Thinkin' about GWB

[jwgh]

As I was driving up and down Route 95 this weekend, it occurred to me to try to think of some good things my current President has done since taking office. I'm not sure exactly why I embarked on this enterprise -- it may have partly been to convince myself that I wasn't hopelessly prejudiced against the man.

Anyway, I thought of two. Add your own!

1) After 9/11 I remember it being pretty clear that the administration was making a great effort not to scapegoat Muslims or Arabs. The enemies were the actual terrorists who conspired to attack us, not all of the members of a particular religious or ethnic group.

2) Before invading Afghanistan my recollection is that the administration seemed to be making some attempts to make their case against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the international arena, and to enlist some international support for the invasion. (I remember thinking that there was still plenty to criticize, but it seemed like they were trying to go in the right direction ...)

There is more I could add, especially to point 2 above, but this is supposed to be a not bitter post.

Comments

[ceruleanst.livejournal.com]

The Do Not Call Registry.

[doctroid.livejournal.com]

Call me cynical, but the thing I respect most about this administration is that it has not found WMDs in Iraq. I fully expected them to do so -- whether Saddam actually had any or not. How had could it be for us to covertly plant something incriminating and then "find" it?

GWB is incapable of admitting to his mistakes, but apparently he at least has enough integrity not to cover them up with frauds.

[avocado123.livejournal.com]

Most of Bush the Younger's administration exhales carbon dioxide, which is needed by plants to survive. I consider this a plus, especially since much of the Reagan administration did not exhale carbon dioxide. Such is the nature of zombies.

I hope this is not bitter enough.