On Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. met with the largest terror attack on its soil. That day and the weeks immediately afterward, President George W. Bush exhibited extraordinary leadership. I’m not going to debate Afghanistan or Iraq here; I just want to highlight the way he provided calm, unifying leadership right after 9/11.
We didn’t know how Bush would handle this crisis. He had been untested the first seven months of his first term, and during the 2000 election, his opponents tried to portray him as an irresponsible party boy.
That election pitted Bush, the governor of Texas, against Al Gore, the sitting vice president, a former senator, and part of a long legacy in Tennessee and national politics. When Bush won, the left was apoplectic, but 9/11 tested Bush’s mettle. Bush passed the test.
It’s interesting that Tuesday night’s debate came the day before the anniversary of 9/11. Albert Mohler pointed out on his Wednesday podcast that the anniversary and the previous night’s debate should make us wonder who among the current crop of candidates would be the better president should a tragedy like 9/11 happen on his or her watch. […]
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