hindmost, if this is how you feel then, well, I wouldn’t *want* you in my Republican party.

dalewalt on April 3, 2007 at 1:45 PM

Why on earth would I want to be?

He understands that his political enemies are not his personal enemies.
This is one of the reasons I admire him. It’s what should separate us from the nutroots.

violet on April 3, 2007 at 6:34 PM

GW shows more class in one gesture than the libs have shown
since his first day in office.

Nonfactor, that picture with the two Presidents looks ‘fixed’.

I thought it might be, but it’s still funny.

The reason they’re not showing the Bush/Byrd hand-holding on TV is because it w/b heresy to show how well they get along; look how tight Mr. Byrd is holding on.

Entelechy on April 4, 2007 at 12:21 AM

That’s a bit conspiratorial.

The reason they’re not showing the Bush/Byrd hand-holding on TV is because it w/b heresy to show how well they get along; look how tight Mr. Byrd is holding on. He probably tells/shows all he knows/loves that the President helped him.

It is said that behind closed doors Nancy Pelosi is very “awed” and like all others in the presence of this/any President.

I found this funny:
http://i9.tinypic.com/358e9nm.jpg

Bush’s problem is that he’s got this quite backwards. Dems may act like political enemies are personal enemies, but Bush is at the other extreme: acting like personal graces translate into political graces. Playing the Dem game may lose them some respect, but playing the Bush game gets you blindsided by the most obvious frontal attacks.

Lehosh on April 3, 2007 at 12:45 PM

Dittos upon dittos!

Yes, it DOES rather offend me, and I offer no apologies for not being sufficiently meek and mild in expressing my disgust to meet with your approval.

Your toilet humor is also rather offensive and I just thought you should know.

Your Welcome.

I really do have a problem with fetid racist scum like Robert Byrd, and I’d sooner kiss the flaming derriere of Shaitan his own Evil self than ever show any sort of respect towards utter wastes of protoplasm such as The Doddering Old Fart Who Named Every Shithouse in West Virginia After Himself.

That you have a problem with Byrd is quite evident and you’ve expended much energy communicating the level of contempt you have for him.

Of course there’s no need to show respect for Byrd but do you really think he reads this blog? Why not tell him directly exactly how you feel and what you would like those Tuskegee Airmen to do when they see him?

I just ask you to show respect for the community of readers and commenters at Hot Air by keeping your comments above sewer level.

He understands that his political enemies are not his personal enemies.

This is one of the reasons I admire him. It’s what should separate us from the nutroots.

A nice moment between Byrd, Bush

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., got a hand from President Bush and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at a ceremony for the Tuskegee Airmen.

H/T…

If you were smart enough to understand what I’m saying, you’d be embarrassed.

Professor Blather on April 3, 2007 at 5:32 PM

In the extremely unlikely case that you were, in any shape, form or fashion, capable of expressing your, I’m sure, fantastically enlightened thoughts in a manner even remotely comprehensible to sentient beings, I might be.

For you.

But I most likely wouldn’t care much either way.

Honestly Misha, must you write one-liners that sound so juvenile just to prove your point? I’m sure there’s a lowest common denominator out there somewhere that you appeal to. Perhaps they even read your blog, but when you preach to the choir on this site, it’s totally unneccesary.

Honestly, CliffHanger, I don’t recall asking for your literary advice, nor do I much care for the snotty condescending tone, particularly not when it’s coming from, how may I put it diplomatically?, you, even if you’ve decided, somehow, that you’re the last word on what is and isn’t appropriate to be said around your anointed self. Or did I get “anointed” and “self” the wrong way around?

Yes, people actually do read my blog, quite a few actually, but I fail to see the relevance to this discussion, so perhaps you’d venture to elaborate a smidgen?

I’m truly devastated and utterly chastened by your disapproval, but I really do have a problem with fetid racist scum like Robert Byrd, and I’d sooner kiss the flaming derriere of Shaitan his own Evil self than ever show any sort of respect towards utter wastes of protoplasm such as The Doddering Old Fart Who Named Every Shithouse in West Virginia After Himself.

That may be frightfully base of me, one might even say that it shows poor manners, but I feel confident that I can live with that.

And to see one of the worst, most disgusting racists in modern memory slithering in to, with his foul presence, dishonor and disgrace a ceremony dedicated to some of the finest airmen in history, outstanding patriots that he used to refer to as “mongrels” and “throwbacks”…

Yes, it DOES rather offend me, and I offer no apologies for not being sufficiently meek and mild in expressing my disgust to meet with your approval.

Now, I trust we’re done here, unless you have something else to add?

“PRESIDENT BUSH LEADS FORMER KLANSMAN TO CEREMONY HONORING BLACK PILOTS”

But hey, to each his own. I’m sure those “race mongrels” and “throwbacks to the blackest specimen from the wilds” of the Tuskegee Airmen would be positively thrilled by your nuance.

Misha I on April 3, 2007 at 5:06 PM

Stick with the schtick, kid. It suits you. It requires absolutely no thought. Best of all its marketable; it appeals to the lowest common denominator. You and Rosie O’Donnell. Exactly the same.

If you were smart enough to understand what I’m saying, you’d be embarrassed.

As a followup, it would be interesting to know what the Tuskegee Airmen thought about Byrd attending this event.

In the meantime, we get the picture – Byrd’s a rascist.

Leave poor Misha alone. He’s got a one-note schtick that works and he’s staying with it. The fact that it takes no intelligence and less class makes it efficient.

Professor Blather on April 3, 2007 at 4:24 PM

At least I’m not likely to get all teary-eyed and sobby at the thought of somebody holding Rudolf Hess’ hand on his deathbed.

But hey, to each his own. I’m sure those “race mongrels” and “throwbacks to the blackest specimen from the wilds” of the Tuskegee Airmen would be positively thrilled by your nuance.