After my class reviewed the first Presidential debate, I watched how so many students commented on how horribly our
President performed. The trembling voice, the facial responses etc. They then turned to me (as I have become
the token Republican in many of our classes) for a response.
I recalled where each of the candidates were just before the Florida debate. John Kerry was getting a manicure
and a man-tan, while preparing responses with hired ad visors. On the other side of society, so to speak,
where was President Bush? Touring the costly and tragic results of the many hurricanes that hit the south
east recently.
It was then that I was accused of making excuses for my President. I sighed, injured and upset. As time passed,
their words nagged me like George Soros nagging the constitution. Then it came to me: It's not an excuse, it's an
example. An example of what a real President is supposed to do.
I wasn't saying that Kerry should have been on the same trail, however I would be very shocked if he was. What I am
saying is that in the event of a conflict, this President is by our side. As the leader of the free world, George W. Bush
understands that the people should always be the top priority no matter what schedule conflicts
there might be. The president, and anybody aspiring to be the president should understand this responsibility.
