I've never heard Bob fawn over you. --- On Wed, 1/20/10, geoff <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: geoff <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [OT] "America Betrayed President Bush" > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 4:28 PM > Your fawning admiration for one > of the biggest idiots of our time is truly > vomitous. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf > Of Publius Maximus > Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2010 6:47 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: [OT] "America Betrayed President Bush" > > http://bit.ly/7OI42g > > - - - > In addition to enduring criticism for his war policies, > millions of > Americans demanded the new Obama administration prosecute > Bush for his > decision to indefinitely holding detainees charged with war > crimes. > When President Obama signed an executive order in May that > reinforced > that same Bush policy, the far left was mute. > > Almost no one said a word. Apparently, its acceptable for > Obama to > indefinitely hold detainees, just not Bush. > > As Obama continues to make decisions that mirror the Bush > doctrine, it > is becoming apparent that the former president was not > ignorant or > irrational in his foreign policy decisions despite the > harsh criticism > and disloyalty he endured. He was in fact, ahead of his > time, a > visionary who understood politics and warfare in the modern > age of > terrorism. > > That is why Obama is now following his lead. > > It should be obvious now, even to Obama's most passionate > supporters > that shielding the free world requires more than mere words > like > "hope" and "change." Bush's detractors should be > embarrassed having > arrogantly thought they could do it better, and those > Republicans who > abandoned Bush when he needed them most should take a > moment to > reflect on their fortitude or lack thereof. > > Americans who chastised President Bush for removing Saddam > Hussein > from power in Iraq should apologize and show him the same > respect they > are now showing President Obama as he neutralizes the > Taliban in > Afghanistan. > > George W. Bush seemed to have an almost mystical > understanding of what > the American people needed when we needed it most. He > reminded all of > us of why we should be proud to be Americans at a time when > there was > a whisper that we brought the Sept. 11 attacks upon > ourselves for > promoting democracy abroad. > > President Bush deserves our respect, not our betrayal. > - - - > > What is remarkable about these (obviously true) words -- > insofar as > they point out the obvious similarities between Obama's > all-purpose > whipping-pole, the "failed policies of the last eight > years," and his > own -- is who said them: > > "Jeffrey Scott Shapiro is a journalist and lawyer who > served on > Senator John F. Kerry's legal team during the 2004 > election." > > That's a big-time WOW if I ever saw one. > > - Publius > > -- > > "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this > country, > under an efficient government, will probably be an > increasing object > of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that > enterprises to > subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of > foreign > powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted > by some of > them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can > be > avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but > those whose > situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the > faithful > and vigilant performance of the trust." [Feder[excessive quoting removed by > server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
