President Bush Caught Drinking Beer At G8, page 4

To those who feel I'm bashing Bush. You're right. I am bashing him, because he failed at the truth. I said the same thing when Clinton lied about his sexscapades. It has nothing to do with beer or sex, but it has everything to do with being truthful. It has nothing to do with Democrat vs. Republican, but everything to do with honesty vs. dishonesty.

When Bush supporters, and Clinton supporters, start making excuses for these people and their actions, then you are not facing the truth.

I never said that Bush got drunk. That is not the point. But I'm not nit picking to expect that the man should act, at the very least in public, according to his stated intentions. And taking me to task for bashing him over his conduct is just another way of excusing him, instead of admitting that he behaved very poorly.

If you belong to a church that hires a pastor who tells you that he doesn't go to adult bookstores, though in his wild youth he did, then you naturally expect him not to be seen at one. Do you then make excuses for him when his picture is taken holding a Penthouse magazine? Do you say, "Well, he was only reading the articles." or "Other people were looking at the same books." or "He still had his pants on."

Are you telling us he was not aware that he was on display at the G8? That he had no expectation that his actions would be observed? That not one of his aides ever told him there were photographers taking pictures? That he was in public view? The truth is that he displayed the fact that he just no longer cared what people thought, and that he was a liar.

And he is the President of the United States. The fact that he once made a point about not drinking any more, is not news that was confined to these shores alone. So could other world leaders say to themselves that dealing with him might not have the honesty they desired? That his word about something might not mean the exact truth? That he was untrustworthy?

Like it or not, the world watches this man, and much of the world forms their opinions about America, and Americans, based on our president and his actions. There is a lot of lamenting that goes on daily over the fact that America isn't respected around the globe, yet some of you want to excuse the conduct of our poster boy. He's not the plumber that lives down the street, or the a local car salesman. To many in the world, he is America.

He should have known his position as president was on display from day one. It's part of the job that he wanted. If he wasn't intending to be The Person that stood for what America is all about, then he should have never taken the job. Twice.

Say what you want, but know that in defending his actions, you are saying it's alright to be a liar, that it's excusable to not stick to your word, that this is the way we want the world to see America.

Just don't expect me to be that self deceiving.