CNN: Bush not snubbed after all
Credit CNN for stomping on their own Rick Sanchez, who reported that George Bush had … “cooties”
at the G20 meeting. It turns out that Sanchez didn’t bother to actually
check out the details……

If I had been running for Congress (or even President) this cycle, I would have asked President Bush to come campaign with me. I would have introduced President Bush as the man that has kept America SAFE for the last 7 years…

It seems almost sad that Rick Sanchez has become such a lazy, sloppy journalist.

The Ugly American on November 20, 2008 at 7:41 PM

He may be sloppy, but I’m willing to bet his omissions are not due to lazyness.

Nice job, Ugly A

[handshakes begin at 1min mark]

It seems almost sad that Rick Sanchez has become such a lazy, sloppy journalist.

The people seen shaking hands here had not yet greeted one another prior to this photo op.

Mystery solved.

As much as I have been enjoying the fresh-every-hour GOP cannibalism since the GOP’s historic repudiation in the election, I have to say the creative comments from Bush apologists are every bit as entertaining.

Bravo, my friends!

benny shakar on November 20, 2008 at 3:28 PM

Now where did I put my Troll-B-Gone?

I won’t address this to b.s. (Hey! Great choice of initials there, benny!) since he’s really not worth the effort, but I agree with the kudos for President Bush. The man’s made mistakes, but most of them had to do with trying to get along with the b.s. types who hated him no matter what he did.

Good presidents are the ones who get hated. As bad as Carter was — and he was probably the worst of the 20th century — he was never hated like Bush has been.

Good presidents are also the ones who get lied about the most. For the last 8 years, we’ve had the spectacle of watching President Bush be called a liar repeatedly by the biggest bunch of liars in existence. That’s why he’s going to be remembered as a much better president than people realize. His current low approval rating is primarily a product of smears and lies, and the truth will eventually come out.

I remember we used to talk about the left-wing bias of the media, and we would periodically get lectures from them about how they prided themselves on being neutral and impartial, and agonized about how they avoided the appearance of bias. I think they’ve given up even pretending any more.

Marcus on November 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM

Fixed

Also, I googled Sanchez and idiot together, and I got over 500,000 hits. What exactly does that prove?

Hee hee…

Pres. Bush came into the office as a cocky spoiled son of an ex-pres. September 11 changed him forever. We will never know what kind of president he would have been because that day changed everything. In the early days and months, he was still fairly cocky but the difficulties of war and the burden of the office sobered him up. Reality bites as they say.

When Pres. Bush landed on that carrier, his approval ratings were sky high. People love a winner. The turning point for him and for the war came when the Democrats, realizing that his popularity spelled disaster for them, began sniping about the war, treatment of prisoners and whining that we were in another Vietnam. All this within a year to fourteen months in. Pres. Bush needed their support and they did everything they could to cut him off at the knees, including disparaging our own troops as murderers, rapists, mercenaries. You name it.

So, Pres. Bush didn’t veto a single bill until the last two years of his presidency. Well, thanks to the sniveling cowards in Congress, including those in his own party, he had to whore himself to get the support he needed for OUR troops on the battlefield. He may not have always made the right decisions, but there was never any doubt about who he supported and who he wanted to win in this war.

In the beginning of his presidency, his attempt at bipartisan cooperation led to the No Child Left Behind Act, written by Ted Kennedy. Laura Bush, a librarian and educator, no doubt had a lot to do with Pres. Bush’s desire to do something to fix the problems liberals have created in the education system. By all accounts, this act has not been successful, but again, the educators whined and fought it at every turn. Why, because they were now accountable for the results they were getting in the classroom, when all they want is a ton more money to fund their “progressive and innovative” education experiments with our children.

Pres. Bush has been an honorable man. Maybe not the best man for the job. Maybe unprepared for the realities of a complex world. Maybe too controlled by people more interested in their own careers than in serving this country to the best of their abilities. Maybe too naive and too loyal to those who were given jobs because of their support, but were not competent. But, he has always been gracious. He has done what he felt was right to protect this country. He did not sell it to China, nor sell out our allies.

Pres. Obama is entering office with a similar attitude. He believes the media hype and will come in thinking that he will change the world. But, the world will change him. We don’t know what he will face or what events will shape his presidency. What we do know is that we are all in this together. We all succeed or fail together. President Bush will leave office with little love of the people, both at home and abroad. So be it. But there is a higher power that knows his heart, and that judge will be more forgiving than those judging him so harshly now.

I pray that God will bless him. He deserves his rest. This generation will never understand the enormous sacrifices he has made on their behalf, nor will they appreciate the safety he afforded them after the greatest attack this country ever faced from a foreign enemy.

Jvette on November 20, 2008 at 10:57 AM

Ed- close the post now. Jvette’s eloquence should be the last word.

Bruno Strozek on November 20, 2008 at 11:46 AM

AGREE!!,….God Bless President George Bush!

As much as I have been enjoying the fresh-every-hour GOP cannibalism since the GOP’s historic repudiation in the election, I have to say the creative comments from Bush apologists are every bit as entertaining.

Bravo, my friends!

benny shakar on November 20, 2008 at 3:28 PM

You, sir, are you friend of mine.