THE PRESIDENTS POISON

after watching president bush hold his "Q & A" session with reporters on IRAQ, i came to the conclusion that the president has picked his poison. no longer was his presidency going to be defined by his lack of verbal skills or his cowboy-like gestures. it wont be defined by enviromental achievements or futuristic innovations. and it certainly will not be defined by economic success. george w. bush's presidency will be defined by his effectiveness in conquering all the evils in the world, or he will die trying.

mr. bush is pinning his entire political career and legacy on the war on terror, iraq and any other rouge, undemocratic, tyrannical government in the world. its a bold innitiative and probably a worthy one. its also a very hard and dangerous one. yet by listening to the president, you get the sense that its not only a goal for him but its a calling of sorts. this is his duty and moral obligation. not only protect america but to free the world from oppression and suffering at the hands of vicious dictators.

he seems very genuine about his committment to this mission, even if he isnt being encouraged or supported by everyone around him or around the world. but as the leader of the free world, and the oppressed world for that matter, he can decide to take on this project using all his power and americas wealth to achieve it. hopefully he will be successful at changing the way others around the world live and hopefully they will be thankful for what he is doing. but theres a good chance they wont and theirs an even better chance he will fail at this monumental undertaking.

what it will guarantee is the following. if 1 year from now we are in the throws of military conflict with some scary dictator, the debate for the next election will not be about the lousy economy or the broken medicare system. the debate will be about who can lead the country during a time of war and the liberation of the world. and since george w. started it, chances are we will want to let him finish it. in fact, none of the dozen or so dems now vying for the next chance to lead our country will even want the job.

i hope the president is being led to his decisions by some higher power rather than the objective to stay in power. the goals seem worthy and just. i just hope that the motives are as well. good luck mr. president.

have a grateful day!

larry