He’s a cowboy and should be proud of it

President Bush is a cowboy. That’s what his detractors love to call him. The Eurotrash who envy America think he’s a cowboy. The elitists in the media who can’t stomach someone who speaks with a Texan accent think his actions are that of a cowboy. His would-be replacements, who are yapping about his policies but have no alternative to diminish the threat of the terrorists, deride his cowboy mentality. They all hate that he won’t cede his responsibilities to third parties like the U.N.

Since when did “cowboy” become a pejorative in America? When I think of a cowboy, I think of a man who works hard. A man who would defend his family and neighbors from threats. A cowboy is honest and fair dealing. And a cowboy definitely would act when it was right even if he couldn’t convince others to act. He would above all else fight for what’s right. When someone calls President Bush a cowboy there are only two reactions. Middle America thinks it a good thing. Those in Paris, Manhattan and the foaming-at-the-mouth Bush-haters that make up the Democratic Party’s primary voters think it’s an insult of the highest order.

Edmonds