A blogger meets the Prez:

At the end of our private time with the President he turned a little serious and talked a bit about Iraq and the war on terrorism. I don't recall his exact words, but his message was that it is up to America to take the lead in spreading freedom and democracy and stability in the world.

Bottom line: If George W. Bush could spend 25 minutes chatting with everybody in America like he did with me and five other folks today, he would win any election by a landslide. Despite the formality of the setting, he immediately put us all at ease with grace and hospitality. He was personable and seemed genuinely curious about each of us and our individual pionts of view on the subject we were there to discuss.

He'd be a great guy with whom to watch a football game.

I don't know what I'd say except perhaps, Thanks for showing the leadership in the direct aftermath of 9/11 that you did.