Why my meaningless vote goes to President Bush
Sep. 1, 2004
As a Canadian, I have no say in the results of the American Presidential election. I can complain about the current regime, protest, and duct-tape my mouth shut to simulate my being silenced by the Bush Administration; yet I choose to do none of those things. Rather, I Praise Mr. Bush for the outstanding job he has done.
If one must rate Bush's term in office, we'd all agree that it has not been easy. No novice president should have to shoulder the task of garnering the support of a nation to face the evils of terror ten months into his Presidency. Bush proved that he was capable of bringing a mourning peoples out from the ashes of 9/11 to confront the antagonists to democracy. His government gave the world reason to believe that the perpetrators would be caught, even by means of tearing a dictatorship apart to root out the heart of terrorism.
President Bush did not stop there. Did he go for the barebones minimum? No. The President took the assertive action to destroy the wasp nest government of Iraq before the United States was stung again, this time perhaps with nuclear consequences. The President was clearly mislead. Maybe he Jumped before he looked. But what's important is the fact that Bush thwarted any aggression from a country obviously not kind towards democratic ideals.
Bush critics attack him for not expressing regret for invading Iraq. Why should the president take flak for defending what he thought was best for the nation, and what might turn out to have been the correct course of action. Besides, even if Bush admitted defeat, his adversaries would double their call for the end of the presidency. So, for Bush, he cannot win any support no matter where he is leaning.
What's most favorable about Bush, as opposed to Mr. Clinton is that Bush did not appear ten hours a day on major news networks, grabbing headlines for the happenings unrelated to his presidency. Bush is highly dedicated to his work and I believe that given another four years, all lumps in the politically unfair carpet can be evened out leaving a content nation in good stead with the world.
James