Bush compares Revolutionary, terror wars

[stevedeshazer]

CAPTION: President Bush is pictured with Gen. George Washington, played by actor Dean Malissa, after Bush spoke on the 275th anniversary of George Washington's birthday at his estate in Mount Vernon, Va., Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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MOUNT VERNON, Va. -- President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation's first president on Monday, likening George Washington's long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism.

"Today, we're fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life," said Bush, standing in front of Washington's home and above a mostly frozen Potomac River.

"And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone."

Bush chose the national Presidents Day holiday to make his first visit as president to Mount Vernon. He and first lady Laura Bush helped lay a wreath at Washington's tomb, then the president gave a speech from a platform on the bowling green lawn of the estate.

"I feel right at home here. After all, this is the home of the first George W. I thank President Washington for welcoming us today. He doesn't look a day over 275 years old," Bush said to laughter.

link: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_Bush_George_Washington.html

Yuk, yuk, yuk. :grr:

[Subdivisions]

1. Grasping at legacy straws... n/t

[bdamomma]

2. they should have thrown W in the Potomac!!

geez, this man just does not care what people think of him, he really thinks he is above all law and us.

[C_U_L8R]

3. George Washington would have kicked his ass

Pompoushead chimp ain't getting no legacy except the one he deserves

[jeff30997]

4. What a pathetic clown!

He really have no clue how ridiculous he his!

[Webster Green]

5. I noticed that the little dip-shit is talkin' cowboy talk agin'..

He gets real cocky just before he bombs a new country.

[Marr]

6. Funny, because Little George is playing the role of King George.

He doesn't seem to realize that.

It's like when the neocons were all comparing their invasion of Iran to WW2. They didn't seem to understand that the clearest WW2 analogy was to the Nazi's invading Poland.