Did anyone listen to Bush's last address?
As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before 9/11. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our nation.
First, you didn't before? Second, you've already said except Sunday, but I suppose Sundays don't count. Third, apparently natural disasters don't count as a threat.
Afghanistan has gone from a nation where the Taliban harbored al Qaeda and stoned women in the streets to a young democracy that is fighting terror and encouraging girls to go to school.
Sure it has, things are going just peachy there.
Iraq has gone from a brutal dictatorship and a sworn enemy of America to an Arab democracy at the heart of the Middle East and a friend of the United States.
Yeah, democracy at gunpoint. Never mind the huge loss of life. We've also created a new friend of Iran as well. I'm also pretty skeptical about how democratic Iraq will actually be.
America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil. This is a tribute to those who toil day and night to keep us safe -- law enforcement officers, intelligence analysts, homeland security and diplomatic personnel, and the men and women of the United States armed forces.
True. Clinton could of said the same thing, and worldwide terrorism has increased, but it is true. Bush gets points for that. OTOH, one can point out that the dots were there to connect and prevent 9/11, but perhaps that is only in hindsight. Dunno.
So around the world, America is promoting human liberty, human rights and human dignity.
With some very notable exceptions.
providing AIDS medicine to bring dying patients back to life, and sparing mothers and babies from malaria.
His best achievement. I'll give him credit there.
For eight years, we have also strived to expand opportunity and hope here at home.
And achieved the worst economic situation since the great depression.
You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made, but I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.
What a stupid line. Seriously.
I wonder if any TVs were taken out by shoes during the address.