Legacy

I'm one of the 25% of the American population who still supports the President in Iraq. I realize it is an unpopular opinion to hold, but so be it. The thought of cutting and running from Iraq at this point offends my senses and sensibility. The surge is working whether the limousine media reports it or not. I agree with John McCain that we cannot withdraw until we have achieved victory whether it be 5 years, 25 years, or 100 years.

Unfortunately, President Bush has gone from a warrior during his first term in office to second-guessing his tough rhetoric on radical Islam as he looks for legacy, something all two term presidents have done from FDR to Reagan to Clinton. Bush now wonders if he could have done things differently to be viewed as a man of peace! As Bush nears the end of his second term he's now wondering if he should have chosen his language more carefully after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Perhaps he should have used the language of appeasement ? Perhaps he should have offered a summit to meet with bin Laden and other terrorists to discuss our differences? Perhaps he'd like to sit down with the President of Iran? Cuba? Venezuela?

This is the straw that has finally broken my back. It's become impossible to support President Bush. But there is a legacy here even though it's not well-reported or discussed on the campaign trail: it's been 2,465 days since there was terrorist attack on US soil. Sounds like a pretty good legacy to me. Good day and God Bless you President Bush!