By Lee Cary —— Bio and Archives October 23, 2017
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“These matters [of various international threats] are further complicated by a trend in western countries away from global engagement and democratic confidence.” “The great democracies face new and serious threats – yet seem to be losing confidence in their own calling and competence.” “In recent decades, public confidence in our [America’s] institutions has declined.” “We see a fading confidence in the value of free markets and international trade – forgetting that conflict, instability, and poverty follow in the wake of protectionism.” “Ten years ago, I attended a Conference on Democracy and Security in Prague… Little did we know that, a decade later, a crisis of confidence would be developing within the core democracies, making the message of freedom more inhibited and wavering.”
“Right now, one of our worst national problems is a deficit of confidence.”So who, and what, are to blame for this “fading, declining, losing, crisis, and deficit, of democratic confidence?” (Shall we blame the Russians?) CNN leapt to the conclusion that Bush was blaming Trump. And while Bush did hint at some blame there, the evidence is scant and brief. It comes nowhere near documenting a “smackdown.” But emphasizing strife and conflict is what sells “news” these days. Particularly at CNN. Had Bush said during the Obama regime, “Our governing class has often been paralyzed in the face of obvious and pressing needs,” he would have been accused of blaming Obama for problems created by his, Bush’s, administration. But throughout the Obama years, Bush was mute. And now we hear from him? So whose “governing class” has been paralyzed? Trump’s been President for less than a year, and “paralyzed” can’t be attributed to his administration. He’s still trying to put one together, with little support from the Legislative Branch – an active paralyzing agent today – and big resistance from the real Fourth Estate – the D.C. entrenched bureaucracy.
“[O]ur democracy needs a media that is transparent, accurate and fair. Our democracy needs religious institutions that demonstrate integrity and champion civil discourse. Our democracy needs institutions of higher learning that are examples of truth and free expression.”
“What we can’t have is the same old politics of division that we have seen so many times before that dates back centuries. Some of the things we see now, we thought we put that to bed. That’s folks looking 50 years back. It’s the 21st century, not the 19th century.”So, after eight-plus years of silence by a former Republican president, and eight-plus months of silence by the former Democrat president, what prompted both to come out after President Trump, on the same day? It wouldn’t be because they both think his agenda is failing. It might be because they both think it’s succeeding – and neither wants that to happen.
Since November 2007, Lee Cary has written hundreds of articles for several websites including the American Thinker, and Breitbart’s Big Journalism and Big Government (as “Archy Cary”). and the Canada Free Press. Cary’s work was quoted on national television (Sean Hannity) and on nationally syndicated radio (Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin). His articles have posted on the aggregate sites Drudge Report, Whatfinger, Lucianne, Free Republic, and Real Clear Politics. He holds a Doctorate in Theology from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL, is a veteran of the US Army Military Intelligence in Vietnam, and lives in Texas.