Bush Legacy Tour

COLORADO SPRINGS,CO-We could not have had a location for our stop in Colorado Springs better represented Colorado. The bus was parked in Monument Valley Park. To the right of the bus was a park with beautiful greenery and dozens of people enjoying outdoor activities. To the left was the railroad where every few minutes a train comes by and brings the many resources like coal, minerals, and maybe even beer  in and out of Colorado.

I was told by a reporter that we were not the only game in town that day. There was a film crew that was filming a mockumentary on a European running for President. There was also a hot air balloon that is doing a tour around the country to attempt to dispel the “myth” of global warming that the worldwide scientific community has overwhelmingly accepted as fact.  I was told by everyone in the area that the excitement is mounting in their town for the convention in Denver.

For the third stop in a row there was at least one person leaving the bus in tears. Lydia said it was very powerful and she had to leave and come back. Most people say it is having everything in one place and remembering all the damage of the last eight years all at one time.

Mark was strongly impacted by the bus as well. He came and spoke to me about his situation and what outsourcing has meant for  his life. He was laid off after 18 years with the same company because his entire department was outsourced. He credits Bush and his administration, “with promoting the philosophy that people are disposable and all that matters in the bottom line-money.”

Robert described Bush as the worst President in history and an embarrassment to the rest of the world. He added, “I am a Republican but also an Obama backer.”  I hear more and more of this as the tour carries on. I talk to people every day who feel that McCain will only continue Bush’s disastrous conservative politics.  I talk to Registered Republicans all the time that have had enough.

Dorothy at age 86 has been following politics for a long time. She commented, “At 86 years of age I regret I had to see our wonderful USA hit the low it has. Resultant of a most evil leader. I cannot call him a man.”

With the visceral reaction to Bush and McCain, we were fortunate to be able to leave Colorado Springs on a positive note. On the way out of town we stopped at the beautiful rock formations  at the Garden of the Gods and took some great photos.