The Unfeeling President by E.L. Doctorow

[captdickey]

I fault this president for not knowing what death is. He does not suffer the death of our 21-year-olds who wanted to be what they could be. On the eve of D-Day in 1944 General Eisenhower prayed to God for the lives of the young soldiers he knew were going to die. He knew what death was. Even in a justifiable war, a war not of choice but of

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[splent]

I know this is an opinionated article, but I can't believe that Doctorow has the audacity to believe that the president doesn't know how to feel. I mean, sure, he defends himself over the decision about going to war. He has lighthearted times. But WHO DOESN'T. Has he not seen the president pray? Our president is a very religious man who stands up for the morals he believes in. He has emotion. He may not show it to the press, but I dare to bet you that this president mourns EVERY SINGLE TIME he hears that more of our people have been killed by car bombings or rebel fighting.

President Bush is being criticized for a shift of changed that he really didn't start, the shift from a bi-partisan nation to a more divided one. He didn't start it, it started during the Clinton administration. We began to see party lines drawn during his tenure.

I, in fact, support our president because he DOES feel, he DOES mourn, he DOES know what's right. It's awesome to stand up for what you believe in, because you know it's right, than to go against your beliefs because everyone else is telling you too (aka Kerry).

[jonnytruant]

are you pundit?

you sure sound like it.

*lets turn that knob and let the mouth go*

"G-g-g-g-George W. Bush is a man who stands for what he believes in. John Kerry is a flipflopper."

Good to see your crank still works.

it's awesome to stand up for "what you believe in"

[ccbayer]

but not when it ends up affecting people who don't give a shit in what you believe in.