Are you liking George W, as a former President?

@CassandraFemale17: Very thoughtful and well delivered opinions. It's a shame that people prefer to fan the flames of divisiveness today than work towards bettering the world as they are able. Effect change by doing what you can locally. Work at the shelters, donate to those less fortunate, support a cause locally and if everyone does that......We win. Or, spew venom about what you cannot change, scream for expensive "special inquiries" and gain nothing. We have what we have for the next four years, keep your eyes open and maintain adherence to the rules of law and then vote again people

@gdon39: not forgetting, we have huge opportunities in Congress in 2018. Change can start in 2018 for those not supporting the Trump agenda.

But it will take leadership, vision,and an ability to translate that vision into a call, or a passion within people they will connect with.

That was all missing with Hillary.
I have written elsewhere on this site all about my feelings there. I won't go into it all now.

The right leader will make all the difference. The wrong one will make none.

@gdon39: and thank you for your kind words, too , btw

So do I.

👍 My feelings exactly.

👍 @Rutterman:

Great answer. And you always do so, with far fewer words than I.


Lol. I manage to do so too on Twitter.
But on this site, I elaborate much more

@abe182: wow, thank you.

Well, that's up to you.
We were always encouraged to read the news and to bring real world stories to the dinner table. My parents are extraordinary good Listeners. Many parents are not. They TELL their kids opinions to have basically, and thus rush their kids away from the dinner table.

My parents are still the most interesting people I speak with. If I say something they wouldn't agree with....they suggest other ways to see things....and they suggest seeing things reasonably, with thoughtfulness.

Then there were games, like knowing world capitals, borders around each country, leaders from around the world, etc, etc.

We are all interested, engaged, curious, and reaching out in learning. That is a tribute to my parents. Not to ourselves.

@CassandraFemale17:
WOW! As a dad, that was beautiful.
You do have excellent parents.

@abe182: thank you. I think so too.

There were actually nerve gases found. Nothing of the sort they expected, but Saddam did kill thousands of his own people by gassing them.

He hadn't harboured Taliban or Al Queda, and thus had nothing to do with 9/11, so the war wasn't on sound or even legal footing from the beginning. The Middle East is in even a bigger mess for it all than before.

But we are here and now. We can neither revisit that, and retry it, and we will never get a redo. So we stand where we are, commit to better, and insist on it.

In the meantime, seeing George W, knowing how he was hated so much, and understanding that hate, I am kind of relieved and pleasantly so, to see what he is doing now, and the good that comes from it.

Sure, if things were different, life would be perfect. Butlife isn't different, and happily ever after is for children's books.

Are we going to carry hate forever? We don't have to forget. We do have to try to forgive. At least I want to try.

@CassandraFemale17: Are you going to carry hate for trump?

@MrBrownstone: for 5 years, probably. Lol

But I'm working on it. I would rather not.

I would rather channel those negative energies into positive actions. So he may be the unintended catalyst for my working deliberately and conscientiously against him.

But hey, I'm sure he will be fine without my support. He's done well without me so far!

:)

@softspokenman: exactly

@CassandraFemale17: As a man I am sure he has regrets and he did show emotion talking about the vets.

@softspokenman: I saw the Matt Lauer interview with both himself and a number of vets. He not only painted them, he came to know each one of them personally.

That is admirable.
It is also admirable their own affection for him. And the fact he has had them, and many other vets to his ranch in Texas. All in all, a good man who had difficult decisions to make in difficult times.

I hope you meant that favourably. Lol

Lol, maybe.

But I'd miss Obama a lot more before I miss Bush.

I know.