What I Will Miss About President George W. Bush

I will miss a decent and moral man and his beautiful graceful wife. President Bush has not been treated kindly by the press and the democrats. Why, I never quit figured it out. Was he just too nice ? Was he just too kind to the press and fellow congressional people ? I do not know exactly what it was. Had it not been for 9-11 there is no telling how well he would have done. He will be greatly missed.

What I Will MissAbout President Bush New York Times,
by ROBERT DRAPER, ARI FLEISCHER*

As the world knows, America will elect a new president on Tuesday. Barring unforeseen electoral circumstances, this is George W. Bush’s last Sunday to hold the presidential stage to himself. The Op-Ed editors asked six writers to reflect on what they have most admired about him.

*CURTIS SITTENFELD, JACOB WEISBERG, SCOTT McCLELLAN and PAUL BURKA
Original Article~ALL OF IT
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/opinion/02bush.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin


Reply 1 - Posted by: JLoophole, 11/2/2008 6:06:04 AM
I started out reading this and thinking I might like it. I ended by realizing that the NYT just bushwhacked the President...again. Scott McClellan? That backstabber? Except for Ari Fleischer, every single one of these articles damns President Bush with faint praise (or none at all, in the case of the guy who wrote about Laura Bush). Who can't write about the negative? Why ask his enemies to do it?? If someone were to ask me to write, "What I will miss about Nancy Pelosi" it would be a one word article. NOTHING. These smarmy writers (again excepting Ari) are all about themselves. There are many things we will miss about the President, most of all the fact that he is a good and decent human being.

Reply 2 - Posted by: Bevan, 11/2/2008 6:17:49 AM
By 2012, a lot of people will miss Bush

Reply 3 - Posted by: patriot in texas, 11/2/2008 6:26:15 AM
To the Texas Monthly.... Governor Bush did not change. It's Washington, the evil money pit, you can not change. We love ya President Bush. You kept your word, you have compassion, and you fought evil knowing that freedom is a God given right. We are proud of you and proud you served us honorably.

Reply 4 - Posted by: saryden, 11/2/2008 6:28:07 AM
Agree previous posters.. a disappointing article. What I will miss most about President Bush is that he is a man among men.. never whining, never blaming, taking responsibility, getting the important job done, exuding love and compassion, full of integrity, using his talents and mind with great endurance, withstanding the rotten LeftStreamMedia.. protecting America as best he could.. he is a credit to those near and dear to him who helped make him the man he is.

Reply 5 - Posted by: Opsimath, 11/2/2008 6:40:12 AM
I don't care what these people think of this President; they were rude, inconsiderate, and vicious during his terms never once giving a modicum of credit for brilliant leadership. When I saw the names, I said "I'll pass."

Reply 6 - Posted by: kelly white, 11/2/2008 6:42:26 AM
The latest bailout 'crap sandwich' just about did it for me. Compassionate conservatism is completely inscrutable. That being said, he kept us safe, and that's the #1 priority. Without it, nothing else matters. But GOOD GRIEF!

Reply 7 - Posted by: IGWTrust, 11/2/2008 7:05:35 AM
Gov Bush disappeared as Pres? How many Presidents wouldn't be changed by a 9/11 early in his term? No one mentions the constant resistance by the Dems. in Congress and Senate and a vicious MSM . How this good man retained his sanity is amazing. NYT bonds Junk? More like the trash it writes against the Rep party in favor of one whose associates are suspect and encouraging fraudulent voting.

Reply 8 - Posted by: NancyD, 11/2/2008 7:15:49 AM
A disappointed article, BUT what else would we expect from the NY Times? They can't help themselves.... too much biased. I'm just thankful that their paper is failing!

Reply 9 - Posted by: FunOne, 11/2/2008 7:22:25 AM
Yes, #8, the NYT is failing. Can't wait for the article titled: What I Will Miss About the New York Times.

Reply 10 - Posted by: aggie57, 11/2/2008 7:37:09 AM
Scott McClelland...I expect to see him in a full beard because how can anyone that vile and backstabbing look at himself in the mirror to shave ? Ari Fleischer...not a whole helluva lot better. The rest...what did you expect.

Reply 11 - Posted by: Sparkycat, 11/2/2008 7:41:08 AM
Thanks for the warning, previous posters. All kinds of warning bells went off when I saw it was from the SlimySlimes, and you convinced me not to click on the article. I hate to even give the NYT that ad rev, from them being able to say "look how many people clicked on this article!". So this would be considered a "Must NOT Read"?

Reply 12 - Posted by: proud member of vrwc, 11/2/2008 8:50:36 AM
#11 DITTO

Reply 13 - Posted by: serendipity, 11/2/2008 8:52:24 AM
Rats! I was suckered into reading this by seeing the name of Ari Fleischer. Thanks, New York Times. I've lost my appetite for breakfast. When will I learn?? Never, Never, Never trustingly venture into that rag.

Reply 14 - Posted by: jir, 11/2/2008 9:05:44 AM
I can't read anything that attacks my beloved President. This man has labored for 8 years with little or no support from his own party. They kept their mouths shut when he was viciously attacked by their friends across the aisle and democrat sycophants in the media. God only knows what all he has known about the dangers to our country. I do not believe any other President has ever stood up against the seriousness and volume of threats,as had GWB. I thank God for GWB and Cheney in these perilous times.

Reply 15 - Posted by: TotallyTexan, 11/2/2008 9:42:50 AM
Bush-whacked again by the NYT! Scott McClellan...I don't care what that traitor has to say, and a writer for Texas Monthly? That magazine is another liberal rag. Ari Fleischer was the only one that really spoke from the heart about my W and the truth. I think what the media and the left hated most about GWB was his moral clarity and believing there is 'good' and 'bad.'

Reply 16 - Posted by: Freedom First, 11/2/2008 10:12:10 AM
This article showed me what a weasely bottom feeder Scott McClellan is.

Reply 17 - Posted by: Lindseed, 11/2/2008 10:15:18 AM
I would have liked to know what Ari Fleischer had to say, but he'll have to find some other place to post his thoughts.

Reply 18 - Posted by: KG4Bush, 11/2/2008 11:02:19 AM
#17, I agree with you.

Reply 19 - Posted by: birddog, 11/2/2008 11:27:07 AM
What I will miss about president Bush...perhaps said best by "The Anchoress" and not just yesterday. http://theanchoressonline.com/2006/05/22/the-essential-president-bush/

Reply 20 - Posted by: Alice, 11/2/2008 11:54:33 AM
One person's ''must read'' is another's ''nice in places, but not memorable''.

Reply 21 - Posted by: SheikYerBooty, 11/2/2008 11:57:20 AM
I don't think Bush realized that the domestic enemies in the democrats party are just as dangerous to America if not more so than terrorists.

Reply 22 - Posted by: cactusmike, 11/2/2008 12:13:13 PM
When I saw Burka involved I knew it would be another bushwhack. Texas Monthly is right out of the communist manifesto. I hate all their writers. What else would you expect out of commieliberalaustin.

Reply 23 - Posted by: ebk926, 11/2/2008 1:20:19 PM
God Bless George Bush ! Zell Miller tried to warn us!

Reply 24 - Posted by: antigummint, 11/2/2008 1:29:47 PM
#2's got it right.

Reply 25 - Posted by: ncva, 11/2/2008 4:04:07 PM
My mil said she can't wait for Bush to be gone since he's destroyed the country to the point that it will never recover. Can't wait to hear what she has to say after 4 years of Obama. I for one will miss GWB. I appreciate his steadfastness and his principled leadership. He's not been perfect, but 8 years of a Bush presidency is far superior to even 8 days of an Obama one.

VOTE NO TO OBAMA~PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE~THIS IS DANGEROUS!

I can only hope and "pray" really hard that when people go to the polls on November 4the, 2008 that they ill think really hard about what is a stake in this very important election. It is not a white or black issue, it is a moral issue.

I know that the majority of Americans surely have to have some kind of normal brain up there. I know that all the worshippers of Obama are not the kind of folks that use the one God gave them. They are either blacks, nut cases or followers of one another...Like you know, just because he is black is why they are voting for him, or they are either, very uneducated or white trailer trash and are looking for a handout so they want have to get off their fat sorry asses and get a damn job.
You know the kind. Food stamps, welfare checks, WIC. Oh and the one ones that take kids in their homes as foster kids and get money from the government or the ones that keep having kids out of wedlock so they can get a larger welfare check every month. You get my point. It goes on and on and there are many. If any of this makes you mad then I am sorry. It is the truth. PROVE ME WRONG.!!

The house and the senate are totally out of control and they need to all be replaced.
If people would vote against every incumbant that they know to be corrupt it would be a much better group of people for a while at least until they get corrupted. LOL.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122420205889842989.html
In the Wall Street Journal today.

A Liberal Supermajority
Get ready for 'change' we haven't seen since 1965, or 1933.

If the current polls hold, Barack Obama will win the White House on November 4 and Democrats will consolidate their Congressional majorities, probably with a filibuster-proof Senate or very close to it. Without the ability to filibuster, the Senate would become like the House, able to pass whatever the majority wants.

Though we doubt most Americans realize it, this would be one of the most profound political and ideological shifts in U.S. history. Liberals would dominate the entire government in a way they haven't since 1965, or 1933. In other words, the election would mark the restoration of the activist government that fell out of public favor in the 1970s. If the U.S. really is entering a period of unchecked left-wing ascendancy, Americans at least ought to understand what they will be getting, especially with the media cheering it all on.

The nearby table shows the major bills that passed the House this year or last before being stopped by the Senate minority. Keep in mind that the most important power of the filibuster is to shape legislation, not merely to block it. The threat of 41 committed Senators can cause the House to modify its desires even before legislation comes to a vote. Without that restraining power, all of the following have very good chances of becoming law in 2009 or 2010.

- Medicare for all. When HillaryCare cratered in 1994, the Democrats concluded they had overreached, so they carved up the old agenda into smaller incremental steps, such as Schip for children. A strongly Democratic Congress is now likely to lay the final flagstones on the path to government-run health insurance from cradle to grave.

Mr. Obama wants to build a public insurance program, modeled after Medicare and open to everyone of any income. According to the Lewin Group, the gold standard of health policy analysis, the Obama plan would shift between 32 million and 52 million from private coverage to the huge new entitlement. Like Medicare or the Canadian system, this would never be repealed.

The commitments would start slow, so as not to cause immediate alarm. But as U.S. health-care spending flowed into the default government options, taxes would have to rise or services would be rationed, or both. Single payer is the inevitable next step, as Mr. Obama has already said is his ultimate ideal.

- The business climate. "We have some harsh decisions to make," Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned recently, speaking about retribution for the financial panic. Look for a replay of the Pecora hearings of the 1930s, with Henry Waxman, John Conyers and Ed Markey sponsoring ritual hangings to further their agenda to control more of the private economy. The financial industry will get an overhaul in any case, but telecom, biotech and drug makers, among many others, can expect to be investigated and face new, more onerous rules. See the "Issues and Legislation" tab on Mr. Waxman's Web site for a not-so-brief target list.

The danger is that Democrats could cause the economic downturn to last longer than it otherwise will by enacting regulatory overkill like Sarbanes-Oxley. Something more punitive is likely as well, for instance a windfall profits tax on oil, and maybe other industries.

- Union supremacy. One program certain to be given right of way is "card check." Unions have been in decline for decades, now claiming only 7.4% of the private-sector work force, so Big Labor wants to trash the secret-ballot elections that have been in place since the 1930s. The "Employee Free Choice Act" would convert workplaces into union shops merely by gathering signatures from a majority of employees, which means organizers could strongarm those who opposed such a petition.

The bill also imposes a compulsory arbitration regime that results in an automatic two-year union "contract" after 130 days of failed negotiation. The point is to force businesses to recognize a union whether the workers support it or not. This would be the biggest pro-union shift in the balance of labor-management power since the Wagner Act of 1935.

- Taxes. Taxes will rise substantially, the only question being how high. Mr. Obama would raise the top income, dividend and capital-gains rates for "the rich," substantially increasing the cost of new investment in the U.S. More radically, he wants to lift or eliminate the cap on income subject to payroll taxes that fund Medicare and Social Security. This would convert what was meant to be a pension insurance program into an overt income redistribution program. It would also impose a probably unrepealable increase in marginal tax rates, and a permanent shift upward in the federal tax share of GDP.

- The green revolution. A tax-and-regulation scheme in the name of climate change is a top left-wing priority. Cap and trade would hand Congress trillions of dollars in new spending from the auction of carbon credits, which it would use to pick winners and losers in the energy business and across the economy. Huge chunks of GDP and millions of jobs would be at the mercy of Congress and a vast new global-warming bureaucracy. Without the GOP votes to help stage a filibuster, Senators from carbon-intensive states would have less ability to temper coastal liberals who answer to the green elites.

- Free speech and voting rights. A liberal supermajority would move quickly to impose procedural advantages that could cement Democratic rule for years to come. One early effort would be national, election-day voter registration. This is a long-time goal of Acorn and others on the "community organizer" left and would make it far easier to stack the voter rolls. The District of Columbia would also get votes in Congress -- Democratic, naturally.

Felons may also get the right to vote nationwide, while the Fairness Doctrine is likely to be reimposed either by Congress or the Obama FCC. A major goal of the supermajority left would be to shut down talk radio and other voices of political opposition.

- Special-interest potpourri. Look for the watering down of No Child Left Behind testing standards, as a favor to the National Education Association. The tort bar's ship would also come in, including limits on arbitration to settle disputes and watering down the 1995 law limiting strike suits. New causes of legal action would be sprinkled throughout most legislation. The anti-antiterror lobby would be rewarded with the end of Guantanamo and military commissions, which probably means trying terrorists in civilian courts. Google and MoveOn.org would get "net neutrality" rules, subjecting the Internet to intrusive regulation for the first time.

It's always possible that events -- such as a recession -- would temper some of these ambitions. Republicans also feared the worst in 1993 when Democrats ran the entire government, but it didn't turn out that way. On the other hand, Bob Dole then had 43 GOP Senators to support a filibuster, and the entire Democratic Party has since moved sharply to the left. Mr. Obama's agenda is far more liberal than Bill Clinton's was in 1992, and the Southern Democrats who killed Al Gore's BTU tax and modified liberal ambitions are long gone.

In both 1933 and 1965, liberal majorities imposed vast expansions of government that have never been repealed, and the current financial panic may give today's left another pretext to return to those heydays of welfare-state liberalism. Americans voting for "change" should know they may get far more than they ever imagined.