George Bush went to Mt. Vernon today and delivered a speech to honor George Washington.
During his speech, Bush spoke of Washington reluctantly accepting the job, the powers of the president, and yes… he even linked the American Revolutionary War to the “War on Terror.”
Bush said, “After winning the war, Washington did what victorious leaders rarely did at the time. He voluntarily gave up power. Many would have gladly made George Washington the king of America.”
Funny… Our current George sort of acts like a king by ignoring the laws laid out in The Constitution that were ultimately brought about by Washington’s valiant efforts in the American Revolutionary War.
Which leads to another quote from Bush’s speech: “As President, George Washington understood that his decisions would shape the future of our young nation and set precedent. He formed the first Cabinet, appointed the first judges, and issued the first veto.”
Our current George has never vetoed any law passed by Congress. That’s what he’s supposed to do if he disagrees with a law. He’s supposed to send it back to Congress with a request for them to rewrite it in a way that is more acceptable to him. It’s called compromise. Our current George isn’t into that. What he prefers to do is sign the disagreeable bill and write a statement about how he’ll choose to ignore the law if he wants to.
Bush also spoke of Washington’s character: “His honesty and courage have become the stuff of legend. Children are taught to revere his name, and leaders to look to him for strength in uncertain times.”
Our current George is perhaps the most dishonest and fearful man to ever be president. Children will never be taught to revere his name.
And Bush had the audacity to close with this:
George Washington’s long struggle for freedom has also inspired generations of Americans to stand for freedom in their own time. Today, we’re fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life. And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone. He once wrote, “My best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever in any country I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom.”
President Washington believed that the success of our democracy would also depend on the virtue of our citizens. In his farewell address to the American people, he said, “Morality is a necessary spring of popular government.” Over the centuries, America has succeeded because we have always tried to maintain the decency and the honor of our first President.
Funny… Our current George has resided over an administration that has aggressively taken away our rights and limited our freedom here at home. They have allowed torture, they have unlawfully detained American citizens, they have tapped our phones, intercepted our emails, and wasted our national treasure on an ill-conceived war to secure an oil supply—all the while telling us it was a war to protect us from WMD’s, then to prevent the development of WMD’s, then to spread democracy, and finally to quell another country’s civil war.
George Washington must have been turning in his grave as his antithesis stood above him today.
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