Executive privilege? :P I am not saying he HAD to, just that it would have been wiser :) and a bit more human. Disagree with the woman as much as you want, she has suffered a loss I can't even contemplate. What would it have cost him to acknowledge that?
Dana On 8/17/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not the biggest fan of our current president (TIC) but I don't think that > he should meet with her unless it was his decison in the first place. If > Bush had seen her on TV lamenting son's death and then called her up or > actually decided to meet with her then that would be different. > > The man is the president of the US and should not have to meet demands like > this... > > Howie > > --- On Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:11 PM, Dana scribed: --- > > > > She's a mother who lost a son for what she believes to be a lie. Agree > > with her or disagree with her, she has had the backbone to try to > > confront GW when the Democratic Party and the press did not. For that > > alone she deserves some respect. > > > > But I agree, Bush should meet with her, should preferably have stopped > > his SUV (!!!) as he drove past her and said very sincerely, Ms > > Sheehan, I am so sorry you lost your son. But you know what, it was in > > a good cause, etc. WWCD. > > > > The fact that he drove past made it look like he couldn't look her in > > the eye and gave her all sorts of validity she didn't have before. > > > > Dana > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169903 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
