Response to Left's Christmas Eve Attack
Even on Christmas Eve, the Left attacks with vigor. No surprise, really. Anyway, the letter:
Editor,
(Submitted early for consideration of being published on Christmas Day!)
In perfect secular, hate-Bush form, Mr. Robert Kuttner was published on Christmas Eve propagating a message of hate disguised as tolerance (What Bush could learn from Lincoln, December 24, A15).
Mr. Kuttner bemoans, incorrectly by the way, but we'll get to that in a moment, that the United States is culturally warring "red" versus "blue" yet he cannot prevent himself from dropping in these beauties, in perfect secular recognition of the goodwill Christmas season, "Bush's entire presidency is about eking out narrow victories, not about building national consensus. Even when he prevails, Bush wins by manipulation and stealth . . . his tiny inner circle protects him from realities that might upset him or challenge his dimly informed certitudes . . . does anyone think Bush is wiser now than in 2001 . . . (Bush) blathers when wandering off script . . . one has to believe that our nation, in a new birth of freedom, will survive even George W. Bush."
Thanks for the healing contribution, Mr. Kuttner! To the hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd, yes, if you want to hate Bush you can selectively choose events and define them such that they "support" your predisposition to hate. Or, for those serious about discussing what does bind us, especially at this Christmas time, we can examine the facts.
First, President Bush has "eked out" the following victories: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) passed the Senate 62 - 38, twelve Democrats voting in favor. A senate confirmation for the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court of 78 - 22, twenty-two Democrats voting for confirmation. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act that the AARP endorsed. Fifteen billion dollars in AIDS relief for sub-Saharan Africa that passed the House 375 - 41. The No Child Left Behind Act was passed by the House 381 - 41 and by the Senate 87 - 10. The vote to Authorize the Use of Force in Iraq was agreed to in the House by 296 - 133 and in the Senate by 77 - 23. The PATRIOT Act was passed by the Senate 98 - 1. The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed the Senate with a near veto-proof tally of 64 - 34; seventeen Democrats united with all but three Republicans in support. This law passed the House with another near veto-proof tally of 281 - 142. Finally, The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act was unanimously passed in the Senate, 98-0, and by a veto-proof 380-15 (I don't know where the other 40 members were hiding) vote in the House. Eked out? Are you kidding me?
Second, I appreciate Mr. Kuttners jab about the "tiny inner circle" that insulates the President, but let's examine that circle. An African-American woman, Dr. Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State. A Hispanic-American, Judge Alberto Gonzalez, as U.S. Attorney General. And, most definitely, Ms. Karen Hughes, who is now working at the State Department but that we all know is the President's closest personal advisor, certainly the person he trusts the most. I can absolutely imagine the over-the-top "healing" (insulting as they are to all of us) editorials that would be written about a Democrat that had such "diverse", close advisors. No, for this President, they're just a "tiny inner circle."
Third, I don't know if President Bush is any wiser than he was in 2001, but if Sens. Harry Reid and John F. Kerry keep running around saying that the President is "misleading" them, then I can only conclude the President is wiser, the Senators are dumber or both.
Next, during this Christmas season, how about a recognition that almost 5 million jobs have been added since May, 2003 and that the unemployment rate is at historical lows? How about the recognition that more Americans (white, Hispanic and African-American) have mortgages on their own homes than ever before? How about the recognition that there have been no terrorists attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001? For those serious about healing, there is much to celebrate.
Finally, to the brave women and men of the United States Armed Forces, thank you and God bless you.
Merry Christmas to all. (End of letter.)
Even on Christmas Eve, the Left attacks with vigor. No surprise, really. Anyway, the letter:
Editor,
(Submitted early for consideration of being published on Christmas Day!)
In perfect secular, hate-Bush form, Mr. Robert Kuttner was published on Christmas Eve propagating a message of hate disguised as tolerance (What Bush could learn from Lincoln, December 24, A15).
Mr. Kuttner bemoans, incorrectly by the way, but we'll get to that in a moment, that the United States is culturally warring "red" versus "blue" yet he cannot prevent himself from dropping in these beauties, in perfect secular recognition of the goodwill Christmas season, "Bush's entire presidency is about eking out narrow victories, not about building national consensus. Even when he prevails, Bush wins by manipulation and stealth . . . his tiny inner circle protects him from realities that might upset him or challenge his dimly informed certitudes . . . does anyone think Bush is wiser now than in 2001 . . . (Bush) blathers when wandering off script . . . one has to believe that our nation, in a new birth of freedom, will survive even George W. Bush."
Thanks for the healing contribution, Mr. Kuttner! To the hate-Bush-all-the-time crowd, yes, if you want to hate Bush you can selectively choose events and define them such that they "support" your predisposition to hate. Or, for those serious about discussing what does bind us, especially at this Christmas time, we can examine the facts.
First, President Bush has "eked out" the following victories: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) passed the Senate 62 - 38, twelve Democrats voting in favor. A senate confirmation for the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court of 78 - 22, twenty-two Democrats voting for confirmation. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act that the AARP endorsed. Fifteen billion dollars in AIDS relief for sub-Saharan Africa that passed the House 375 - 41. The No Child Left Behind Act was passed by the House 381 - 41 and by the Senate 87 - 10. The vote to Authorize the Use of Force in Iraq was agreed to in the House by 296 - 133 and in the Senate by 77 - 23. The PATRIOT Act was passed by the Senate 98 - 1. The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act passed the Senate with a near veto-proof tally of 64 - 34; seventeen Democrats united with all but three Republicans in support. This law passed the House with another near veto-proof tally of 281 - 142. Finally, The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act was unanimously passed in the Senate, 98-0, and by a veto-proof 380-15 (I don't know where the other 40 members were hiding) vote in the House. Eked out? Are you kidding me?
Second, I appreciate Mr. Kuttners jab about the "tiny inner circle" that insulates the President, but let's examine that circle. An African-American woman, Dr. Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State. A Hispanic-American, Judge Alberto Gonzalez, as U.S. Attorney General. And, most definitely, Ms. Karen Hughes, who is now working at the State Department but that we all know is the President's closest personal advisor, certainly the person he trusts the most. I can absolutely imagine the over-the-top "healing" (insulting as they are to all of us) editorials that would be written about a Democrat that had such "diverse", close advisors. No, for this President, they're just a "tiny inner circle."
Third, I don't know if President Bush is any wiser than he was in 2001, but if Sens. Harry Reid and John F. Kerry keep running around saying that the President is "misleading" them, then I can only conclude the President is wiser, the Senators are dumber or both.
Next, during this Christmas season, how about a recognition that almost 5 million jobs have been added since May, 2003 and that the unemployment rate is at historical lows? How about the recognition that more Americans (white, Hispanic and African-American) have mortgages on their own homes than ever before? How about the recognition that there have been no terrorists attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001? For those serious about healing, there is much to celebrate.
Finally, to the brave women and men of the United States Armed Forces, thank you and God bless you.
Merry Christmas to all. (End of letter.)
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