Ex-President George W. Bush rips wisdom of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and John McCain to friends

New York Daily News ^

[Sub-Driver]

Ex-President George W. Bush rips wisdom of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and John McCain to friends

WASHINGTON - Two years of retirement haven't dulled George W. Bush's political zest - and President Obama and Sarah Palin are among his under-the-radar targets.

The 43rd President has told friends the ex-Alaska governor isn't qualified to be President and criticizes Arizona Sen. John McCain for putting Palin on the 2008 GOP ticket and handing her a national platform.

"Naming Palin makes Bush think less of McCain as a man," a Republican official familiar with Bush's thinking told the Daily News.

"He thinks McCain ran a lousy campaign with an unqualified running mate and destroyed any chance of winning by picking Palin."

[IamConservative]

Just a journalist sewing seeds of conservative discontent.

IOW, bull squeeze.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Latimer’s the safest bet.

I like W, but he certainly surrounded himself with a lot of lying, back-stabbing, tell-all-book-writing sh*theads.

[Just A Nobody]

You know nothing.

[dforest]

This must be the MSM and dem tactic for 2012. Create a war in the GOP to split the party.

If we are smart, we will wait for GWB to weigh in and not fall prey to anonymous sources.

[leapfrog0202]

Were it not for Palin, McVain would have been humiliated at the polls, not just defeated.

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My thoughts exactly! She’s the only thing that saved him from looking like a complete loser and has-been.

[tiredoflaundry]

I doubt it. My first clue that this is strictly a “hit piece”, is in the title. There is a big difference between “Ex-President” and “Former President”

[tommix2]

This is nothing but underhanded attacking of Sarah. We will see a constant stream of this for next two years. They just say "Palin is not bright" without evidence because they are afraid of her. Sarah Palin is smarter than the whole bunch and can not be bought so they are afraid.

Sarah Palin is going to be one of our greatest Presidents if she runs.

[stevem]

When it comes to ‘not ready’ whatever that means in light of President No. 44, does Bush ever reflect on his own desire to drive us into bankruptcy? If not for the spending proclivities on Bush and the Republican boys in the Congress, we might have been spared the last two years.

[sodpoodle]

***Just a journalist sewing seeds of conservative discontent.***

Exactly: Just as President Bush and Sarah Palin are being viewed more favorably (than BO) by the American people - this is concocted to divide and deride.

It just happened on this thread!

[xtinct]

got to love those anonymous sources...

sounds like they're trying to drag G.W. Bush back into the fray... since they've been unsuccessful at advising the American people that everything that's happening is Bush's fault.

Heck... Obambi's even blaming Clinton for the present Democratic Party loses.

[Stepan12]

At first I thought this was a quote from Dubya’s new book. It turns out it comes from “unnamed Republican sources.” I think that’s the goal of this article: they’re trying to make it as if it comes from Dubya’s new book

Ergo, we don't even know if Bush said this or even thinks this.

And who is the unnamed source? A RINO? Nobody at all?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This explains Rove’s behavior...

[SPRINK]

I’m not a big Palin fan but she brought more votes than she cost.....and thats what a good pick will do

if not for judges..Bush’s time in office would be a complete failure...why would anyone take political advice from him

[xenob]

I don’t buy it when they start with “he told friends”... Did the conversation even occur? Who are these friends? How long ago? Has he changed the opinions since then?

[dirtboy]

Read the article - I don’t see any named sources, do you? I have a feeling the only source from this article was a part of the reporter’s anatomy only visited by a doctor with a flashlight.

[xzins]

I went to the link and read the entire article. There’s not a single quote in the entire thing. It’s all this or that person’s “read” on what Bush thinks or supposedly said.

[GlockThe Vote]

I’m sick of bush rove frist lott graham etc.

[Jaidyn]

I doubt Bush would say that, especially because of what his father went through by choosing Dan Quayle as a running mate.

[LibLieSlayer]

If this is true... then I will sever all ties to the republican party and the Bush family forever. I gave much time and way more money to Bush than I should have... went to Florida and fought for him... if this is true... we need to go ahead and start another party... sometimes the rot makes starting over the only viable choice. I pray this is not true but you know... I can almost guarantee you that it is true. Palin is more qualified today than Bush was in 2000... and I think she may be more qualified than Bush ever was... both him and his daddy.

LLS

[kittymyrib]

Attributing this to an anonymous “Republican official” makes it a non-story. Anyone can make up a story attacking Sarah Palin, and they have. Apparently, the old moss backs in the GOP are scared spitless of her and the TEA Party. It serves them right for being “Democrat Lite” all these years.