Comments on: Bush Calls It ‘Essential’ To Help Obama

By: TwilightZoned

TwilightZoned — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:26:29 +0000

Not for long…agreed!

By: TwilightZoned

TwilightZoned — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:23:32 +0000

I’d be surprised if ‘ol Jeb ran. I think the country is sick and tired of the name Bush in the WH. Having lived under Jeb’s reign for 8 years, I wouldn’t vote for him.

By: polemos

polemos — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:21:13 +0000

Former President’s generally will not comment on the sitting president. That changed with Carter and his fat mouth to a small degree, and then Clinton was a real wanker off an on during the bush era. Bush imo is spot on in not taking the bait to defend himself or to comment on BHO.

By: sheehanjihad

sheehanjihad — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:16:05 +0000

Not for long brad…not for long

By: marya

marya — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:40:31 +0000

History will put Bush into the pantheon of our ten greatest Americans. Forget about Lincoln. If it weren’t for him there would be no “President” Obama and any true AMERICAN knows the country would be better off for that.

By: mybrotherkeeper

mybrotherkeeper — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:28:31 +0000

Dear Odie, Sorry to say, but I think you are wrong. You can criticize someone, pointedly, without getting personal. I’m talking about Bush, obviously, not you and I. Truth can be used to cut like a knife, and stick in the memory of those “multitudes in the valley of decision.” That is, you can anger your opponents with it and persuade gullible bystanders. In this war of ideas this is crucial.
This is why Rush is our leader by default now. We need someone who can cut through the lies with bright light, not with the gray light of compromise. Michael Steele is not that man. Rush should not be that man for he has had to concern himself with being entertaining, too. He has made way too many enemies, as a result. We need a Republican politician to do this. Someone who has passion. I think Kenneth Blackwell might have that passion and insight, who could thus provide leadership. He is not as smooth as Steele, but we need a leader right now.
Let me illustrate: When the five finalists for RNC chairman were interviewed, one of the questions was, “What was George Bush’s biggest mistake?” The other answers were smooth, but entirely forgettable and wrapped in politics-speak. Blackwell simply said, ‘Doing the first bailout, for that opened Pandora’s box for the Democrats.’ And this was BEFORE the auto bailout, the second bailout, the omnibus bailout, and God knows what else disasters.
Basically, we need someone like Blackwell, for he obviously GETS IT!

By: artboyusa

artboyusa — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:27:11 +0000

I can’t even look at that man and his smirking face without getting angry. He still doesn’t get it. I don’t feel like I owe George Bush or the Republican Party a goodam thing but they owe me, and all of us, plenty – which they still show no signs of delivering or of even understanding their obligation. Have they ever said ’sorry’? Have they ever taken the slightest bit of responsibility for this debacle? Hell, no.

We’re the ones who carried water for them, we’re the ones who stuck up for them, we’re the ones who made excuses for them, we’re the ones who gave them both houses of Congress and they’re the ones, with their selfishness and their incompetence and their cowardice, who screwed it all up and delivered the rest of us into the clutches of President Barabbas Barometer and his minions for the next four, no make it eight, years.

What do Bush and those GOP grandees care? They’re insulated. Whatever happens, they’re still rich and going to make themselves richer, they still have the perks and the privileges of office and they still think they can boss the rest of us around.

Well, screw Bush, screw the GOP and screw the horses they rode in on. They want my support, they can work for it for a change, the miserable scum.

Phew. Rant over. Feel better now…

By: brad

brad — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:07:09 +0000

Certainly Jimmy Carter hasn’t been able to shut his mouth for the past 28 years, or keep his nose out of politics, I don’t know why Bush has to.

AND

Anyone old enough to remember the Carter years, will no doubt agree, that he was probably THE WORST PRESIDENT–hands down–we have ever had.

By: BigOil

BigOil — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:01:48 +0000

I recall Bush’s first outreach effort to President Elect teleprompter was a private discussion that ended with The Won promptly shooting his mouth off. That episode should have been GW’s cue to end the congeniality.

By: Odie44

Odie44 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:06:30 +0000

Mybrother -

No one disagrees with the Gestapo tactics of Dems – but the 3 people you cited either LOST or are out of office, therefore look AHEAD to 2010. Bush had zero to gain by saying anything negative, and everything to lose from the low brow tactics the MSM and Dems use, that you mentioned. There is also Presidential precedance that prior Presidents uphold on criticizing, unless a (D) is next to your name.

Lessons from history are important – but when that anger muddies the proactivity of winning, we are lost.

I am angry as hell – but using that anger for the better. We can use hard hitting tactics – but not like the dirty scum of Dem/liberal soiling our country.

By: mybrotherkeeper

mybrotherkeeper — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:48:56 +0000

Was Bush right or wrong? In a previous generation he might have been right. In this one, he’s wrong. Why is he taking this approach? I don’t know, and I don’t care; but it does not work. Guys like Dole, McCain, and Bush are all similar in this regard. They don’t fight hard, they are ‘good losers.’ But really, they are rich; we are the ones who are the losers. Now if Obama was criticising Bush and Bush was silent, he might be classy. But when Obama is mugging the nation, and Bush turns the other way, that is cowardly. A really good man will fight for someone else before he will fight for himself, I believe.

By: seanrobins

seanrobins — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:28:56 +0000

Bush Who?

By: Odie44

Odie44 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:57:47 +0000

SG – Thanks – broswer is screwy today – just shot off a proper email

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:52:27 +0000

“Where is the news of the week section or “email SG” area? Is it my browser?”

Selected News is in the right hand sidebar. As is the Contact link.

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By: Odie44

Odie44 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:42:53 +0000

OT –

Pro – where is the news of the week section or “email SG” area? Is it my browser?

Releasing GITMO folks in good ole America….from Bambi Holder
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200.....amo_holder

Are they f%$#^%&% kidding me?