Ex-Presidents to Attend Bush Inauguration

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three of President Bush's predecessors will join him on the platform Thursday as he is sworn into a second term.

Former President Carter, his wife, Rosalynn; former President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y; and Bush's parents, former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush will attend, officials of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said Monday.

Former President Ford, who is 91 and no longer travels extensively, does not plan to attend.

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[Kire]

1. What about Reagan?

Oh, sorry...

[GainesT1958]

3. Still a good question...

What about Nancy!?:eyes:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Protocol requries the former ELECTED PResidents

not the woman behind the throne... though poppy will be there, so there Reagan is there in spirit

;-)

The true power behind that throne...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Ah...so Gore will be there!

I can't imagine why he'd want to...

[Blue_State_Elitist]

8. haha

Wheel his old bones out there, the repukes will probably love it.

[PartyPooper]

2. Who the fuck cares?

I certainly don't!

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. bush hopeing on clintons presence

to lower the chances of a terror attack

[MADem]

9. Valid hypothesis...n/t

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. Just in time

to visit some justice on the Texas cowboy!

[2Design]

7. will gore be there?????

[OneBlueSky]

11. makes me want to puke . . .

Carter and Clinton legitimizing the Bush coup is sickening . . . I suppose they're trying to support the American "democratic" system by being there, but there are larger values that take precedence . . . like ensuring that there IS an American democratic system . . . which at this point in time, there most certainly is not . . .

I'm tired of politics . . . Republicans, Democrats, what's the difference . . . they're both part of the oligarchy that's bought and paid for by the corporations . . . just sickening . . .

[fortyfeetunder]

12. Yawn, it's all presidential protocol.

Don't see the reason to rant about this one. This is a protocol that has always been done.

Here's a trivia question: which Presidential inauguration in the last 100 years did the most ex-Presidents show up?

[Skittles]

13. I don't remember the protocol for supporting fascism

please enlighten me

[Erika]

14. The Democrats Should Have Some Backbone

and tell the GOP to ---- off. We've had two questionable elections now, why can't they get the message.

[Erika]

15. Just let the democrats say no

to this travesty.

[Divine Discontent]

16. anyone else feel like VOMITING????????? n/t