Posted on 09/19/2005 6:33:57 PM PDT by wagglebee
Thirty-six hours after ex-president Bill Clinton bashed and trashed his son on everything from his handling of the Hurricane Katrina crisis to the Iraq war, former president George H.W. Bush says he still likes Clinton.
Appearing during commercial breaks on ABC's "Monday Night Football," the president's father was asked how he and Clinton managed to get along.
"I like him," Bush 41 said, despite the verbal thrashing Clinton administered to his son on ABC's "This Week" the day before.
Given two more opportunities to comment on his relationship with Clinton, Bush Sr. declined to say a single negative word about his successor.
Mr. Clinton, on the other hand, demonstrated no such graciousness when asked on Sunday about the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina.
"You can't have an emergency plan that works if it only affects middle class people and up," Clinton told ABC's "This Week."
He said the allegedly slow federal response disproportionately affected African Americans and was caused by the Bush tax cuts.
"This is a matter of public policy," Clinton told his former communications director, George Stephanopoulos. "And whether it's race-based or not, if you give your tax cuts to the rich and hope everything works out all right, poverty goes up and it disproportionately affects black and brown people."
Are you sure you're merely "laughing," and not cackling in your room at the 'Hotel Overbrook'?? :-)
Well, I'm honored to be the subject of so much contemplative yet mysterious ammusement...
However, I'm afraid I shall have remain the most enigmatic freeper in your life for the moment, Miss OWF.
I agree. But that is not the case here. This is not about 1992. Clinton is telling CURRENT lies about Bush 43. And Kennedy called 43 a liar on the Senate floor. This had never occured in history. Yet the milquetoast Bush 41 still gave the fat scumbag an eponymous award for "public service". I cannot respect that.
Fair enough. I do respect that. But whatever.
At least we both agree about the root of the problem. Blech. He makes me want to throw up most of the time. Never trust an AstroTurf man, that's all I have to say. ; )
Well, you got his number.
Not just for the moment, my FRiend. For all eternity. :)
I don't know if you actually listened to the recording of his tirade. The most CLASSIC post-game RANT ever recorded for posterity! It is the funniest thing I have ever heard in my life - brings tears to my eyes. You can find it on the web if you Google.....
Sorry for the belated reply, OWF. It's nearly 10:30pm Tuesday my time as I write this. You make some excellent points. I especially can relate to your point that they are tired, because I am too. We all are. This latest assault on the President regarding Katrina has just been overwhelming. I don't know how GWB and Laura keep going.
The only way that GWB and Laura keep going is the strength they get from the Lord (and I'm sure each other), through their prayers, and the prayer of others for them.
We really do have to be serious about continuing to lift them up in prayer..........AND their parents who must be hurting like crazy now. I can't even imagine how I would feel if someone attacked one of my sons like our good President has been attacked. It must be horrible for them too.
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