“The One” has ascended, and McCain has lost….

His fatal failure has been his passivity

He has been the worst at defending his actions that I can recall, so the claims about him go unanswered. Iran was his downfall – Afghanistan brilliant. Obama probably now knows how much Bush has done to keep the US safe, and may even have some respect for what it has taken to do so. In the next four years I believe we will see Obama on TV – white as a cracker – trying to explain a stupendous disaster that he was too “nuanced” to foresee. I certainly hope I’m wrong.

Palin was the only reason McCain had a legitimate shot. Think about who it is that’s saying that Palin hurt McCain? CNN? MSNBC? McCain got a huge jump in the polls by naming Palin. She needs to bone up on foreign affairs and wait for O to self destruct.

I agree. Sarah Rocks!!!

Jeb Bush is, from what I hear, much more intelligent than GWB, and much more conservative.

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The above is illustrative of the power of the East Coast and entertainment media. Even people who should know better eventually get sucked in by the overwhelming deluge of spin.
President Bush isn’t the most articulate of men, but unintelligent? The message has been he failed at everything he ever did. The fact is he managed to keep an energy company afloat in the days of $10 oil. He managed to put together a coalition together to buy a major league franchise at a time when few saw the potential resulting in a 2500% return for him and the investors.
Regarding knowledge,President Bush is a prodigious reader of history and current events, going through a couple books a week according to those close to him, probably the most well read president since Theodore Roosevelt.
Bush’s presidency has been a mixture of successes-the tax cuts, avoiding a serious recession in his first two years, aggressively combatting terrorism. It has had its failures, the initial inattention to Katrina, failure to guide major initiatives in tort reform and social security into actual law, and tactical mistakes in Iraq. His fatal failure has been his passivity when it comes to defending himself against attacks from democrats and the media(apologies for the redundancy).

On November 5th, 2008 at 9:01 am, abstractmind said:
On November 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am, NJ-Aviator said:
Agreed. Palin is a bad pick i think at this point…she’ll always be associated with this ticket. it will be something used against her later by dems trying to paint her as a Bush follower.

Palin was the only reason McCain had a legitimate shot. Think about who it is that’s saying that Palin hurt McCain? CNN? MSNBC? McCain got a huge jump in the polls by naming Palin. She needs to bone up on foreign affairs and wait for O to self destruct.

I did not vote for you, but I give you the benefit of the doubt. Time alone will tell what kind of President you will be, or if I find myself voting to reelect you four years from now.

Godspeed and God bless.

MM:

thank you for all your coverage. I surely hope that you will continue to have a voice. Thankfully, the Dems apparently did not the “super-majority” they were hoping for.

On November 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am, NJ-Aviator said:

Agreed. Palin is a bad pick i think at this point…she’ll always be associated with this ticket. it will be something used against her later by dems trying to paint her as a Bush follower.

I know there are alot of people who are angry. And i realize that there are many who would throw up their hands in disgust. And thats fine. but i dont want to see them give up, just because of this.

Obama addresses opponents: “I will be your president, too.”

Uhh.. no.. you won’t.

We’re all gonna be in for a long ride. I hope each of you are strong enough to weather the impending storm.

that’s not a problem. I just hope we can find representatives worthy of our support. So far, there are few of them. But they are out there.

Maybe Obama’s new national creed can be one we all rally behind…

Yes We Can…stand and fight. Fall down 7 times, rise up 8.

Yes We Can…be gracious in defeat. Recognize and evaluate the good and bad involved in all of this.

Yes We Can…still voice our opinions and fight for what we believe, without compromise or “reaching across the aisle” and making outselves weak.

Yes We Can…find new leaders to rally behind, and not the same bags of FAIL that we have done so up to this point.

Yes We Can…..if we have the will, and the resolve, to not cave. to not give in to those who would do us harm and lower ALL americans into the latrine. To look forward, chins up, and focus on each step we make instead of blindly following a President OR the people opposing him.

Again…clear thinking, and rational discourse, are going to be how we get it done.

We’re all gonna be in for a long ride. I hope each of you are strong enough to weather the impending storm.

Here’s my promise to you: As long as I can still publish a blog and speak my mind openly about the next denizen of the White House, I will.

Thank you, Michelle.

And speaking, I’ve no doubt, not just for myself, we’ll be here with you.

A reminder for all of us who answer to a Higher Authority:

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings [or presidents] and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior,who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

~ I Timothy 2: 1 – 4

*emphasis and editorial [note] mine

That doesn’t mean we give the president or anyone else carte blanche. But do pray for him, and for all those who hold positions of authority in this country.