In the Sunday letter, “Majority leader is no Washington,” the writer says he “thanks his God that Harry Reid was not America’s commander at Valley Forge during the winter of 1778.”
I am even more thankful that George W. Bush was not America’s commander in those fitful days, and that George Washington was, because without Washington’s leadership there probably wouldn’t have been a United States of America. We would probably have become another dominion of Great Britain.
George Washington, alone, had qualities that neither Bush nor his entire White House team possess to become a great leader. Washington had in indefinable quality of character, which included integrity, and, although a moderately intelligent man, he sought the wise counsel of others before making rash decisions. He was a genius in picking great people to command, however, and he showed genius in keeping his army together. He kept his eye on the prize and never doubted he would succeed. He was able to grow into greatness.
Washington had excellent relations with France, through Benjamin Franklin’s efforts for a military alliance, which was successful beyond all hopes and dreams and went well with Washington’s sense of destiny.
Equally beneficial to Washington’s success was a quality unheard of in the present administration – the ability to be magnanimous in dealing with not just the rich – but everyone in this great country of ours.
Max W. Don
Mukilteo
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