A Bold Vision

President Bush may not have the oratorical skills of FDR, Robert F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan or even Bill Clinton, but his speech contained a treasure trove of insight to where President Bush wishes to take this country.  And a bold vision it is!

What I believe the mainstream media missed with Dr. Rice's testimony I expect them to miss on Bush's speech.

The speech seemed more directed at an audience on foreign shores than it did for the domestic audience.  We become immune to hearing the words "democracy", "liberty", and "freedom" because they are used so often.  President Bush used them today, but instead of them being the usual color for a speech, they were policy points and deep-held convictions.

President Bush's charge and the heart of his message came early:

"We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world."

The speech brought to mind John F. Kennedy's inaugural address when he eloquently said:

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

While the United States did help promote democracy during the Cold War, it did not do so with the passion and energy our nation needs to now pursue it.  The Cold War was about pragmatic compromises, supporting unsavory dictators as well, especially in the Middle East, to keep countries in the US sphere rather than the Communist sphere. 

In a post Cold War world, where different ideologies dominate the world debate, the old paradigm of working with unsavory nations cannot continue to ensure US security. 

I believe President Bush was not just trying to hold ground and promote his democractic changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, but instead was laying down the gauntlet to totalitarian states:

"All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know:  The United States will not ignore your oppression or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.... The leaders of governments with long habits of control need to know: To serve your people you must learn to trust them. Start on this journey of progress and justice, and America will walk at your side."

The next four years will bring about a major push to expand on the spreading of democracy in the world.  It is vital if we want to protect our liberty as well.

Comments

President George W, Bush, a man whom I have adeal of great respect for, rhetorical skills are very swallow in substance and hallow in device. His policies are the problem. First with the past couple of budgets years have run almost a half-a-trillion dollars in the red I would think the sane policy would be to put federal spending into some kind of proper perspective. When this federal budget mess hits the wall it will make October 1987 look like a blip on the federal spending radar screen. when a country is at war its' spending should be put on a war footing, The governmemnt has gotten used to fighting wars aboard as if it will not affect the domestic economy. Everyone should sacrifice!

My Republicans friends used to start and end every political discussion on how it was so immoral to put the current reckless spending deficit on the backs of future generations of Americans. I believe that to be so but modern Republicans do not even speak of such of a moral issue today. If the the spending mess in D.C. is to be ever cleaned up it will be done by very strong Presidential leadership. President Bush has not demonstrated such leadership.

He still believes in private savings accounts instead of social security. He might as well give it up because even his party members in Congress have all but declared it a dead issue, and theat pronouncement isn't to far away. There is no strong call from the public for such a radical change in social security. As political consultant and politicans know all to well "perception is reality." Give the American people what they want because they perceive the current system as working, and currently that is the same program started by FDR. Someone should tell the White House the American public can still contribute to their own IRAs. It will accomplish the same thing the president has advocated with private accounts with alot less governmemnt intrusion and administration cost.

The most important issue with regard to America's national security, ability to fight wars and defend ourselves, as well as promote democracy aboard will be getting and keeping our fiscal house in order.

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