Dubya Nostalgia

So let me be perhaps the first to coin the phrase, if not the concept.


I am already feeling some nostalgia for George W. Bush.


If you believe (and you should, because it's still indisputably true) that the President of the United States of America is THE most powerful position on God's earth, you might be more than a little uneasy about the way the primary season of '08 has unfolded, and who now appears to have The Inside Edge. Voting in the end is just as much, if not more, about gut level reactions to people than any platform or set of positions on issues. And what is my gut telling me these days?


1) If that many people honestly think Obama would be a competent president, we might as well just junk Article II, Section 1 of the good ol' Constitution and allow 17 year olds to become President. Heck, maybe 13...or why not 10? Why should prior experience have ANYTHING to do with it? Why not just elect a new born baby to the office?


2) Wilhelm Jaifferson Clintoine's wife. OMG. Ever had a female boss? Truth Up on this; get over your politics and just answer this one question: Who would you rather work for, a male or a female? Otto has engaged his co-workers, over the years, with this question on many occasions, in bars and restaurants and golf courses and other locales far from the office, where the truth is most likely to out. Overwhelmingly, and with no real difference when controlled for gender, the answers to that question have been "A". Who has been the greatest female political leader in history? Otto's answer: Maggie Thatcher. Hillary, you're no Margaret Thatcher.


3) Yawn McCain. Actually, I consider him The Most Dangerous of all the candidates left. He is not all there, mentally. In fact, there are times when he's mostly not there. I could cut him a break and say that his life/experiences would leave an average person in a catatonic drool at age 71. Good for him. Enjoy your remaining years then. Play some golf, take up the electric bass, work with a charity. But don't try to take on the most demanding job on the planet. Only obsessively deranged people do that. Yes, it's true; Ronaldus Maximus Reagan was 69 when he took office. But Mr. McCain, you're no Ronald Reagan.


4) Mitt Romney. He'd get my vote. In fact, he will get my vote...if he's still in the race on 2/12, when the People's Republic's primary happens. But my heart's just not in it for this guy. He's competent, he's optimistic, he's polite...and he wears magic underwear. Oh my my.


And what has Dubya been about, during his seven years? Tax cuts, shunning the spotlight, admitting mistakes, a terrific economy, no attacks on our soil since 9/11, hundreds of terrorists killed or captured, tax cuts, protecting life, a self-deprecating sense of humor, no telly-drama in the White House, physical fitness, tax cuts, renewing pride in serving one's country, a deep and abiding faith in God, a demure First Lady, outstanding appointments to the Supreme Court, humility, tax cuts...


I miss him. I miss him already. You will too, three or four years from now, if any of the above-mentioned individuals are President. Book it. Out.



4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
5Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
6Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. (Micah 3)