In just 365 days, one year from now, on January 20, 2009, at 12:00 Noon, we will be listening to the Inaugural Address of our newest President.
Our Nation’s very worst presidency will have come to an end. No matter who is elected this November, he or she cannot be worse in any way than what we as a nation, a civilization and as a planet have suffered over the last 7 years. I ask you to name one major accomplishment of this administration that will ring in the halls of history as brilliant, inspired, good or even noteworthy. No matter what your political stripe it is hard to justify on any level what our nation has been led through. Only the smallest and most stubborn of minorities still support the men who have misguided our nation, misappropriated our freedoms and led us so far away from the principles that made this nation the once great and respected leader of the Free world.
Ask yourself if you are better off today than you were seven years ago:
• World Peace
• The Environment
• Education and Science
• The Economy
• Our Armed Forces
• Personal Freedoms
• Employment opportunity
• Social Security
• Religious Tolerance
• Just being neighbors
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of HappinessI care less about who you vote for in November than I do about your helping whoever is elected to set right the wrongs, undo the harm and reinstate our good nation’s time honored and enviable position in the world of Leader and Doer of great deeds for mankind. We have much work to do and now is the time to get started.
President Bush did have one noteworthy achievement. He expanded the powers of the president and vice president. This will forever tip the scale of power in Washington.
Comment by leafless — January 20, 2008 @ 1:34 pm |
Thank goodness there is a light at the end of the tunnel…
Comment by Suzy Q — January 20, 2008 @ 9:07 pm |
Here, Here! Thank you for that eloquent tirade. It is my sense that the nation is somewhat beaten down by the onslaught of outrageous actions over the past 7 years. I hope the election…while long and sometimes stupifying…will eventually stir people to get involved in government again.
And a belated Happy Birthday to YOU, Ed!!
Hugs…/mj
Comment by MJ Cochran — January 21, 2008 @ 5:20 am |
Seven years ago I told my wife that the election of GW Bush would ultimately destroy the Republican Party and set up the Democrats for the next 16 years…
Comment by Dave — January 21, 2008 @ 9:42 am |
According to my second cousin, Bush upped the economy. How he believes that when most economists say we are in a recession is beyond me. Of course, he’s doing pretty well off and all the other egregious things Bush has done don’t seem to have affected him. How easy it is not to notice Medicare problems and insurance problems when you don’t have any…or accept the hatred and myths of nationalism to justify an unjust war.
I’m so thankful to live in Minneapolis. Its “socialist” health care policies gave me all-encompassing insurance to pay for my cancer treatments.
I am anxious about the upcoming election. I hear from other Democrats that the nation is ready for a change but I’m not going to feel better until we get the nut jobs out of the presidential office.
Comment by Jaime K. — January 21, 2008 @ 9:48 am |
I respectfully disagree wholeheartedly with you. I believe that time will show that George Bush rose above the extreme, often irrational and unprecedented attacks from the left and did what was best for our country. I have the greatest admiration and respect for him. I’m not part of the “smallest and most stubborn minority” either. He hasn’t been perfect. No one is. He has made mistakes. Everyone does. I support almost all his major decisions, though. A Democrat may very well be elected in November, and I believe that subsequently our nation will learn a very difficult lesson.
Comment by Carol — January 21, 2008 @ 9:58 am |
I regret to say I voted for this current President and Vice President. I look forward to a new one in November.
Comment by Clare — January 21, 2008 @ 10:01 am |
Ed,
I wanted to send an email, but could not find one on your web site. My name is Andy ilachinski, and I am (judging from Lorton Art’s new page for photographers: http://www.lortonarts.org/virtual_gallery.html) a fellow member of the Photo workhouse.
I was naturally looking over the work of many of the artists whose links are posted there; and was delighted to come across your website.
I wanted to both congratulate you on becoming a member and to just say how much I’ve enjoyed looking over your work. Your images have a palpable elegance and a serenity.
I look forward to meeting you and chatting about photography, art (and, looking at your blog) a bit of politics (about which we apparently agree;-).
Comment by andy ilachinski — January 30, 2008 @ 3:54 pm |