Daughter Hillary just completed her two weeks of R&R and is enroute back to Afghanistan. I got to visit with her by phone yesterday and she is in great spirits. She spent some time in South Carolina and in Florida while on leave, but mostly just caught up with friends and family. Carol reports that Hillary and sister Ashley stayed up late into the morning yesterday drinking and laughing, and when those two get into that mode, there is just no hangin’ with him.
Anyway, Hillary called from the airport in Atlanta and relayed a very touching story. They were in line for lunch at one of those Chinese concessions and the man in front of them turned and said “It would be an honor if you would allow me to buy your lunch” and when they thanked him he said “it is such a small thing to do for you our soldiers.” Hillary was almost moved to tears.
I am so proud of my fellow Americans. They get it. Oh sure, you have the Michael Moore fringe out there, but I expect for every barking moonbat who denigrates the real freedom fighters, there are a million people like that kind man in the airport.
I have said many times that the only way we will be defeated in this GWOT is from within. I think we are winning the critical battle on the homefront.
God bless America and our brave soldiers.
I am grateful and thankful for people like your daughter who lay it on the line everyday for us. I agree that we are winning, and we will win. I am also grateful for the man who expressed his gratitude to your daughter on behalf of many of us. I pray God’s blessings and protection on her and all of our courageous soldiers.
Thanks David. I know our troops take comfort in the prayers and good wishes of people like you.
Michael Moore may be a moron. In some ways I must agree with that.
But I don’t think I will ever understand your sentiment, sir. Both you and your daughter seem to be fine patriots. I went through your blog, and it seems that you are doing an excellent job, and so is your daughter. Nobody will do anything but commend you for that. Anybody who is not 100% behind the people who dedicate their lives to their country through thick and thin and put their very own life at risk on a daily basis for it is terrible person and should not be listened to. But is it a crime if I want your daughter to be able to raise her children and grow old as opposed to catch a slug in the head or have limbs blown off? You might not agree with me, you might even think I am an idiot, but do not under any circumstances question my patriotism, sir!
I would feel a lot more supportive of current US foreign policy, if I saw the Bush twins put on the uniform like your daughter did instead getting drunk and be in the tabloids while the Americans who are under the command of their father are getting killed.
Best of luck to you, and most of all your daughter. I hope she lives to be a hundred with as many children. God bless.