Reaching Down to Liberals

There’s an old story about a married couple out for a drive. The wife was lamenting from the passenger side “We’re not as close as we used to be! Remember when we were dating? I sat close beside you as we drove along, and you had your arm around me.” The husband looked across from the driver’s side and replied “Well, I’m haven’t moved!”.
Now that the elections are over, there’s been calls from many on the left for President Bush to reach out to Democrats and our overseas allies. These are people who blame America for most of the world’s ills. The liberals have much to answer for the animosity against Bush at home and abroad. After a brief burst of patriotism following the murderous attacks on our citizens on September 11, 2001, they have averted to their old ways. When the going got tough in Iraq, these fair-weather patriots scattered, along with many of our allies, bought off by Saddam Hussein in the Oil for Food Program.
For the President to reach out to those who disagree with his policies, he would have to reach down into the hole they have dug themselves. Better for him to stand tall with honor and freedom, and hope those who’ve fallen may pick themselves up.
The left has much to answer for its resistance to the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They will most likely be called accountable later at the voting booth.