[ambrose]

How much more of this are we supposed to take?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bush was honoring the office. He was also giving a pair of crude bums a lesson in class.

[areafiftyone]

This is just the beginning - the only good thing about this is that Clinton is now stealing the spotlight from Kerry. And Clinton is using his Book tour to help Kerry? That's is the biggest joke around. Clinton will be stealing the spotlight BIG TIME From him. Kerry was hardly in the news today.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Yea, yeah, yeah. Get the transcript. Now allow President Bush's voice to run in your head as you read the words -- complete with his speech cadences. Every statement that President Bush made about Clinton could be interpreted a different way. This Texan is cagy. His statements on the surface sound highly complimentary and cannot be faulted by anyone, but there is an undertone that tells the real story

As one of our local new commentators mentioned -- there is a huge "class gap" between the Clintons and the Bushes.

I would not call this a "defense" of X42. This was merely business as usual and will make the Clintons look chaep & tawdry as they criticize President Bush over the next few weeks.

BTW, did anyone notice Chelsea? Looks like she's had the hair "straightened" and has had some more plastic surgery sessions and a professional make up job for the occasion. Hillary too. But the artist did nothing to disguise the famous Hillary hips in his portrait.

[b9]

Really, what would you have said instead?

Bush took what could have been a cold, perfunctory duty and turned it into a gracious and dignified ceremony. I heard it on Rush and was dumbfounded.

It reflected on his class, and Clinton's lack of it.

No one can claim Bush is vindictive and hateful.
This was brilliant.

[Plutarch]

How much more of this are we supposed to take?

Bush was demonstrating he has more dignity, honor and grace in the tip of his little finger than exists amongst the entire assemblage of Clinton's and Clintoids then enjoying his hospitality.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Shows how much more class the Bushes have than the anti-Christ and his minion.

Long live the Starr Report!

[Consort]

Bubba was out-slicked.

[Southack]

"How much more of this are we supposed to take?"

Relax. Look at how the news cycle is being dominated. It's all President GW Bush, with a little of President GHW Bush (eulogy, parachute jumps, birthday), plus President Reagan, and a little of President Clinton (new painting, new book).

That sort of sucks that air out of any room for Senator Kerry to "get his message" out, you know!

Our economy is rocking, Afghanistan is all positive, Iraq is looking better every day, and issue after issue is going our way. Heck, even gas prices are coming down.

How is Senator Kerry going to get his "scandal of the day" strategy out in this environment?!

[sasafras]

This is why I cant stand Bush (although I will still vote for him) - he is more worried about what others think than what is right. This is why the dems continue to hold onto power because they believe in their cause (eventhough it is wrong and sometimes evil) they are passionate. When Bush kisses Clintons butt he makes a fool out of himself and all others who support him by not exposing this filth for what he is.

[Reagan Man]

Sometimes FReepers show poor judgment. Sometimes PresBush shows poor judgment. I'm not sure if this is one of those times, but I can appreciate your frustration.

PresReagan was invited and went to the opening of the Carter Library. He gushed warmly on his old political adversary. Like Reagan, Bush43 isn't meanspirited or confrontational.

All Republicans need to stay united and work for the reelection of Bush. The objective is to beat the librat Kerry. The nation is very polarized and rocking the boat over such an insignificant event isn't worth it.

Lets not divide ourselves over petty disagreements.