This is our President at the recent Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. No, it isn’t doctored in any way. This is an unaltered image from the Associated Press. Yes, our President is giving a chest bump to a graduate. Very presidential, wouldn’t you say?
Politics is a divisive issue. I think in the last eight years it has gotten more divisive with the war, the last two presidential elections, and now the effect of gas prices and the country’s energy policy. It seems people are becoming more and more partisan.
My post isn’t about a specific policy of the Bush Administration. It’s about keeping our President accountable. Every President.
Former press secretary to George W. Bush, Scott McClellan, says President Bush has done some naughty things. For one, Bush decided to go to war in Iraq regardless of the facts. He just built a case around war because he wanted to go to war with Iraq. Bush’s decision wasn’t about weapons of mass destruction or Saddam’s treatment of the Kurds. In fact, he and his staff manipulated the facts about WMDs. McClellan says Bush intentionally misled the country into war. And McClellan is not the only one who has said this.
The White House’s response is interesting. They don’t deny McClellan’s claims; they are just trying to discredit him. Much like the White House has tried to discredit Richard Perle, Richard Clarke and Valerie Plame.
I understand that a lot of voters who lean to the right want a President who shares their values. But America, we have been lied to. And we need to hold accountable those who are responsible. If we don’t, then we get what we deserve.
To be fair, I don’t want a President who cheats on his wife. That behavior is dishonest and disloyal. To have an affair with an intern in the Oval Office is just low class.
At some point we have got to get past being a Democrat or a Republican and really look at a President’s job performance and their actions in office. Just think if more Republicans called Bush on his failings. The next person in office might toe the line a little closer.
Whatever political affiliation you lean, it is time to hold our elected representatives accountable. It isn’t being disloyal, it is being a good voter and a good American.
As you can see in the picture above, Bush has stopped trying.
