Posted on 02/27/2017 7:25:29 AM PST by Olog-hai
Former President George W. Bush said Monday “we all need answers” on the extent of contact between President Donald Trump’s team and the Russian government, and didn’t rule out the idea that a special prosecutor could be necessary to lead an investigation.
The Republican also defended the media’s role in keeping world leaders in check, noting that “power can be addictive,” and warned against immigration policies that could alienate Muslims.
“I am for an immigration policy that’s welcoming and upholds the law,” Bush told NBC’s “Today” show.
Bush’s comments came after a prominent Republican in Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, called for a special prosecutor to investigate whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and was in touch with Trump’s top advisers during the campaign. …
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What answers, to what questions. I’m not a politician, but I’m smart enough to know that even the media has debunked that the WH has any contact with Russian agent during the campaign or after. Why is this moron perpetuating the false narrative.
He was a weak president. He was a stupid president. He wasn’t lazy like Obama, but in the end he did nothing. Nothing.
Did Bush call for a special prosecutor when Hillary was found to have a secret server with 1,000+ instances of classified information?
Did Bush call for a special prosecutor when the Attorney General had a private airplane meeting with Hillary's husband while Hillary was under investigation?
Did Bush call for a special prosecutor when candidate Hillary indicated that she would likely keep Lynch as Attorney General in her administration?
Can we please deport Bush to a Muslim country? He was ceaselessly preaching the lie that Islam is a "religion of peace" and we have had more Islamic immigration AFTER 9/11 than in our entire history before that.
GO AWAY AND SHUT UP YOU MUZZIE-LOVING SCREW-UP.
Nothing good. Obama was Bush on steroids especially when it came to the “Bank of China” debt problem.
Take note, also, that the homosexual marriage movement gathered steam over Bush’s presidency, culminating in Obama’s so-called “evolution” and Obergefell v. Hodges. All part of the same program.
I think Bush's silence against the Left's attacks on him (selected, not elected; no WMDs; etc.) are what really emboldened the Left to keep doubling down on crazy. If Bush had been a defender of truth then, things wouldn't have kept spiraling towards disaster the way they did.
Really George? You go eight years saying nothing and NOW you have to speak?
That’s the final straw for me with this guy; spent years defending him too.
Georgie bush, you’re a major league A-HOLE!!!
I voted for Bush 41 in 1988, thinking that he’d be Reagan’s 3rd term. He lied, repeatedly, and so I didn’t vote for him in ‘92.
I voted for Bush 43 in 2000, first because he sounded a LOT different than his father, and second because he was a LOT better than Gore (A.K.A. ManPigBear). I was, generally speaking, pleased with his 1st term...so I voted for him again.
I was soundly disappointed by his 2nd term, and came to realize that he was really a chip off the old block...i.e. a one-worlder and an elitist.
This latest statement does nothing to disabuse me of that notion. Nor does the fact that he shut up COMPLETELY for 8 long years under Obama...only to speak critically NOW of President Trump, without speaking critically of the other party (which hasn’t yet given Trump a full Cabinet) or the lying media (and you’d think that Bush would be a bit upset about how biased the media is, given that it was highly biased against him).
Still a one-worlder and elitist, but just butt-hurt more than before.
The reason is that Bush and other establishment Republicans represent a fake, managed opposition to the Left. They have the same core agenda of internationalism and multiculturalism (outsourcing, open borders, multilateralism, and "nation building" abroad), but gently disagree on some of the details such as a few mostly symbolic social issues.
To maintain the charade of opposition and choice, one side gets to beat up on the other occasionally, and they take it in stride. In contrast, when authentic challenge to the established order like Donald Trump comes along, they put their fake disagreements aside and unite against the common foe. That's why W. was happily doing bad watercolors of his dog during the Obama years but suddenly decided to speak out when Trump deprived Jeb from his turn at with the throne and scepter. GOP establishmentarians could live with an Obama or a Clinton in office, they're challengers within the club. It's someone outside the club taking over that riles them.
Bush was pro-Amnesty before it was cool? to be pro-Amnesty.
We now know what team the Bushes are really on. Sad.
NO MORE BUSH's
Sounds like the same “evil isolationism” liberals preach for women freedom, and so open to woman experiment they allow them under an islamic burka!
We all know Mexico and the rest practice isolationism against us and them coming to change America would turn the world into a bitch fight blood bath between isolationist nations like China and Mexico.
What he really means is this supra federative world state for socialists that we do not need since what is a world military for if it is not to defend against aliens? That is right, a world dictatorship run by a world military enforcement. Seems like Bush used Iraq and Afghanistan as a ploy to create that and we got Obama propping IsIs as a result.
GOP is not divided but infiltrated by communist moles.
Democrats are really a bunch of rats fighting each other for territory, but the cats, the outsiders, are still enemies.
They have had answers. They just do not like the answers.
Same here. When I saw Trump go after regarding Iraq in the Primaries, I knew the fur was going to fly. Hopefully, Trump has enough throw-weight in the bank to swat these flies.
I despise him now.
Not good. No evidence, but siding with the enemy (democrats etc.) anyway.
The Bush family hates the fact that Trump whipped Jeb!
Lose the hate guys, and “forgive,” and forget. It’s healthier.
5.56mm
Don’t you know, the Clinton, Obama, Bush secret alliance is might strong.
The real character of this guy comes to light. That family is disgusting all around.
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