Posted on 11/09/2010 10:36:21 AM PST by Kaslin
And pictures of him working on his ranch, wearing work clothes - looking like a MAN.
[Bush strongly denied it saying he didn’t say nor would he ever say such a thing.]
I KNEW IT! It just didn’t sound like anything President Bush would say!
KG Here’s the thread discussing (somewhat) and it has the link to the interview in it if you’re interested.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2624326/posts
I'm sure Scooter is ever so glad to be hung instead of shot.
A single sentence in a pardon saying that the President believes Scooter to be innocent, but in any case he is pardoned would have taken Bush's secretary about ten seconds to type up, but that was too much for the ever so loyal Bush.
Thanks for the ping. It was good to have an adult in charge. I miss him.
Do you only respect people who think exactly as you do, RJL, or is this unfortunate characteristic only aimed at the good and loyal George W. Bush?
I don't believe there's a rational person in the entire world who doubts President Bush's loyalty. In fact, many think his personal loyalty is so extreme that it becomes a flaw (e.g. Scott McClellan).
How unusual your 'thinking' is........
I’d advise people to read his book. He discusses the Libby events, and explains in detail the process he went through to make that decision. I too thought Libby could have been pardoned, but now I better understand why Bush did what he did. He didn’t do it lightly. I was a very difficult decision. I’m not in total agreement with it, but I get where he comes from.
In the end, I think commuting the sentence was a good thing to do.
Whose opinion do you use to judge a person's character if not your own?
You're an unusual sort in that you believe that since President Bush didn't do what you would have done regarding Scooter Libby, it means he isn't 'loyal.'
It's a ridiculous premise. The President is a deeply loyal and principled man who happened to make a decision you didn't agree with, and your assessment here indicates to me a rather inflated ego on your part.
By fishtank...updated Dec. 6, 2006
Here’s what a “conservative” is supposed to be?
* Doing his very best to destroy American sovereignty by melding America into Mexico into Canada???
* George W. Bush (43): “I looked the man in the eye. I was able to get a sense of his soul.
I knew that President Putin was a man with whom I could work.”
* Allowed his wife to call a homosexual partner’s mom the “mother-in-law” ???
* Allowed the new Iraqi constitution to have a clause where no law would contradict Islam.
* Wanted to sell US port operations to Dubai - a nation that supports terror.
* Advocates a completely open border - to the detriment of national security.
* Calls the Minutemen “vigilantes”.
* Continually calls Islam a “religion of peace”.
* Pursues “free trade”, not fair trade. “Free trade” has not been very fair, so far.
* Supported Specter over Toomey.
* Told Hush to host Specter with softballs, and then Hush carries the water.
* Continually supported Linc Chaffee, and what did it win in the long run?
* Let Ted Kennedy write the education bill.
* Did nothing to rein in pork barrel government spending.
* In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Charles Gibson, Bush said he believes that both Christians and Muslims worship the same God. “I think we do. We have different routes of getting to the Almighty,” Bush said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=193746&page=1
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I’m listing the actions of the PRESIDENT (Bush), FYI.
Whoops. Yes, successor
BTW his appearance on The Today Show was FABULOUS. He knew he was being cornered but bowed out quite artfully. So glad he brought up the Fannies when discussing the warning signs and how his efforts were thwarted. Wish he had named names but that's not the sort of guy he is.
He's always been so comfortable with himself and firm in his convictions; so lacking in our current leaders. When it was over, I longed to go back to the time I felt secure with him at the helm. I have little doubt history will be kind to him.
Uh, oh.
U lookin 2 upset the FR Bush Bots??
I call it as I see it.
Character requires more than just lip service and macho toughness. It requires actions no matter how unpopular. The fact of the matter is that Bush2 caved and was unwilling to buck the system.
regarding “good and gracious”
When I vote I do not vote for a man of the cloth. I render to Caesar what is Caesar’s.
The fact is that Bush2 let conservatives down in every way but Sunday.
And don’t go comparing this Obomanation with Bush-—that a weak a very weak argument.
Which, of course, is why he risked everything to win the war in Iraq when his own advisors were telling him to pull troops out./sarc
That's what you call character. Having a set of principles and living by them, no matter what the consequence. That's exactly what he did.
And that's why the vast majority of conservatives admire him, even if they don't agree with some of his policies.
Cartoons R US, eh BDSers? :)
Curious.
“Good” is a descriptor that is derived and can be known from a politician’s deeds.
Bush’s deeds do not earn him that descriptor. He may be “good” to his family and friends but he has not been good in the wider scheme of things. He has not lived up to the promise. Far from it. He misled many strong cultural and economic conservatives. He schemed with the enemy and even in his book he seeks to reclaim a reputation not from his base but from his enemies. He grovels.
Sad.
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