Stunned
As all my readers know, I am a great admirer of President Bush. However in the last year, he has grown immensely as a President. Like other great Presidents, especially those who have governed the nation during times of war, President Bush has learned and become an even more effective leader.
Tonight was simply stunning. It was the latest peak in a climb that began at the President’s acceptance speech at the Republican Convention. Essentially the President has found a message as well as a mission. That message is freedom.
The President was simply superb in his presentation of social security. He framed the issue in simple terms that every American can understand. I have little doubt that public opinion polling will show a huge spike in support for the President’s already popular plan.
However his finest moment came in the part of the speech that focused on foreign policy and the military. If I had to guess what images men and women will have of our time long after we are gone, it will be the firefighters on September 11th and the embrace of the American mother who had lost a son in the assault on Fallujah,by the Iraqi woman who lost a father to Saddam Hussein’s secret police. It was incredibly moving, representing as it did the symbolic embrace of two countries, who by common sacrifice, have forged the bonds that unite all freedom-loving people.
UPDATE:
I also want to comment on the state of the parties. Did you notice how happy the Republicans seemed? They were buoyant and optimistic. The Republican Party is the majority party. Meanwhile the Democrats were sitting on their hands even for what were bipartisan declarations of purpose by the President. Some say the Democratic Party has lost its soul. I say it has lost its mind.
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