I understand your feelings. I hope your father eventually did well. I am sure you did the best you could for him. We agree with you that having experience and doing the right thing are different. Sometimes having experience is not enough.

I disagree that the economy has been destroyed. If you watch reports from around the world, all countries seem to go through economic ups and downs at the same time as has been true of the American economy. But the American economy is stronger than you imagine. It seems to always recover quicker than economies around the world and it seems to never dip as low as the economies around the world. It makes good political talk but people who study the economy say that the President really has little to do with it, good or bad. When needed, as recent action by Congress and the President illustrates, Americans can come together for the good of the country.

As far as surpluses go, it was my understanding that it was a projected surplus. It never did really exist. But whether it did or not, the national dept has been determined by 9/11, natural disasters, and as you point out, two wars. Our enemies are responsible for the wars, These wars are not Bush's wars. These are the American people's wars. We overcame WWII and every war since. We will do it again.

There is no reason for panic. We still have the best leadership in the world to lead us and that speaks of both Democrats and Republicans. We simply do not need to be reacting out of hate for the President. Many Americans agreed after the 2000 election that they would do nothing for or say a good word about the President. That is what they have done. They have made the country look worse off than it is. History will record President Bush as a great President and point out how strong he was in face of all the opposition he had from the press and those tried to get revenge upon his house.