The Unfeeling President by E.L. Doctorow

[captdickey]

I fault this president for not knowing what death is. He does not suffer the death of our 21-year-olds who wanted to be what they could be. On the eve of D-Day in 1944 General Eisenhower prayed to God for the lives of the young soldiers he knew were going to die. He knew what death was. Even in a justifiable war, a war not of choice but of

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[splent]

I know this is an opinionated article, but I can't believe that Doctorow has the audacity to believe that the president doesn't know how to feel. I mean, sure, he defends himself over the decision about going to war. He has lighthearted times. But WHO DOESN'T. Has he not seen the president pray? Our president is a very religious man who stands up for the morals he believes in. He has emotion. He may not show it to the press, but I dare to bet you that this president mourns EVERY SINGLE TIME he hears that more of our people have been killed by car bombings or rebel fighting

[jonnytruant]

are you pundit?

you sure sound like it.

*lets turn that knob and let the mouth go*

"G-g-g-g-George W. Bush is a man who stands for what he believes in. John Kerry is a flipflopper."

Good to see your crank still works.

it's awesome to stand up for "what you believe in"

[ccbayer]

but not when it ends up affecting people who don't give a shit in what you believe in.