Naming Palin makes Bush think less of McCain as a man

[no_hypocrisy]

Two years of retirement haven't dulled George W. Bush's political zest - and President Obama and Sarah Palin are among his under-the-radar targets.

The 43rd President has told friends the ex-Alaska governor isn't qualified to be President and criticizes Arizona Sen. John McCain for putting Palin on the 2008 GOP ticket and handing her a national platform.

"Naming Palin makes Bush think less of McCain as a man," a Republican official familiar with Bush's thinking told the Daily News.

"He thinks McCain ran a lousy campaign with an unqualified running mate and destroyed any chance of winning by picking Palin."


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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/11/05/2010-11-05_dubyas_deepest_thoughts_former_prez_happy_to_be_out_of_dc_memoirs_say.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. If You Think About It Bush* Was A Much More Principled Politician Than McInsane

McInsane abandoned every stand he had previously took to appease the right up to and denying that he ever called himself a maverick. I never understood the infatuation some on the left had with him including John Kerry.

[last_texas_dem]

6. I think it's almost entirely attributable to that period of his career

from approximately the late '90s to about 2003 where he seemed like one of the few moderate Republicans left, talking smack on the religious right, standing up against some of G. W.'s more egregious policies, etc.

That period now looks like the exception to the rule, though. I know some people think McCain sold his soul around '04 when he basically started trying to out-wingnut the wingnuts to get back in good with the 'pugs. Honestly, I think his pseudo-maverick phase stands out as the anomalous phase in his career. From what I've been able to gather, he spent much of his early time in office as a generally regressive "Reagan conservative" and has tacked even further to the right these days. He basically seems to be a typical conservative, Western-state Senator, albeit more self-righteous and hotheaded than most.

[jacksonian]

2. Translation

that Sarah woman is in the way of my brother's path to the WH.

[ingac70]

3. Look who is talking....

Dubya is as much a stupid bimbo as Palin.

[BlueStater]

4. Considering McCain is basically Bush's foot stool, I doubt he ever had much respect for him. N/T

[virtualobserver]

5. this is Rove...........and the attempted destruction of Palin has begun

she blew 3 Senate seats for them. Imagine a 50-50 Senate, which they would have had if she hadn't interfered.
She won't go down easy.

[SmileyRose]

7. "He's so relieved to be out of Washington - you have no idea."

We are relieved he's out of Washington too.

[SpiralHawk]

8. "McCain needs to put his Man-pants on." - xCommander AWOL (R)

"Real Republicon hero-men-guys like me always find a way to wriggle into our man-pants and then wriggle out of responsibility. Smirk."

- xCommander AWOL (R)

[TBF]

9. Qualifications according to Bush -

New England Old Money
Phillip's Academy
Yale
Harvard (Business School)
Ancestors/Relatives as President

Of course he thinks she's "unqualified" - she's a woman and poor white trash to boot. NOKD.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Yeah, But This Time He's Right

Not about the qualifications he had, but she isn't qualified to be president of the local kennel club let alone POTUS.
GAC

[TBF]

20. lol - well sure - but it's not like he was qualified either. nt

[uncommon]

19. But she isn't qualified. I'm sure you are right about his prejudices, but in this case, he is right

about Palin. She is not qualified and she's crazy to boot.

If he said it about Hillary Clinton then I would assume he was just a sexist fuckwad.

[City Lights]

10. Pot, meet Kettle.

Takes one incompetent, unqualified ignoramus to know one, I guess. :rofl:

[lunatica]

11. How ironic that his mirror image is unqualified in his eyes

Palin is the female version of Bush, even down to the word salad.

[tibbiit]

12. they are paving the way for Jeb

I think the plan is Jeb. I think at this time they see Obama as vulnerable and the economy about to rebound... and why should a Bush wait in the wings till 2016?
The most undeserving family in history will foist another one of those dumbasses on us and if they run him he will win. He will look rational and sane compared to the tea baggers.
tib

[kskiska]

13. But Harriet Miers was qualified

to be a Supreme Court Justice.

[tanyev]

14. Ha! Feisty retort via Facebook or Twitter appearing in 3...2...1...

[gkhouston]

15. How is it possible for Bush to think less...? n/t

[spanone]

17. a lesser man thinks less of an even lesser man

[BlueMTexpat]

18. As if Bush had a clue about what "manhood" entails ...! n/t