As President Bush leaves office, he’s receiving far more negative media attention than he deserves. Has he made mistakes during the last eight years? No doubt. We cannot and must not forget that he kept the country safe during the last seven years. On September 12, 2001, who among us was sure that could be achieved?
The media won’t let us forget how bad the economy is today. Practically every night, NBC anchor Brian Williams is positively giddy as he “reports” another weak economic indicator. Economic conditions weren’t great when Bush took office, but they were quite strong in the intervening six to seven years. Why doesn’t anyone give him credit for that?
I am consistently amazed by much of the world’s response to the never-ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the current rendition, why are so many countries demanding that Israel cease its retaliatory measures against the Palestinians who have fired thousands of rockets indiscriminately into Israeli population centers?
Israel Map
Israel is surrounded by land in the hands of terrorists. HAMAS controls the West Bank and Gaza, Hezbollah controls much of Lebanon to the north and Syria, which has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism, lies to the northeast.
How would the U.S. respond if Mexico showered San Diego with rockets day after day and killed Americans? I’m certain we would not listen to the pleas of France or the United Nations urging a cease fire. Imagine what the world might be like if the U.S. had followed that kind of advice after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Isn’t it ironic that the same members of Congress who oversaw mortgage lending that eventually led to the Nation’s current financial crisis now want to meddle with the auto industry.
During his inauguration speech, Barack Obama said, “…On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.” This would be a welcome respite, but I’m not holding my breath. I’m not confident our elected officials are capable of fulfilling this vision for more than a day or two.
