In January of next year the United States will welcome a new president to the White House. When we welcome in a new one, we also say goodbye to man currently holding that office. Despite his best efforts, President Bush was never welcomed.

President Bush entered the Oval Office at a very different time in the United States. He was a peace and prosperity president. However, in 2001 he would face the greatest crisis in the past fifty years. On September 11th, 2001 the United States was the victim of the greatest terror attack even inflicted on U.S. soil. At the end of the day nearly 3000 Americans were dead and three iconic symbols of American power were either destroyed or damaged ... the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

President Bush's response was quick and decisive. In the previous administration, answers to terrorist attacks on American interests were incomplete or non existent. President Bush made it clear that he would not hesitate in using American military force to defend this nation.

President Bush also inherited a recession and through his efforts to pass massive tax cuts, he was able to jump start the economy. During most of his eight years the American economy roared.

The first time I was able to exercise the right to vote ... I pulled the lever for George W. Bush and was proud to do it.

I have had my disagreements with the President, specifically on spending and the immigration issue but don't regret my vote for him.

He has endured much during his two terms, from a media that distorts his record and words to a growing majority of the American people who have grown to dislike him and some, with absolutely no class, have hated him.

But the one thing that can be said about the President is that he is honorable. He made decisions because he thought that they were right and he had the interest of defending the nation in his heart.

Being the honorable man that he is, you will not see him running around the world trashing his successor, unlike the actions taken by former Presidents Carter and Clinton during his administration.


There are two former Presidents who come to mind when thinking about President Bush's legacy ... Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman ... one was killed because of his efforts and the other left office with the lowest approval ratings in history, yet both are now regarded as two of our finest presidents.

Lincoln made decisions knowing that he was hated by most of the country but he made those choices because they were the right choices.

President Bush has made some tough choices but I don't think he regrets them.

I hope that he enjoys a peaceful retirement ... he deserves it.