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Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
~Abraham Lincoln~

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
~Thomas Jefferson~

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money.
~George W. Bush~

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
~Ronald Reagan~

I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.
~George H. W. Bush~

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
~Abraham Lincoln~

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
~Ronald Reagan~

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
~George W. Bush~

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
~Thomas Jefferson~

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
~Ronald Reagan~


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Thursday, November 11, 2010
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Had some family in town recently, doesn't matter which ones, they are all liberals.  One of my brothers made a remark about George Bush going into Iraq because his dad didn't get the opportunity to finish the job there so doggone it - he was going to.  *crickets*  Yes, he really did say that.  Today a coworker said she had seen George Bush on TV the other day but "he's just not articulate, I couldn't watch him."  Really?? 

Dubya is all over the TV right now because he's selling his book.  My copy came yesterday, I pre-ordered it.  I did not agree with everything George Bush did.  I did not like the way he did some things.  But I liked and I respected him.  I cannot say that about his successor.  I thought I would illustrate some of the reasons I liked President Bush.


He was real.



He could throw a baseball without looking like a girl. 
No offence to the girls out there.



He was a cowboy and a leader when we needed one.



George Bush touched people.



He kissed babies.



President Bush liked people, and I never got the
feeling it was just a photo op.



Also - I'm pretty sure he knew how to use one of these.



He respected and loved the military,



..and they him.



He graciously wished his successor well, and did not flinch when
Obama turned around and blamed everything on him just minutes later.



George Bush had press conferences and actually took questions.



He wasn't too cool for the Easter Bunny.



He wore his heart on his sleeve, loved this country, and was
simply a decent man who deeply respected the office he held.



Also - there were some moments when he
reminded me of Johnny Carson.  And I miss him too.



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5 comments:

Joe said...

Your assessment of GB is right on!

The Conservative Lady said...

This is a wonderful post. You know, I saw G.W. and his father at the World Series game a few weeks ago and thought the same as you...he knows how to throw a baseball. I've seen several of his interviews in the past week and I must say, he is so down to earth compared to what we have now. Thanks for the memories and I am going to link to this post at TCL FB.

Janie Lynn said...

Thanks Joe, I just really respect him.

TCL - Obama should not ever throw a baseball again. Ever. There's the picture on my right sidebar. Cringe-worthy. George Bush was the real deal. He was a human being!

Fuzzy Slippers said...

Aw, this is great. I love President Bush. Like you I didn't agree with everything he did, HATED the big-spending entitlement stuff, but he was a GOOD man, a good person, and a good president in terms of loving America and never embarrassing me when he traveled. His heart, you could always tell, was true.

I got my copy of his book yesterday, and am so loving it. I can almost "hear" him as I read it. I miss him incredibly much. More with each passing day, actually.

Janie Lynn said...

Haven't started the book yet, still reading Laura's. I don't read nearly as much as I used to.

I really have a hard time understanding why people hated him so much.

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(Nov 20, 1884 - Dec 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

In a speech in 1944 Norman Thomas said:

"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of "liberalism," they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation without knowing how it happened."

He went on to say: "I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party.

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