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Latest word is that after a bomb threat at the Capitol building (turned out to be false alarm), Cheney was moved to Camp David. Bush is still "near the White House."
Personally, I hope his heart is in great shape.
And as far as W is concerned, I didn't want him to be President. I voted for Gore, who I considered the lesser of two evils. I felt what I mistook for outrage at Bush's lack of concern for the environment, his cozying up to big business, most of his administration's policies and actions. I agree that he is a shaky (to put it very politely) public speaker who doesn't inspire a great deal of confidence with his mixed-up syntax and obvious forcing of the "appropriate" facial configurations. If the events of Tuesday morning hadn't happened, I'd still be pointing out his personal foibles as evidence of his failure as President, I'd still be very much concerned with the manner in which he assumed the office of the Presidency.
Bottom line, though, is that he's The Man. He's the commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces. He's the guy with ultimate responsibility for preserving the common defense, promoting the general welfare, and ensuring the blessings of liberty to the American people and our future generations. I don't care if he stammers and loses his train of thought in front of the camera, I don't care if he looks scared or bedraggled, I don't care if he can't answer a question that he hasn't been practicing the answer to for ten minutes prior to it being asked.
If his administration takes the steps necessary to effectively preserve truth, justice and freedom in this time of incredible crisis, in this time when the fate of the entire world, the very future of human existence hangs in the balance, then everything else is so much minutiae. |
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