Bush Declines Obama's Invite To Ground Zero on Thursday...
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Tue May-03-11 09:41 PM
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Bush Declines Obama's Invite To Ground Zero on Thursday... |
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.....Bush must be really devastated that a family friend now is DEAD that is the only reason I can think of...certainly it isn't because he doesn't want to politicize this day of honor.
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Tue May-03-11 09:46 PM
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1. Me thinks he is embarrassed and feels exposed as the clip of him saying |
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Osama was not revalent only 6 months after declaring DEAD OR ALIVE
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Tue May-03-11 09:47 PM
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2. He is and well should be humiliated. |
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A little humiliation won't be much payback for killing innocent human beings for oil.
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Tue May-03-11 09:59 PM
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3. Actually, I've been impressed that W has pretty much kept his mouth shut |
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And I think he is giving Obama time for his kudos. Of course, I could be completely wrong. He could be worried about the air quality at ground zero.
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Tue May-03-11 11:12 PM
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8. I thought the same thing. |
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Wed May-04-11 12:02 AM
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... he's (mostly) kept his mouth shut since Obama was elected. Some irritating statements now and then, but by and large he's been respectful - not like Cheney, for example.
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Tue May-03-11 10:07 PM
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Tue May-03-11 10:09 PM
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5. I wonder if the family hasn't picked up some security concerns for him personally.Maybe he's afraid |
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Tue May-03-11 10:43 PM
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Tue May-03-11 10:49 PM
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Being the decider is hard work and Bush doesn't like hard work. I think he grew to hate being president and is thrilled to be done with it. He probably wants nothing more to do with it.
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Wed May-04-11 12:58 AM
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10. He has a date with Jim Beam |
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who would be devastated if he was stood up on their nightly/daily couch rendezvous...
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Wed May-04-11 04:13 AM
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11. He's been staying very low profile |
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since he left office. He was a wretched President but he's been an exemplary former President. I also think the visual (this is the guy who didn't care about osama and this is the guy who killed him) wouldn't help his legacy at all.
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Wed May-04-11 06:56 AM
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12. He would have been totally humiliated in front of millions. |
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No way was George going to let his massively flawed ego undergo the trauma.
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Wed May-04-11 07:10 AM
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13. Sorry, but it is probably one of the few times I appreciate Bush doing something. |
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Edited on Wed May-04-11 07:13 AM by Mass
Other people would have rushed to steal the limelight. Very decent of him.
Now. if the GOP could follow the same advice...
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Wed May-04-11 08:50 AM
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14. I think the invite was a nice gesture & respect W not coming, but |
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ultimately prefer him not being there, so it's win for everyone.
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Wed May-04-11 09:12 AM
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15. I think he is respectfully staying out of the spotlight. He knows, rightfully, this is not his |
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moment. He failed and he knows it.
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Wed May-04-11 05:03 PM
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16. Bill Clinton was also invited, but he declined. |
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Something about a conflict in schedule. Bush has been mostly quiet, he has repeatedly said that he wants to stay out of the limelight.
:-)
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