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... he's been doing an excellent job of helping Obama transition to the Presidency. Word now that Bush consulted with the President-Elect about the Citi bailout is just one more case of Bush doing more than any outgoing President in my memory to make the transition as painless and smooth as possible.
Kudos to him I have to say. I won't be sorry to see him go, but he is leaving with class and grace as his final acts.
Ken
I could be wrong, but I thought Bush was going to leave part of the bailout money (half?) to the Obama administration. Good move if that's what he's doing. Not that I'm an Obama fan... but he should have some say of the direction of the money.
Bush just can't wait to get out of there and leave his mess to Obama, that is why he is so co-operative
Actually, there probably is SOME truth to that. Certainly I think Bush will be relieved to be out from under the responsibility (as would I). However, whether he cooperates or not he's still going to be the one responsible for the same amount of time.
I could be wrong, but I thought Bush was going to leave part of the bailout money (half?) to the Obama administration. Good move if that's what he's doing. Not that I'm an Obama fan... but he should have some say of the direction of the money.
WHAT exactly did anyone do that wasn't the high road after 9/11?
You can click back and read the thread titles for the past 8 years on CD alone.
For or against Bush, he had a tough presidency based on a set of circumstances totally out of his control. Instead of being the least bit supportive, the bashing just went on and on and on and still hasn't stopped.
I would hope the majority of the GOP won't be so silly, cruel and childish towards the next administration.
You can click back and read the thread titles for the past 8 years on CD alone.
For or against Bush, he had a tough presidency based on a set of circumstances totally out of his control. Instead of being the least bit supportive, the bashing just went on and on and on and still hasn't stopped.
I would hope the majority of the GOP won't be so silly, cruel and childish towards the next administration.
Actually Bush was backed PRETTY BROADLY after 9-11. It wasn't until the Iraq mess that people began to turn against him so bitterly. Of course the way he mishandled the relief of New Orleans didn't help any either.
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You can click back and read the thread titles for the past 8 years on CD alone.
For or against Bush, he had a tough presidency based on a set of circumstances totally out of his control. Instead of being the least bit supportive, the bashing just went on and on and on and still hasn't stopped.
I would hope the majority of the GOP won't be so silly, cruel and childish towards the next administration.
You made the unsupported allegation that "the liberals chose not to take that same high road 8 years ago. After 9/11, our country didn't need it then either" and attempted to make 9/11 response a partisan issue.
I don't believe that to be true and will certainly waste time looking for what I don't believe exists. It remains an unsupported allegation.
Come on wise up. He said he spoke to him not consulted him nor spoke with him. This was debated on CNN and Fox today and no one said he was consulting him. Nice try though.
OK, since we are mincing words - there is a difference between "consulting with" and "keeping in the loop". Clearly at this point Bush is in the drivers seat - as SHOULD be the case (he IS still President after all (much to many people's dismay)). However, the basic fact remains that Bush has pledged to keep Obama and his team fully informed of the decisions that Bush is making - and so far HAS done exactly that. Any way you look at it, it's a considerable improvement over how the transition has been handled in the recent past. And of that, I am very thankful and impressed.
Ken
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... he's been doing an excellent job of helping Obama transition to the Presidency. Word now that Bush consulted with the President-Elect about the Citi bailout is just one more case of Bush doing more than any outgoing President in my memory to make the transition as painless and smooth as possible.
Kudos to him I have to say. I won't be sorry to see him go, but he is leaving with class and grace as his final acts.
Ken
Bush came in pledging bipartisan behavior and found it difficult to accomplish. Let's wish him well as he seeks to leave with the bipartisan cooperation that eluded his administration.
This works both ways. Too bad the liberals chose not to take that same high road 8 years ago. After 9/11, our country didn't need it then either.
9/11 happened well after the transition...what does that have to do with anything? And Bush had every american's support after it happened, and blew it. Given the current gravity of our economic situation somebody had to step in to fill this leadership vacuum, so I am not sure why we are praising Bush, who is currently the President, for being a leader.... That's the job.
... he's been doing an excellent job of helping Obama transition to the Presidency. Word now that Bush consulted with the President-Elect about the Citi bailout is just one more case of Bush doing more than any outgoing President in my memory to make the transition as painless and smooth as possible.
Kudos to him I have to say. I won't be sorry to see him go, but he is leaving with class and grace as his final acts.
Ken
Takes a big step to say something like that. Bush does not want the same type of transfer of power he got and many others in the past have gotten. It's one of the big things AQ took advantage of knowing the transfer of power requires huge cabinet changes and much disarray. Good post
Let it be known this push for smooth transition of power was setup well before 2008 and the first I remember hearing of it was in 2004. And if I remember correctly part of the 9/11 commission was recommendations into a smoother transfer of power from times past.
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. That's the job.
