Decision Points

I am certain that the left-leaning of this country will believe that it is nothing but a lie -- propaganda -- but, George W. Bush's book, "Decision Points," is one that I would highly recommend to all.  It provides a great deal of insight into the events of the eight years of his presidency and in my opinion, distills them down to a comprehensible level.  Some might believe that the crucible of the Presidency shapes a man.  I think instead that it reveals the man.  It is undoubtedly true that the account is from the perspective of the former President, however, that in itself is the most telling of all.  His view of himself is one that is worthy of emulation.

What Perspective?

Obviously, the author of this post hasn't been keen to offer his perspective on things lately.  The elections sent a message to Congress, but, we have yet to see how well they got the message.  So far it seems to be mostly rhetoric.

Since I last posted, I made a trip to Kenya.  That's one way to put things in perspective.  When you see that the country has been ravaged by poor governance, corruption and the HIV pandemic, you can quickly be thankful that the U.S. isn't in that kind of shape.  I guess I shouldn't complain about Congress.  Their kind of corruption hasn't stopped the U.S. economy from continuing to move ahead -- yet.

I think the unrest in the Arabic speaking countries is another thing that helps put things in perspective.  Maybe they are getting fed up with corrupt governments that turn a blind eye to terrorists.  I just hope we don't see radical Islamist governments replace them.  We certainly don't need another Iran in the world.  Here, in the U.S., we just have an election.  It's hard to imagine the turmoil that comes with a change in government leadership in other countries.  I suppose we should be thankful -- no, I don't suppose -- I know we should be thankful that we can still have a peaceful transition of power.

OK, enough rambling.  Maybe I'm getting some perspective back......