We will be forever grateful for your care and concern for taking care of this Great Nation which has been entrusted in your care the last 8 years. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. May your retirement be long and Happy. Thanks

Under his administration we have also seen the creation of the Wounded Warriors Project, which has helped returning wounded soldiers cope with the difficulties of re-integration into society. He hasn’t been the best conservative but as commander in chief I am not sure we could have asked for much better.

from my son’s Btn. It was just a couple of months after this fine young Marine was KIA in Iraq and his mom received a call from the the WH. They invited her and the immediate family (which eventually included a couple of cousins) to come to a speech the President was making at an AFB near them. They accepted, they were told that the meeting would be private with only the President, his personal photographer and several families present. There would be no agenda and they were encouraged to talk to the President and ask him any questions they wanted to. On the day of the meeting, the family was picked up by a Marine Corps escort and flown to the AFB. They were present for the President’s speech although he made no reference to them. After the speech they were escorted into a private area with the other families, all together I remember there were 10 or 12 families and about 40 people total. The President’s staff person told them that Mr. Bush would have a few words to say to the group and then he wanted to meet each family individually and talk to them. They were told that he was running late and the time allotted for the session was about an hour so please make any comments and questions brief. The President showed up a couple of minutes later, talked to the group for no more than about two minutes and then went to each family. “Our” Marine Mom said he introduced himself to each individual, expressed his condolences and asked them if they had any questions or if there was anything he could do for them. She said no family was hurried in any way and they were amazed that he spent significant amounts of time with each family and talked to them until they were done talking. He was supposed to be in and out in an hour, he ended up spending almost four hours and when someone asked him about his schedule he said “This is more important that anything I have to do today.”

It’s no secret that I don’t think much of GWB’s Presidency. But, and specifically because of his treatment of “our” Mom, I have an unending reservoir of respect for the man.

Too often the idea is “If its not on television it didn’t happen”. The good work ceases to be the focus but being seen to be doing the work is all that matters. Its a wonderful thing to have leaders that refute this by example.

Bush is bad. He caused Katrina, he caused the earthquake in China, and the tidal wave, and the recession and he hurt Tom Brady and he is the reason that Britney does not have her children….

In reality, all of the negativity and blame that has been placed at Bush’s feet has been very well handled by a man that should be more appreciated for the job that he has done. I cannot understand the hatred for Bush nor can I stomach the blame game that never seems to hit the real culprit.

His primary goal has been accomplished, we have been safe since 9/11….I am not confident that we will continue this streak after Jan.

Like you, I question some of the policies that Bush has proposed and implemented. His greatest strengths have always been character and courage. You could always tell that he had a heart to help people, and this is more proof of that. I’m reminded of this,

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matt 6:6 (NIV)

Anyone that sends troops into harm’s way should also be willing to see the consequences of that decision, so that it will only be used when all other possibilities have failed.

bring honor and dignity back to the White House. I think he delivered. While I disagree with many of his domestic decisions, it’s been an honor and privilege to serve under him as Commander-in-Chief.

Despite many rumblings about invading Iraq under false premises, I think history will vindicate his decision based on the circumstances and facts. Contemporaries accused Truman of vindictive motives for dropping A-bombs on Japan, but even Stephen Ambrose eventually thanked God for Truman’s decision.

I don’t think GWB will have any trouble looking himself in the mirror or sleeping at night for failure to do all that he could to defend the Constitution against foreign enemies.

As usual, we have the always inattentive MSM sucking their thumbs and creating surreal mendacity for a gullible public. They have opined gratuitously about so-called bad conditions at GITMO, “secret” renditions and printed front page stories about how Bush “neglected” veterans. Meanwhile, this all happens and nobody knows about it? Sure. For those who bought this propoganda “hook, line and sinker” you should be ashamed of your stupidity.

Almost anyone that knows a veteran or active military person has been aware Bush-Cheney were doing this, to the point of exhaustion, for years.

when you see them out in uniform.

Well said, Jeff.

Regards

Obama won’t do this. His supporters smile whenever our troops die, since it gives the media an excuse to talk about the war. He will be under pressure not to be too nice to them.

My disgust with them knows no depths