The right regrets Bush's regret
By Steve Benen Wednesday Jun 11, 2008 7:30amFor quite a while, when the president was asked whether he’d made any mistakes in office, Bush would struggle to come up with something. More recently, he came up with a stock answer: Bush thought it was a mistake to use warmongering rhetoric such as “bring ‘em on.”
This week, in the midst of a European trip, the president elaborated on this.
President Bush has admitted to The Times that his gun-slinging rhetoric made the world believe that he was a “guy really anxious for war” in Iraq. He said that his aim now was to leave his successor a legacy of international diplomacy for tackling Iran.
In an exclusive interview, he expressed regret at the bitter divisions over the war and said that he was troubled about how his country had been misunderstood. “I think that in retrospect I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric.”
Phrases such as “bring them on” or “dead or alive”, he said, “indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace”. […]
He also offered words of encouragement for another ally, Gordon Brown, whom he will meet on Sunday…. But he delivered a thinly veiled warning to Mr Obama that his promises to renegotiate or block international trade deals were already causing alarm in Europe and beyond.
This is interesting on a few levels. First, it’s kind hilarious that Bush is troubled by the notion that he’s not perceived as a “man of peace.” He, you know, launched a preemptive attack against a country that wasn’t a threat and then refused to leave. Bush is considered a “guy really anxious for war” in Iraq because he really was a guy really anxious for war in Iraq.
Second, it’s really hilarious to hear Bush suggest that leaders in “Europe and beyond” are worried about an Obama presidency. Trust me, they’re far more worried about Bush.
But the angle I hadn’t expected was the conservative outrage over Bush expressing regret in the first place. My friend Alex Koppelman has the story.
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Foist! Pendejooooos!
Sweet JEBUS! I hate George Walker Bush!
Being a neo-con means never saying you're sorry.
Those comments from the right are funny. Bush has, with his words, hung them out to dry. They are all war crazy and he's now being Mr. Humble.
What he's doing is trying to save his sorry ass from a legacy of being the most dishonest criminal who was ever the president of the United States.
If he thinks those couple of wild west phrases are his biggest problem, he is delusional.
Phrases such as “bring them on” or “dead or alive”, he said, “indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace”.
Are you kidding, it wasn't your rhetoric that made the world believe you were less then a man of peace...it was your lying to get us to bomb a country for no good reason (if there was a good reason you would have used it!) the world sees you this way because that is what you are...Mr Bush you are a murder and should face a court of law...but we live in America where if you kill 10 people you get the electric chair if you kill 1,000,000 people you get re-elected and are able to continue to give the orders of who to kill.
Boy, I remember when America was something you could be proud of... & I hope we get back there some day, it's going to take a lot of work to fix the mess the Republicans have caused over the last 40 years.
The man is a complete phony and a liar. Not only that he should be impeached and brought up on criminal charges. Do you think it is a coincidence that the U.S. didn't sign on to the world court?
In a poll among Dutch representatives in parliament, McCain got 15% or less of the votes. The rest were divided between Obama and Clinton with Clinton lagging behind.
Yeah, we're really worried about Obama over here.
I'm surprised you hadn't expected the conservative outrage. After all this are people who've been a bit unhinged for some time now. Just last month they went ballistic over a scarf in a coffee ad. And this are the people who cheered on bushs macho war mongering rhetoric, When he says he regrets that then that means he also regrets them. Boy are they ever bitter!
Ahhh, Dutch, you don't really think he understands Europeans any more than he does Americans, do you?
Can't you just see Angela Merkel saying, "I don't know George, that Obama has me worried"?
Dahgrostab'ph-r-i @ 6:
Referring to himself as a "war president" didn't really help his cause either.
pissed off patricia @ 4:
Waay to little, waay to late.
The entire world regrets Reslugs and Resluts exist.
Bush will be remembered as a pathetic, empty man...and a complete sociopathic warmongering asshole! Feel free to add adjectives...
The spoiled frat-boy finally has to apologize for getting drunk and wrecking the car ...
('til next time ...)
If by 'regrets' he means 'enjoyed', and by 'mistakes' he mean 'deliberate actions'
Dear Mr. Murderous President,
It's a fine time to express regret to all the death, injury, trauma, destruction, hate, that you and your band of killers drunk on blood and oil have caused world wide. Thanks to you we'll probably not get our reputation back for a few generations....if at all. As far as accepting a vague heartless "apology" from a sick, wicked bankrupted soul like you, I would much rather watch you castrate yourself, steam your tiny genitals, and view you eat them with some red beans and some mother fucking ice tea.
Tim in Japan @ 11:
Beat me to it, Tim. I always thought he was so proud of that.
For those who like sources:
http://www.geencommentaar.nl/index.php/pvda_kiest_voor_clinton_cda_voor_...
And the PDF with names and reasoning behind their choices:
http://download.omroep.nl/nos/docs/enquete_definitief.pdf
Both links are in Dutch, but the statistics shouldn't be a problem to interpret for anyone, and yes, we actually have 11 parties in parliament at the moment. It's nice to have some choice without being forced into a "big tent" with people you'd rather not associate with.
I'll leave you guys alone again now.
So how does this reflect on the McCain campaign? There goes the tough guy talk. There goes the fun in singing bomb Iran. McCain can go one of two ways. He can become the new tough as shit guy to placate the right, or he can also become Mr Humble and really set the right on fire.
Here's an idea for Senator Obama:
Write a letter to the leader of every nation that could be construed as "Europe and beyond," asking them if they feel as threatened by his stance on trade policy as they feel threatened by Bush's stance on foreign policy.
Collect the responses.
Read out the names of all those nations who feel that Bush's policies pose more of a threat. Ought to be hilarious to see how much the one will outweigh the other.
uh huh:
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Roughly two-thirds of adults in three European countries would vote for Democrat Barack Obama if they could cast a ballot in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by YouGov. 70 per cent of respondents in Italy, 67 per cent of respondents in Germany, and 65 per cent of respondents in France would back Obama.
Support for Obama reaches 49 per cent in Britain, and 31 per cent in Russia. Republican John McCain is at 24 per cent among Russian respondents, but he cannot clear the 20 per cent mark in any of the remaining four countries.
McCain has become the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee in 2008, while Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination on Jun. 3.
On Jun. 7, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Kurt Beck endorsed Obama, saying, "I’d like to say very openly that I really do hope that he wins. It would be good for the whole world if there is an America that doesn’t close itself off to the environmental challenges we face, an America that doesn’t veto social and ecological programmes or does not support them."
Bush is in Europe to soften them up in advance of his lecture tour that will take place after he leaves office.
For those Europeans who want to sit through a lecture by Bush they will be rewarded by crocodile tears of regret......and a feeling of emptiness in the pit of their wallet.
BTW Are any European citizens attempting to arrest Bush for war crimes?
Wow, just another dumbass comment from the dumbass in chief. But you really have to wonder about his mental health.
I know we've all railed against him and have made comments about his stability and mental health.
But this just sounds sooooo delusional, like he's talking about himself in the third person. very weird.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 14:
Just one adjective and another noun: WAR CRIMINAL.
Read a couple of comments on ... Powerline(?) ( ewwww ...never been there before never going back) anyhoo heres an actual quote, its priceless:
"It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary vision and brilliance approaching to genius, he can’t get anyone to notice. He is like a great painter or musician who is ahead of his time, and who unveils one masterpiece after another to a reception that, when not bored, is hostile."
Wow.
It looked to me like bush was enjoying himself when he was using the wild west cowboy phrases and pushing the country into war. Damn, at times he looked downright gleeful. I remember thinking, how can he look so nonchalant while he's about to invade, bomb and takeover a county? Where is the seriousness and concern in his expression? It just wasn't there.
"troubled about how his country had been misunderstood."?
His country has been clearly understood, only he doesn't understand.
"I used doctored intelligence to lead my country to war" - I'm sorry!!
"I gave tax cuts to the richest people in America" - I'm sorry!!
I actually said: "So I don't know where [Bin Laden] is..You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. ...I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him." - I'm sorry!!
I manipulated and exaggerated the threat and evidence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities - I'm sorry!!
I dropped the ball by appointing my friends in key positions, such as head of FEMA - I'm sorry!
I said America doesn't torture - then the Abu Graib pictures came out - I'm sorry!
Etc. Etc. Etc.
You know what George, on September 12th, 2001, the whole world was American. In less than three years you managed to pull a 180 on that global sentiment. Good job monkey boy.
You know what - If yuo break my arm, but regret doing it; in the end, I still have a broken arm.
earl @ 26:
I guess Laura visits Powerline and comments there.
earl @ 26:
F'ing genius there. Must be one of his daughters posting.
pissed off patricia @ 30:
Nah, had to be his Mom.
earl @ 32:
True! If he didn't write it himself.
Quite revealing in that Bush regrets being "percieved" as a war monger. The delusion continues. In his mind his actions are noble and just. If only people could see how great he actually is. He will continue acting in this manner. He wishes the world could understand and support his noble efforts. His worldview is so detached from any objective reality. Borderline personlity disorder?? Is there a doctor in the house?
That war criminal was, is and always will be clueless as to what real perceptions in the world are. Bubble boy dances to his own tune and hears no other.
The FACT is that our allies, nay the entire world are waiting with baited breath for this mental midget, war mongering putz to get the hell out. He has only emboldened our enemies because his behavior is so transparent and unsophisticated that it is extremely easy to predict his reactions and behavior. Our enemies have played him.
As for Obama, our allies are waiting with great anticipation for his election and a return to the values that made America the envy of the world. I have friends all over the globe and I get interpretations (not just theirs, but a reading on the pulse of their governments and populations) from all over.
The bottom line is most of the globe thinks the American people have collectively lost their minds for allowing this moron to stay in office and cause as much damage as he has.
earl @ 26:
My god, I spilled my coffee all over my key board when I read that. This person must have the IQ of a fence post along with the shrub he thinks is next to god.
Boy, I remember when America was something you could be proud of… & I hope we get back there some day, it’s going to take a lot of work to fix the mess the Republicans have caused over the last 40 years.
Unfortunately, you have to go back a lot further than 40 years to find an America that you could be proud of. The United States has been raping and pillaging all over the world for over 100 years now. I remember when that bastion of right wing goodness, Ronald Ray Gun, called the Soviet Union an evil empire. He was right on one score, the only problem is that the evil empire is the United States.
The press has done such a good job of brainwashing the populace that they think that most of the countries that were raped were asking for that dose of American "democracy". The United States has supported some of the worst dictators in the history of the world because they were "anti-communist". It didn't matter if those dictators killed and tortured thousands of their own citizens, just so long as they did what they were told and always said yes to Uncle Sam.
On the international front the US is seen as a bully and a tyrant, but in school the US kids are taught that their country is loved and admired the world over because of the freedom and love that they have is such overwhelming abundance.
The empire is tottering and I'm afraid for the world. History has shown that when empires collapse, it's never a peaceful thing. The American empire is in free fall and it's not going to be an easy landing for anyone.
I like the delusional contradiction of the commentator in the Salon article:
mudshark hussein @ 24:
bu$h is "sick in the head"
maybe beause it is so far up his ass.
Phrases such as “bring them on” or “dead or alive”, he said, “indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace”.
I would hardly call a person responsible for the deaths of over 4000 American Soldiers and well over a 100,000 Iraqis a man of peace.
Call me crazy..............but I'm just sayin'
The funny thing is that there is a tiniest morsel of truth in this piece. The idea of Obama or Clinton tearing up NAFTA would be pretty alarming to quite a few Canadians. The canadian economy has basically transformed over the years to cater to this agreement and to bring back tarifs and such on all trade would freak a lot of people out here. On the other hand, it would prop up the US manufacturing and resource sectors so... which is better?
I remember being totally against free trade when it was introduced but we used to have a textile and manufacturing sector and therefore something to protect. Today we sell our natural resources and have a big service sector so NAFTA is nice from our point of view. (in most cases)
I could live with the risk of losing NAFTA in favor of having a president that is more interested in peace. I mean, you guys are the leaders of the free world. You can't elect another war mongering nutcase...you ... just ... can't.
George...do America a favor..STFU and just GO AWAY.
TakeOurCountryBack @ 40:
And don't forget that another man of peace John McStain would like to add to those numbers.
I would suspect he believes he's following a pattern of other "grand leaders" such as Louis XIV, who admitted on his deathbed that he had "loved war too much." The problem for Bush is that this attempt to ennoble himself with deep feeling doesn't work, because he's a lying, scheming, hypocritical mass murderer who did, what he did, for the most ruthless, cold-hearted of reasons. He really should stick it out. People paid attention to Louis, but he was a king. Bush is just an executioner, and nobody likes an executioner who at the end of a long career finds a few words of sympathy for his victims.
RD @ 41:
We didn't elect the present one.
diamondmc @ 36:
i hardly doubt Europe is more worried about Obama than McSame.
First you had Bush who thinks he's some sort of Texas quick draw artist. now the neocons want to elect his Grumpy old sidekick ( Walter Brennan).
mudshark @ 46:
sorry bout dat.
Does he really think those phrases are the soul reason the world looks upon him with such disfavor? Does he really think that is the only reason? If so, then he really does have some sort of mental problem. If he thinks the problem is that he was "misunderstood" that means that he has no concept of the reality of what he has done.
fastfeat @ 25:
Yes for sure, how the hell did I forget to mention that? I'm slippin in my old age.
"I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind. Again, I wish it wasn't true, but it is true. "
The peace maker in an interview with Timmeh in 2004.
Let's hope Kucinich indeed comes back to the floor with 60 Articles next time....and with the many more readers he has alluded to.
pissed off patricia @ 49:
I've read several articles theorizing that he's bi-polar and is on HEAVY meds.
mudshark @ 48:
Three stooges?
Nah. This is the REAL backwash.
Im' thinking maybe the entire front row of a Very Special Jerry Springer Kissin' Cousins' Edition.
mudshark @ 48:
I think the delusional John Hinderaker wrote that several years ago when expressing surprise that more people weren't worshipping God's Anointed President like he so clearly was.
Hey, wait a second! Didn't bush say once that god told him to go to war?
The Wanderer @ 54:
Yeah, that god guy sure has a sick sense of humor.
pissed off patricia @ 55:
God, his conscious--because Saddam had tried "to kill his Daddy," to spread democracy, etc. Considering the dynastic presumptions of he his merry gang, we really should call him the Clown Prince.
This just in....GWB saddened by deaths of boyscouts in Iowa tornados. What a guy!!!
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 50:
So many Bush shortcomings, so little bandwidth...
It must be very strange to be President Bush. A man of extraordinary limited vision and lack of intellect well below any measure of genius, noticible to anyone who's eyes are open. He likes to think of himself being like a great painter or musician who is ahead of his time, and who unveils one masterpiece after another to a reception that, when not bored, is hostile to his infantile visions and failed policies.
Comrade Rou @ 57:
For GWB, future cannon-fodder, lost before their time.
fastfeat @ 60:
Hahaha! Good one.
fastfeat @ 59:
There just ain't enough hours in the day...
Pres. Caligula should NEVER, EVER, be trusted at his word. Think of all the times this career liar extended an olive branch to the Democrats, promising to work with them only to stab the Dems in the heart blaming the party for the country's economic woes, war financing, holding patriotism over the Democratic party's head like an ax, enabling himself to further destroy the nation. This man and his word are pure shit.
Saying Bush is a man of peace is like saying Attila the Hun was a lovable guy......
Saint Augustine @ 60:
I saw this in another thread here....oh wait...you fixed it...good job!
The only way Bush can drive his approval rating down to zero is to give the remaining 28% an andidote for the Kool Aid they've been drinking for the last seven years.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_re_eu/bush_europe
HA! In the FACE!
I'm not quite sure where to start puking.
two points.
1. don't believe anything that comes from between the lips of Bush. It is never the truth. It is either an out and out lie, or an attempt to manipulate those stupid enough to believe him.
2. The right gives no quarter. they are totally "you are either with us or against us", and that goes for everyone. That is why they find themselves in such a pickle. They can see that they are losing the heart and souls of Americans, but they cannot change their habits or their lockstep mode of thinking, even if it means they lose tremendously this fall. Inflexibility has its drawbacks and we and they can see that, but they can't do anything about it.
"The right regrets Bush’s regret"
How absurd to view the world as 'the left' vs. 'the right' much less pick out a few bloggers as a representative sample of either.
After he leaves office, and Congress will do nothing, does any citizen have legal standing anywhere to have the sob arrested for crimes against humanity and prosecuted?
Does anyone know? Any legal beagles?
pissed off patricia @ 33:
Bush couldn't have written that. If he had, it would be full of typos and John Wayne quotes.
Right now Bush is acting like a man who has spent his whole life getting away with everything, only to suddenly find one day that everyone is fed up with him. People like that ALWAYS cave under pressure and pretend to be the victims.
Now he's crying his crocodile tears. Big deal.
Dubya Bush is human filth. She should crawl back under a rock with the rest of the vermin.
If there was a hell, he would certainly be going there. Since we don't have proof of one, he needs to pay for his crimes while he's still alive.
Hear that world? Go get that criminal!
Let's see some justice.
On Jon Stewart last night, Rick Shenkman, author of "Just how stupid are we?" Points out that it is WE, the people who were stupid. I agree with that generally except he should have limited himself to the 59,054,087 The Daily Mirror asked about. I was one of the not-dumb ones.
ronhohn @ 74:
You're partially right. There is a large population of very stupid people in America.
I'm not one of them.
ronhohn @ 72:
Google author Phillipe Sands.
He said this morning on CBC that no amount of self proclaimed pardons or immunity will protect Li'l B.
Compared him directly to Pinochet!
ronhohn @ 72:
The answer is a resounding 'no.' People can chant their 'illegal war' and 'Bush crime family' mantras until the cows come home, however there is no basis in US law to prosecute Bush once he leaves office for any policy decisions he made as president. End of story.
Believe me, From a World-View, the rest of the world out here is ready to CELEBRATE the end of the Bush Whitehouse, and they are THRILLED with the idea of Obama.
peaceful easy feeling @ 77:
Once out of office I don't think bush will be wanting to leave the shores of the USA. There are too many countries who hate him. He is looked at out here in the rest of the world as a pariah, a man of twisted morals and great evil. Think what you want, he will not become a "Citizen of the World" like other past presidents.
Numinous @ 75:
Ironically, people on both sides who derive a sense of intellectual/moral superiority from their personal electoral choices only have something to say about the 'stupid people' who didn't vote for their candidate.
How about international law? How to explain Nürnberg then?
Breaking news: The Supreme Court just ruled that the GITMO prisoners are entitled to U.S. court trials! Ha! Fuck you again Dubya!
I hope that things workout in Nov and we take back the white house. Then when this prick leaves office there should be block parties all over this country with people dancing in the streets.
Left&Left @ 82:
By what margin? Who voted which way?
fastfeat @ 84:
Do you have a link to that news?
peaceful easy feeling @ 77:
What is this "basis in US law" that you speak of? Is that what used to exist before Bush decided it didn't apply to him? What's stopping the next dictator-in-chief of using these new found powers of executive authority to disregard legal precedents?
Bush is a war criminal and habitual liar. If we would have signed on to the ICC he would have been charged with war crimes.
And the looney, chickenhawk neocons come out in full force to disparage their boy-king. I say we drop Michelle Malkin off in Baghdad and see how long her pro-war stance lasts.
fastfeat @ 84:
By five to four. Don't know how they voted.
It's also funny how he's worried about Obama internationally. Coming from the guy who has ignored and reneged on treaties and agreements his whole term.
Besides, there was just an article, I think on Slate, asking Europe to stop loving Obama so much, it looks bad to the midwesterners.
Left&Left @ 88:
It was 5-4 with the usual neocon suspects (Alito, Thomas, Scalia, and Roberts) voting against. Here is the link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_guantanamo;_yl...
♠Bangkok-Bob♠ in Chiang Mai @ 79:
Entire countries hate Bush? Hardly. More accurately stated, there are many people around the world who despise Bush.
Wasn't suggesting for a moment Bush should or could be viewed 'Citizen of the World.'
Nor would I presume to speak for the 'the world' in order to add weight to my own personal viewpoints. ;)
The vote over the Guantana detainees was 5-4, with Alito, Roberts, Scalia and Thomas dissenting, of course.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_guantanamo;_yl...
peaceful easy feeling @ 90:
I have heard...don't know if there's ANY truth to it all, but there's a rumor goin' round, that the Bush family is buying up land like mad in Paraguay...or was it Uruguay...one of those damn 'guays that has no extradition treaty with the US...
Civil criminal charges, dummie.
Kompassionate Konservative Guy was determined to attack Iraq even before he was installed as Kommander Guy. A little fact he didn't bother to inform the public of while campaigning. The Penguin and his PNAC cohorts who infested Kodpiece's "administration" carried out their pre-planned neocon wet dreams to a T. Faulty intelligence indeed. Kinda blew up in their faces, but they'll skate with $billions. If Kodpiece can just nail that pesky "man of peace" mantle, it's "Mission Accomplished", baby!
Left&Left @ 82:
Without condoning your dysfunctional level of hatred of Bush, thanks for the tip on the great news!
peaceful easy feeling @ 94:
How can hatred of Bush be dysfunctional? Personally, I find it empowering and entirely reasonable.
peaceful easy feeling @ 77:
Oh really. How about getting the real story from an actual prosecutor?
In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial ...
www.prosecutionofbush.com
Terrible @ 9:
They are really afraid too. Go look at some of the neocon blogs! I bet they take up a collection to hire a hit man. No kidding, they are really worried.
liberalHUSSEINmoderation Says
"have heard…don’t know if there’s ANY truth to it all, but there’s a rumor goin’ round, that the Bush family is buying up land like mad in Paraguay…or was it Uruguay…one of those damn ‘guays that has no extradition treaty with the US…"
The rumor is that he's bought 100000 hectares next to Rev. Moonie in Paraguay close to a US base that was recently set up. There is no confirmation but it sure smells.
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/03/neil-bush-the-rev-moon-paraguay-an...
Underground Pirate @ 95:
I'll second that! Not only is it empowering AAAAND entirely reasonable...it also makes me happy...don't you want me to be happy PEF?
earl @ 26:
Get this person to a mental hospital ASAP.
Comrade Rou @ 98:
Thanks Comrade...excellent site too...and yeah...reeks to high heaven.
I bet if it is true....Bush and Rev Moon will become pals...after Bush looks into his eyes and reads his soul. HA!
liberalHUSSEINmoderation @ 91:
Of course Paraguay would let him in...they took in the Nazis, why not Bush? Monkey-boy George is insane...plain and simple. He regrets his aggressive language leading up to the Iraq Occupation, but then exhibits the same behavior toward Iran, just as his clone McCain does. From what I've read in overseas news, Europe is relieved that Bush is on his way out. Europeans now consider him a non-issue...people have not even bothered to protest during his visits. George Bush, he is such a dangerous idiot, but has no clue whatsoever that he is.
JerryO @ 102:
They are protesting him in quite large numbers in Italy.
Vickif @ 100:
no. i totally agree with the powerliner. finally some sense.
bush is a brilliant but frustrated conceptual artist operating on a global canvas in his chosen medium of blood.
his influences are easy to see, but his work is transcendent.
the scale of his work is staggering and will only be truly appreciated through the lens of history. at best we are seeing only glimpses of the impact of his works.
it is only natural for some self doubt to creep in between major works of a visionary artist
especially with so much ignorant criticism from critics who are too mired in the work of the past and have no vision for the future
once he is fully engorged in his "iran period" he will be back on his game, inspiring the next generation of artists and dramatically impacting even the lives of those with no eye for his art
guernica was confined to canvas
Bush troubled my his image as a warmonger?
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.......can't get fooled again!!
I was listening to Scottie yesterday on Democracy Now (love that show), and it's interesting to listen to him use more talking points, although they are less war-centric at this point, but nonetheless, he is repeating alot of things about how the administration has mis-lead and continues to mis-lead the nation into a pathetically worrisome direction - the stimulus checks did help the economy, but what about a deeper analysis of where the money went at Wal-Mart - Food ? Gas ? Necessities that people had been previously unable to purchase... I cannot stand George and his *anaylsis* of Obama and McCain, the war, etc, as it is again, from the perspective of someone that is responsible for killing countless Americans without logic or justifiable cause. Please impeach yourself, as you are killing America one soldier and one citizen at a time with your nonesense.
George, go back to where you came from - when will Texas stop hurting America ?
Hey liberalHUSSEINmoderation
The Bush family has recieved millions from Moon for almost two decades. Probably the most bizarre relationships in US history.
http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/moon.html
What is this?!!! Mr, War President, is having a mid-life crisis or meltdown ? Is he patriotic enough to be our president?
If you're Bush and the twenty-eight-percenters are now pissed at you too, it's time to go hide in Paraguay.
If the boooosh years had been submitted to Twilight Zone producers years ago, they would have rejected it as too far-fetched. You know---corrupt simpleton takes over government, launches illegal wars against helpless countries, kills hundreds of thousands, shreds Constitution, implements illegal, Orwellian domestic spy network, lets American city drown, bullies Congress and the press, tortures people at will, , ruins economy, etc., etc., etc. But. it's. real.
The same day he laments his "war president" image he says "all options are on the table" concerning Iran.
We all know what that means. Bombs away!
Where exactly is that damn table? Is it the same one that impeachment is not allowed to be on?
I don't really hear any regret in any of Bush's words that the story quoted. He thinks he could have done something differently - that sounds like post-game analysis, not like regret. I've seen several stories like this one over the years, and they're always the same: reporter asks a question about regret or hindsight. Bush offers that things could have gone differently. Reporter ascribes regret. Very odd to me, really.
I believe Mr. Dylan said that, "sometimes satan, comes as a, man of peace.."
Numinous @ 75:
Sometimes it is difficult to undertand that some people just don't have the same mental capabilities as we have. The brain certainly is a complicated organ to produce the various mindsets we see throughout society. I'm confident that someday medical research with find a cure for the brain defect we see today in our republiscum politicians and rightwing conservatives.
elkit @ 114:
And like any good sociopath he feigns the appropriate emotion when he feels its necessary ...
earl @ 117:
I don't even he even does that. In Bush's own words: I don't regret it at all. (Found this YouTube video on Frank Paynter's Listics blog.)
"I was, you know, not a man of peace”
If there is any justice in the world, these words will serve as Dumbya's epitaph.
pissed off patricia @ 30:
That comment has Harriet Miers written all over it.
I'm not impressed with his "remorse". Since this is the world of opposites under Bush/Cheney, I guess that means that he's actually really glad that he's been "Commander in Chief", using his "capital". The man is very very sick. So is McSame.
He must have visited a different Europe than where I live. On all tv-stations when they interview ministers of foreign relationship (Belgium, Germany, France, Spain...) and when they ask those ministers which person would they rather see elected, they allways have all the trouble in the world seeming having no preferences when they have been interviewed and bashing every republican policies on foreign relations, environment, human rights etc for the preceding half hour.
"Um, ehem, of course no we have no preferences, we would be happy to work with both candidates, cough,cough..."
Let me see, you have no preferences between the one which shares similar visions as you did or the one who wants to continue the policies of wacko-Jesus-talks-to-me Bush jr. which you just spent 20 min bashing? For info, I think during 2004 elections ,except for Kenya who is very much dependent on US financial aid, in every country people were around 90% against the re-election of Bush.
In the build-up of the war we were not fed the same bullshit propaganda as on US television, from the before the start of the war, every expert you saw on tv told there were no WMD, this war was about Oil, and the evidence was fake and being manipulated, and everyone who was telling the truth got silenced or replaced by Bush lapdogs...
Dean at work @ 12:
And as for ..."offered words of encouragement for another ally, Gordon Brown." Brown, who is writhing in the knowledge of polling lower than that other fool British PM John Major, would really welcome having Bush showing mutual friendship and support. The British public hate Bush more than they disapprove of Brown. Just what Gordie needs, the tick of approval from a murdering warmonger, wow some ally.
Dahgrostab'ph-r-i @ 6:
Once these assholes are out of office in January 09 it's going to take at least 8 years to start un-fucking our once great country.Thanks for nothing you right wing pukes!
I know some american history. I saw a completely united country around WorldWar 2nd, around the President, supporting Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower. All supporting commander inchief. The President of the United States of America. Uncredible how MSM main stream media, divided the country becouse 9/11 reaction to capture Osama and move talibans from Afghanistan. Sadam had the same weapons he had when invasion to Saudi. Of course there were plans of atomic bombs, an a fanatic people with machineguns,and rockets killing everybody.
I think Mr.President Bush, did what he had to. And in this strange war, I dont see american citizens thinking on this war against terrorism. Whisch is getting more and more difficult. McCain is republican, we have a great president !
Listen well, we, in America have a great President
America is first
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