With all the drums from every quarter beating out the message that President Bush is corrupt, runs a corrupt administration, lied on purpose to us to go to war, I still believe in his decency.

Maybe I’m the only one on the planet who does other than his family, but I doubt it.

I respect the office he holds and I respect the man who holds that office, and unless something like a smoking gun tape that exposed Nixon to be complicit in the cover-up of Watergate happens I’m still going to trust this man who is in the world’s toughest job.

What I don’t trust are newspapers and news channels that constantly tell us how bad everything is without mixing in some good news.

When I start seeing letters home from GIs saying everything is hopeless and useless over in Iraq and Afghanistan I will believe them before I believe a news story written by someone with an agenda.

When I start to see the economy tank I’ll believe we have a bad economy. Until then I believe we are in good shape economically due to the economic policies put in place by this president and the previous congress.

When I see President Bush push his press secretary in a very aggressive manner as former President Nixon did at the height of Watergate, then I’ll believe this is a beleaguered president who is consumed with all the investigations. Until then I will believe he is doing his job to the best of his ability.

When I see legitimate proof and not fishing expedition things I will believe his top aides have betrayed him and need to go and be punished to the full extent of the law. Until then I will trust them.

Call me naive, but I like to see for myself what’s going on and I have the ability to make up my own mind. I don’t need someone who rarely leaves Manhattan or the Beltway to tell me what’s going on in my part of the country. I am perfectly capable of talking to my neighbors and friends to gauge their thoughts. After all, we’re the ones in ‘fly-over’ country and we’re the ones who actually matter. We are the majority of America and yet the news is directed to the powerbrokers in New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and San Francisco. The majority of Americans don’t live there and couldn’t care less what the people in those cities think.

Show me the smoking gun and I will turn on this president, but not until you show it to me. If his aides committed crimes without his assistance or knowledge I will also turn on them and demand their dismissal and punishment but not his. If I am shown proof he is complicit in these activities I will call for his ouster also. Until then I’m going to keep my options open and trust this president with my life. After all, it does come down to that, doesn’t it?

Written by ~J~

2 Responses to “I Still Believe In His Decency”

1. smh10 says:

   April 16, 2007 at 12:52 am

   Wow, you are on a roll tonight. I stand right with you on all counts. This President has served with quiet dignity in the face of such hatred that I often wondered how he continues each day. Excellent piece!
2. Cal says:

   April 16, 2007 at 2:57 am

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