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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.
Surely someone has provided a link on this question since I am just starting to read on it, but in case they haven't I can show you one that most from the left should accept.
I would presume Bush does not wish to in any way boost Obama's re-election chances.
That is the most pathetic thing I ever heard. And I think it may very well be true, as no other explanation for Bush absenting himself makes any sense at all.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T READ POSTS BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO BUSY TRYING TO FIND A NEW WAY TO TRY TO DENIGRATE PRESIDENT OBAMA, HERE IS THE LINK AGAIN. BUSH PREFERS TO REMAIN IN THE BACKGROUND NOW THAT HIS TERMS ARE OVER. IT'S FROM FOX, SO YOU KNOW YOU CAN BELIEVE IT. OKAY? NO DOUBT HE'D BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT THE INVITATION WAS MADE, AND CERTAINLY PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL CREDIT BUSH WHEN THE TIME COMES. WATCH THE DARN VIDEO BEFORE POSTING!
And now you've made me yell...I hate that!
Poor baby!!!! Maybe you could read my link since I selected it just for people like you straight out of the NY Times.
You must not know that the Bin Ladens turned their backs on Obama Bin Laden. One of Obama Bin Laden's sons bashed him in a book.
Obama does one thing, and that is run for office.
If he has invited Bush to ground zero, it is for no other purpose than to milk the 9/11 tragedy for all the political benefit possible.
Obama has no class, no genuine concern for others and no purpose in the office except to indulge his messiah complex. All three character defects will be on grand display at ground zero as he turns the event into an all too predictable campaign rally. In Obama's mind, everything, to include the 9/11 tragedy, is about Obama. Bush is wise to have nothing to do with it.
Actually, the mosque would be 600 feet from Ground Zero, not on it. That's incorrect. Try reading about it in a reputable source:
A mosque at ground zero? - Boston.com (http://articles.boston.com/2010-06-06/bostonglobe/29280956_1_ground-zero-cordoba-house-mosque - broken link)
Could you supply us with a list of what you consider to be reputable sources. It would make it so much easier so we could all agree with you. You will read my link about this event since it came from the NY Times, won't you or do you not consider them any more reputable than I do.
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???
Bush doesn't want to be in the lime light thats why. He's not the president anymore & has not been in over 2 years...why should he go to Ground Zero with Obama?
His home in Dallas got many warm welcomes from hundreds of visitors after the news broke about Bin Laden. They tied balloons to his gate & left letters of appreciation to President Bush.
And in addition, Manhattan voted 85.1% for Obama in 2008 (and something like 83% for John Kerry in 2004, if I recall correctly), so in essence Bush would have been going into enemy territory.
I would have avoided going too, lest he wanted another shoe thrown at him.
You mean the Muslims that Evenstar told us about in a post just a bit behind yours would throw shoes at him? I guess they must all be employed in NYC.
That is the most pathetic thing I ever heard. And I think it may very well be true, as no other explanation for Bush absenting himself makes any sense at all.
Just pathetic.
I think you have failed the left handed test in this thread. You have had links posted in it that tell why Bush stayed away and haven't read one of them yet, or so it seems.
Here is mine that was posted at the top of this page. I say top because I use 10 posts per page. Surely you can accept a link from the NY Times.
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