Message #10890

[msmarieh]

I don't think the point was so much whether they are "deserving" or not... I just think several of us agree that it is sad that it takes an event of this magnitude to make people demonstrate their patriotism. We are happy to welcome them with open arms, we just wish (rather wistfully) that they had been there all along.



Now, granted I am not always proud of the way America acts. I think we are arrogant and often bullyish and we push our moral code on other countries. But I believe that this is one of the greatest countries in the world and I am proud to live here as one of its citizens.



As for Bush, well I have mixed opinions on him. Many of his initial decisions scared the heck out of me. I have heard from more than one commentator that he wasn't allowed to make his own statements on the tragedy until the end of the week because his press corps didn't trust him enough that he wouldn't put his foot in his mouth. I think that probably speaks volumes. Overall though, I think he has handled this "no-win" situation as well as any president is likely to have handled it.



Marie