[kimberly]

Originally Posted by afchic

I have been debating with myself on whether I was going to make my thoughts about some of the recent posts about the POTUS known. I have come to the conclusion that there are some on this board, that no matter what the POTUS says or does, you will find fault with. YOu are certianly entitlted to your opinion, but one person cannot be wrong 100% of the time, just as no person can be right 100% of the time.

The President did a fine job at Ft Hood for the memorial service, IMHO. Everyone does things differently, and I agree with Richard that maybe the reason he didn't make eye contact is because he would have lost it, not because he was unfeeling, or uncapable of doing so.

I lost my uncle not too long ago, and I made it through the entire ceremony by not looking at my aunt (who I love more than life itself), but finally lost it when I glanced at her during the playing of taps and the 21 gun salute. My mother and husband had to hold me up to keep me from collapsing under my grief.

I have had occasion to do the same at the funerals of the local fallen, who I have never met. How dare anyone crticize how another handles their grief. None of us are in the POTUS head or heart. No one knows if perhaps he broke down while speaking with the family members. It might behoove us to keep our opinions to ourselves until we become omnipotenet.

There is plenty to critisize this POTUS about, but when we sink down to complaining about EVERY word, and EVERY action, we become what many of us hated during the last administration. How often did we jump on people in the MSM because they believe GWB could do nothing right? And critisized him at every turn for being a country bumpkin who did not grasp the English language? Yet we have no problem with doing it with Obama.

I am just a air transporter at heart, and we have a saying. "If all cargo is 999 then none of it is 999!!!!!" 999 refers to the MOST IMPORTANT STUFF to be moved. I think we would be better served if we saved the pettiness, and spoke out stongly about the issues that truly deserve our outrage.

Just my meager .02 cents worth

Message received. You make a good point.