Fegwu, that's precisely why I'm not posting as much on topics invloving this guy's policies as much as I used to. I feel exactly as you do, so it is no purpose in me trying to be objective. I especially agree with the he is more of a politician than he wants us to believe. I mean if this guy wasn't a politician, what quality would have gotten him elected?
the only quality I feel he has is luck. this is the only country where a complete boob who was born into a priveleged family can attain the highest public office in the world. well he also seems to be good at making money in losing business ventures.
What is Kerry? Poor white trash? I seriously doubt that. He's as big or bigger a blueblood than Bush is. Your post seethes with such class envy and hyprocrisy, because Kerry is no different!!!! Back to the topic, I admire Bush's ability to make the tough choices on security issues and avoid the easy path of least resistance that Clinton was a master at.
I voted for courage. I meant that in a political way. I think he will take issues that he believes in and stand behind them to a certain extent. He won't waffle on issues or if he does waffle he will move over to the other side with full commitment. I use nation building as an example. Once he moved from being against it, he went full force into supporting nation building. And he doesn't hide that is what he's doing. His Faith based initiative program idea is another one. People on all sides were against this one, but he stuck to his guns on it. He's sticking to his guns that Iraq was the right thing to do even if he doesn't know why we went there. So politically I think he has courage. I think that's what people liked about him, and it caused some people to believe that he was principled and had integrity.
Bushes strenght is paradoxically his malleability. The power brokers behind the Republican party annointed Dub long before he was the governor of Texas as a man they could groom for the Presidency. He had the looks and the pedigree but wasn't so successful in his own coarse that he couldn't be redirected to portray the desired role. Face it being given the Presidency of the Texas Rangers and be elected to the largely ceremonial post of Texas Governor is no testement to his internal drive. He was merely the face put on the organization. The main job of the US president is however to assure the American people that the govenment knows what it's doing and though GWB may have been surprisingly competent during the 911 crisis (and for that we may owe him an 8 year administration) but I bet even his handlers cringe at his normal oratory skills.
I find it funny that you question the religious values of Bush as a Christian when you say you yourself are a Christian. To put yourself on a pedastal and claim to judge who is a Christian and who just 'claims' to be a Christian is not very Christian-Like. Disagree with his views and policies, but as a Christian you should know better than to judge another man's Christian values.
So your point is that it is antithetical for Christians to judge the religious integrity of others, is that right? You do, of course, see the 'irony' of this post then, no? Not to mention any of the onstant usages Bush makes about God and evil when talking about others...
There is a difference between saying something is not Christian-Like and saying someone who 'claims' to be a Christian is not. I never said the poster was not Christian, but I do question his putting himself in the position of God to judge another man's faith. All Christians do things that are not Christian-Like, which means that one cannot judge what another man truly believes.
He say's Although Bush 'Claims' to be a devout Christian like myself. That is questioning his faith .... When you say someone 'claims'(emphasis on the quotes) to do something, you are saying that you do not believe them.
Concluding anything other than what is apparent; ie what he claims, would in and of itself be a judgemnt, but I also think you should look at the context. If you claim to be a nice person, all I KNOW is your claim. Anything else would be a judgement. And, yes, I am just engaging in an academic argument here...
To clarify, there is nothing like 'Christian-like' in my initial post. My point is that as a devout Christian, I STILL HAVE SOME CONSCIENCE - something GWB lost or never had. He is a cheat. If that is not clear enough for you let me know. Talking about 'judging others', I did not bring it on GWB - he ask for it by stressing that he is a man of character which many here now know as a white lie.
So what is the difference between this, and say the American Airlines pilot telling the non-Christians they outta spend the flight talking to the Christians? Baically I am asking you, what is the difference in your mind between what you accuse Fegwu of an evangelistic Christians "spreading the word" by asking someone if they have found Jesus?
