Oxycontin Pigboy praises Bush's admirable restraint in not lashing back at his "Democrat Party" foes

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 14:10 ET
War Room
The Limbaugh/Bush interview you've been waiting for
By Steve Kornacki

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/george_w_bush/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/11/09/bush_rush_limbaugh



The live, 25-minute interview that Rush Limbaugh just conducted with George W. Bush was, not surprisingly, marked by excessive flattery and deference and a complete lack of follow-up questions. If anything, it resembled the weekly radio show of a college football coach, in which a professional-sounding host is paid to good-naturedly lob softballs and never -- ever -- offend the interview subject.

The closest Rush came to putting the former president on the spot was his response to Bush's defense of his "comprehensive immigration reform" initiative (a term that Rush himself, perhaps for the first time ever, used without sarcasm). "Many people," Limbaugh told Bush, "thought the Democrats wanted to register these people as new Democrat voters." Bush said he was aware of this but that he thought comprehensive reform was "good policy" anyway.

If there was one dominant theme in Limbaugh's questions, it was the mean-spiritedness of "the Democrat Party" -- and the admirable, almost superhuman restraint that Bush has shown in not lashing back at his foes. Limbaugh brought up Harry Reid's 2007 statement that the war in Iraq was "lost" and reminded Bush that Democrats back then were "opposing their country," "seeking defeat," and challenging his and his administration's truthfulness. How, he inquired, were you able to resist going after them?

This gave Bush a chance to claim the moral high ground: "I wasn’t going to punch back because I think the office of the presidency is precious," Bush replied. "It’s an institution that needs to be strengthened. Getting into a political mud-fight with people, in my judgment, demeans the office of the president."

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/george_w_bush/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/11/09/bush_rush_limbaugh

[lpbk2713]

1. A reciprocal suck-up session.

No doubt in my mind the whole thing was scripted.

[opihimoimoi]

2. I coulda used a Grapic Warning...MY EYES....they burn...LOL

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. Rush Limbaugh is the "Teflon Don" of the GOP

It is time for Democrats and Progressives to fight back against Limbaugh and FOX News.