May 12, 2008

Going Soft?

Anyone who knows me or has read this blog, oh, once or twice, knows I'm no fan of President Bush. But a few months ago, I happened upon a Larry King interview with daughter Jenna, speaking about the new book she'd written about her UNICEF work in Latin America and I was pleasantly surprised by how intelligent, articulate and unpretentious she was. Really. Was anyone more shocked than I by this discovery? I found myself actually liking her, in spite of the horrors her father has perpetrated on this country and the world.

Perhaps it is because of this newfound respect for at least one of the Bush progeny (or because Dubya's IRS deposited a nice sum into my bank account last week) that I actually smiled upon seeing the photo in yesterday's news of the proud papa, Laura and their daughters at Jenna's wedding. Whatever your feelings for the Bush clan, it's hard to deny it is a lovely photo of an exceedingly handsome family (and what a gorgeous dress!). Much as I dislike Dubya and just everything he has done (or failed to do) these last 7.5 years, I can't deny he's a handsome man, that his wife--useless though sweet as she seems--is a very pretty lady and their daughters, both beautiful.

While it pains me that Bush can appear so happy and proud and beamng when so many people have suffered as a result of his actions, I found some relief in the amusing fact that the man who officiated the wedding--Bush's religious adviser and friend Reverend Kirbyjon Caldwell--has endorsed Barack Obama. Ha!

Few can argue that Bush has been (to put it kindly) a disappointment since Inauguration Day, 2001. I will be delighted to witness him exiting the presidency that many believe was never rightfully his to begin with.

And yet, I smiled at the photo of him standing proudly (albeit with that trademark blank look on his face) with his beautiful daughter and family on her wedding day.

Am I going soft?

Posted by ayelet at May 12, 2008 04:11 PM
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Posted by: mhofeowjjbr at May 14, 2008 11:50 PM

Last night Craig randomly asked, "What does 'interwebs' mean?"
"Same thing as internet and world wide web put together."
He looked it up on urbandictionary.com:

"A mixture of both slang terms: The Interweb and the recent pluralization of the word Internet (Said by Bush during the 2004 debates).
The Interwebs is identical in meaning to the other terms."

I can say that Bush has given us many laughs during his time at the helm. That's about the only positive thing I can say. That check is more likely to get most out of a bit of debt than boost the economy. But I'll take it!

Posted by: aviva at May 13, 2008 05:21 PM