Pat Robertson criticizes Bush, praises Obama

cnnpoliticalticker.com ^ | 12/24/08 | cnn

[melt]

(CNN) – Pat Robertson is "remarkably pleased" with President-elect Barack Obama, the conservative leader told CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux – and believes President Bush’s administration has not dealt with the nation’s economic crisis in a “professional manner.”

“Well, it's hard to assess blame, but I, over the years — I hate to be critical, I mean I am a Republican, and this is the president of the party that I'm a member of — but I think we've had some serious goofs along the way,” he said on the Situation Room Tuesday.

“The Katrina matter was terrible. The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible. The [handling] of the economy right now has been terrible. It hasn't been handled in what I would consider a professional manner.”

Robertson said history may be kinder to Bush than current opinion. “But I believe I would look at about a C-minus right now if I were grading him,” he said.

The evangelical leader has been a supporter of Bush's presidential campaigns.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Can you imagine GWB calling McCain in late September and telling him...

No, I can’t imagine him saying anything that stupid.

I can imagine him wondering what sort of clown the GOP intended to run as his successor, given that the serious candidates like Thompson, Huckabee and Giuliani had all been passed over.

“McCain? McCain??? You’re not serious, right? You are serious. Oh. But I thought y’all wanted to win this next election — isn’t that the whole point? Then persactly why McCain? This is a joke, right? But it’s not April 1st. I was born at night, but not last nite, so don’t kid a kidder. McCain? Are you out of your minds? No, let me rephrase that: y’all ARE out of your minds.”

[sickoflibs]

McCain campaigned for GWB and they and democrats were allies on immigration and the surge, and the bailout. So they were buddies.

McCain was definitely a loser and deserved to lose election but GWB killed any ones chance of winning regardless, if not with Iraq, with the ‘coming depression/bailout’ speech in September. It was the perfect ‘democrat’ storm. We had to lose, but we picked the MSN darling to be crucified (unfortunately Palin got it too.)

[virgil]

Perhaps Robertson is showing his true colors now. We’ll probably see more camelians changing their colors over obama in due time. At least they’ll be outted.