BUSH BASHING I am feeling something very much akin to shame a
and disgust.
It happens every time I find citizens of our nation speaking in public of our President using disparaging terms.
The first citizen of whom they speak is a person set apart
in a precise manner to perform the varied duties of that office to the best of his abilities combined with ours.
He was named to be “our” President, not just “yours”. Not “mine”, either. He is President of all the people rather than those of petty party of people expecting special advantages to flow their way automatically. The individual elected deserves co-operation, honesty, understanding an respect in keeping with the powers we share as citizens of this nation.
There is certain mania right now among certain unsteady segments of our people to “bash Bush”. This is not as new as many user seem to think. I remember it being used in days before I was old enough to vote. If anyone of us small children had any dreams of some day becoming President and moving into the White House, we would have had such plans smashed by the unbelievably harsh verbal insults. I even remember being sorry for Al Smith when he was a figure in primary elections. He took his share of being bashed, as well.
All our presidents seem to have such a groups following them around. I remember such things being said – and used as basic election materials. I can remember three them of them as being roundly scorned “womanizers” at various
levels of depravity. Several were reputed to be not always
sober. Two others were known to use profanity on occasion and they could lapse into street language if the situation demanded it be used. One, you will remember, was said to sleep easily and anywhere and he liked jelly beans.
I'm realize how silly it sounds to even wonder if we will ever grow up and eliminate this “gossip” element in our election routines. Maybe it has a value we do not really appreciate to help us through some problem areas in our future. It reminds us that Presidents are “people”, too.
Andrew McCaskey amccsr@adelphia.net 12-13-06 [c374wds]
