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Old 05-03-2011, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Riverside
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Obama extended an invitation to GWB to join him at Ground Zero Thursday, and there are reports that Bush turned him down.

Here was a FANTASTIC oportunity for the two presidents most directly involved in the hunt for Bin Laden, to stand together at the site of the attack, and put our bitter partisanship aside for a moment, in a gesture of national unity, healing and closure, and to demonstrate to the world that when the chips are down, we stand united.

And Bush turned him down?

Why???
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:40 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Obama extended an invitation to GWB to join him at Ground Zero Thursday, and there are reports that Bush turned him down.

Here was a FANTASTIC oportunity for the two presidents most directly involved in the hunt for Bin Laden, to stand together at the site of the attack, and put our bitter partisanship aside for a moment, in a gesture of national unity, healing and closure, and to demonstrate to the world that when the chips are down, we stand united.

And Bush turned him down?

Why???
Im confused by this also. What made him say no I wonder.
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:40 PM
 
Location: Great Falls, Montana
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Obama extended an invitation to GWB to join him at Ground Zero Thursday, and there are reports that Bush turned him down.

Here was a FANTASTIC oportunity for the two presidents most directly involved in the hunt for Bin Laden, to stand together at the site of the attack, and put our bitter partisanship aside for a moment, in a gesture of national unity, healing and closure, and to demonstrate to the world that when the chips are down, we stand united.

And Bush turned him down?

Why???
um .. maybe because no one really wants to be seen with Obama?
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:41 PM
 
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Junior could learn something about manners from his father.
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:42 PM
 
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if true, maybe Bush understands this is Obamas moment, and not wanting to take away from it..

Where are these imaginary reports coming from anyways?
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:42 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Anyone have a credible source for this?
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:43 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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All these comments and no links?
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:43 PM
 
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Where are these imaginary reports coming from anyways?
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Old 05-03-2011, 06:52 PM
 
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um .. maybe because no one really wants to be seen with Obama?
Maybe it might be because that people might draw comparisons between the two. You know, one that was called a war president, the other that was "soft" on terror...
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Old 05-03-2011, 07:05 PM
 
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Bush hasn't done anything to undermine Obama's credibility. He doesn't speak ill of any of Obama's policies. He basically has morphed seamlessly into civilian life. He stays out of politics and political decisions, so it wouldn't surprise me that he would stay out of the limelight in this regard. (Still haven't seen any links in this thread though)

While he may not be one of our finest Presidents, he has shown class post Presidency that few other Presidents have matched.
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