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George W. Bush was a good president. He was a bad president. Who knows for sure? Everybody measures the performance of the president in different ways. Without a doubt, he will be blamed for the endless war in which we find ourselves enmeshed these days. It may also be said that it was his administration that started the events that became the economic crisis we face today. You be the judge.
He did one thing, however, that has to be cause for admiration.
When “W” completed his elected term, he went back to Texas, his cows and endless acreage, and he shut up and has never come back to meddle in the business of the new guy in the top office. This is the way “ex” anythings should be. They had their day. When that day ends, they move aside and let the future be built by others. Sometimes the new guy will screw it up, but that’s not the old guy’s problem; he will not be blamed nor held accountable for it.
In the military, one lesson above all is learned by those who are paying attention. Chain of command recognition is drilled into the soldier from Day One. The soldier is taught how to salute and who deserves a salute. For the uninitiated, there are two tiers of leadership in the military: officers and enlisted persons. Officers get salutes and are called “Sir,” while enlisted persons of any rank are not saluted and pretend to be offended when called “sir.” My Army career was short, but these things were instilled in me and linger to this day. Read the rest of this entry »


