The Bush 9/11 Interview

NatGeo debuted their hour long interview with President Bush last night. I am sure it will be replayed many times, and is available on NatGeo's web site.

It was well done, apolitical, and tells a great deal about that day and the immediate aftermath from his perspective. It is well worth watching. For those on the Right, it will confirm our opinion that he was the right man to confront our enemies. For those on the Left, it might help explain some of what has been mis-represented about what happened that day.

Two Pictures Speak Volumes

Courtesy my email inbox ...

Two pictures of Presidents addressing grade school students. First, a man who has delusions of grandeur ...who has an inflated opinion of himself, one that is not grounded in any kind of reality ... who is so scripted he can't stand before a classroom full of grade school students without his podium, rug, teleprompter, and Secret Service Agent. Who is he trying to impress, besides himself? Is he so unsure of himself that he can't speak to a bunch of kids without a script?

Second, a man who considers himself an ordinary American ... who didn't have (and continues to not have) any problem with speaking from his heart ... who looked you in the eye when he spoke, rather than down his nose at you like you were some peasant ... who actually cared about the people he led, instead of considering them a hiderance on his road to history.

Which of them do you think is more Presidential?

Iraqi Shoe Thrower Going to Jail

Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi's brazen act of throwing his shoes at President Bush at a news conference will cost him three years in jail, an Iraqi court has decided. The clog chucker was facing up to 15 years in prison for assault. The court cited his lack of any criminal record as a factor in deciding on imposing the minimum sentence allowed under Iraqi law.

This A-hole hurled a supreme insult at the very person who gave him the ability to do so.

I have two questions. First, what would have happened if this guy had done this to Saddam, or one of his underlings? He wouldn't have made it out of the building alive. Second, what would have happened to him had this happened on American soil, where the Secret Service was free to act? He'd be in jail for many more years for threatening the life of the President.

Third question (OK, I'll take a little liberty here) - what if this had been Obama the Immaculate rather than President Bush. Would world reaction, and US reaction be different? Would this guy still be a hero to left wingers, kooks, Pelosi, Reid, et al ...

This guy got off incredibly light. He and his family will be set for life, book and TV deals from all over the world will be coming in. Hell, Al Qaeda may even elect him Grand Poobah. All because President Bush had the guts to free his country