[Vision2020] Bush Links War on Terror to the American Revolution

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (February 20, 2007) Spokesman Review -

And yet another photo op for King George.  (Ensure to copy and paste the
entire URL)

"President Bush, pictured with Gen. George Washington, played by actor Dean
Malissa, spoke on the 275th anniversary of Washington's birth Monday in
Mount Vernon, Va."
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/stories/2007/feb/20/bushpresday20_02-20-2007_
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Associated Press 
February 20, 2007

MOUNT VERNON, Va. - President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the
nation's first president 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 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. Washington was born Feb. 22,
1732.

"As president, George Washington understood that his decisions would shape
the future of our young nation and set precedent," Bush said. "He formed the
first Cabinet, appointed the first judges and issued the first veto."

"Over the centuries, America has succeeded because we have always tried to
maintain the decency and the honor of our first president."

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Seeya round twon, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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