Some reports have stated that our new president, President Barack Obama will escort then former President Bush to Andrews Air Force base to begin his new life as citizen Bush and what he takes with him are the lowest approval ratings in modern U.S. history. One wonders if the media will follow him on his trip back to Texas and split the coverage as they did when former President Clinton left office, but I am of the opinion they will not. In listening to those within the main stream media, one gets a sense that they too are all too ready to see citizen Bush fly off into the midday sun.
As I began this journey eight years ago in writing op-ed pieces, I do have to thank President Bush for inspiring me to follow his presidency and the repercussions coming from his administration. President Bush also taught me to care about the direction of this country, not because I agreed with him, but because I disagreed with the majority of his actions. He has given me so much to write about. In fact there were many things to write of and I was hard pressed at times to pick the stories that mattered most to me and ones I felt would resonate with my readers. As we all move forward I will continue to chronicle this new president.
How I choose to write of his actions is an unknown at this moment in time, but I will continue on. I am certain there will be times when I do not agree with him, but for now I am thrilled that he won. In these past few days as I have been watching the coverage of this historic inauguration, I cannot help but contemplate how it would have been covered if Senator John McCain won. How many would have come to Washington, D.C. and how would it have been covered by the mainstream media and those in the alternate media. That will forever be a true mystery.
In closing, I want to welcome our new president, vice president, and the people who will make up their administration by wishing them all God’s speed and the wind at their backs. They will all most certainly need it.
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