amazed by President Bush’s humility and fortitude to do his job with grace and tenacity. I hope history will be kind to him in the end. He was not a perfect president (what man could be?) but he was so inspiring to me and I will forever be grateful to him for his leadership of our country in such a difficult season.
January 21st, 2009 at 6:41 pm
This was such a well written, kind piece about President Bush. I didn’t always agree with his politics but I always believed he thought he was doing what he needed to do for the good of the country. He always carried himself with such dignity and grace. Thank you for writing this!
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Excellent post! Keep up the good work!
January 26th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I followed a link over here from Blog Nosh. I left a comment there, but with all of the hate that was floating around from your post, I wasn’t sure if you’d see it. I just wanted to thank you for writing this. It was brave of you to write it, and refreshing for me to read.
January 26th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Good job, Sweetie. Yo Mama.