When President Carter called the White House to say he wanted

[Ninga]

to be a part of the delegation to attend the Pope's funeral, what do you suppose the conversation was before they responded?

It was announced that the legation is made up of GHW Bush, Clinton, Rice, Bush and Laura.

What, Air Force One doesn't have enough room for a Nobel Peace Prize winning former US President???

[edbermac]

1. How many are allowed in the US delegation?

[AllegroRondo]

12. Five.

Last I heard, it will be *, Pickles, Poppy, Clinton, and Rice.

[WindRavenX]

21. horrible.

Rice should not be there. Carter should.
Good god.

[davidinalameda]

2. have you seen Laura's ass lately?

it takes up enough room for a Nobel Peace Prize winning former US President

[WildClarySage]

9. omg rolling on the floor

I think <sotto voce>somebody</sv> owes me a new keyboard!

[davidinalameda]

17. LOL

hehe

sorry about that

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. hey

there's nothing wrong with a woman having a big butt.

:P

[Inland]

3. Like they took his call.

You think Bush is going to the funeral of the man who told him that war was bad with a nobel peace prize winner?

[Ninga]

4. He DID call, and was refused for real!!!

[rkc3]

5. They'd never let Carter go along with them.

He's just an angry old man (I'd like to choke the repubs who said that after his DNC speech last year).

Truthfully, he's done more in his retirement from political life than all of these others combined - aside from taking payments to be on the Boards of Directors, what else has GHWB done in his retirement?

[Ninga]

7. I wonder if GWH has taken more money in retirement that Regan did?

[LibDemAlways]

10. Carter is the only former recent President who has

devoted his post-Presidential life primarily to continued public service. A truly religious - in the best sense - man of peace, it's a crime that he is not heading up the US delegation to the Pope's funeral. He represents the best of America. Dumbass, arrogant, war-mongering, murdering chimp represents the worst, and it's a disgrace he's going at all.

[Coastie for Truth]

6. Carter is the wrong kind of Born Again Christian

He's a liberal - and he is evidence to the fact that a Born Again Christian can be a Progressive. Very disconcerting to President Bush.

I'm a better Christian then Bush - I think "Good Woks" is more important then "Faith", I have never been Baptized, I do not accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior, I am not a reformed alcoholic, I have never taken Communion -- and I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with a "newly homeless" family (fire) and I worked 48 hours free in a homeless shelter last week. So, I'm a better Christian then Bush.

[colonel odis]

8. carter shouldn't lower himself to ride with those people.

[rurallib]

11. W, Condi and Pickles

can have a threesome in Rome. Oh the mind wonders.

[tex-wyo-dem]

20. Don't forget about Bulldog n/t

[WI_DEM]

13. Unlike Clinton, Jimmy has not tried to ingratiate himself to the Bush's

my opinion is that if Bush, Jr. is part of the delegation then GHW Bush can stay home and let Jimmy take his place. We don't need two Presient Bush's representing the US.

[elehhhhna]

14. Yep-- President Slobber can just stay home and drink in the barn.

[tritsofme]

23. Arguably Clinton is in a different situation that Carter

in terms of a relationship with Bush.

It is very probable they will both be ex-presidents for 30-40 years, so they will need to coexist.

[THUNDER HANDS]

16. did GHW Bush ever even meet the Pope?

Why, other than the fact that he's Bush's father, is he going on the trip and not Carter?

Why Rice?

The 5 should be:

Bush I, Bush II, Clinton, Carter and Ford - all five living presidents.

[rodeodance]

18. it was reported this morning the Carter was part of the del. Did this

change? (I have been at work this afternnon)

[Bluebear]

19. Yes. See this thread....

See

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3429179&mesg_id=3429179

[tritsofme]

24. Ford is too frail to travel

But it is an absolute disgrace that Carter is not included.

[greenbriar]

22. he should attend with

Kennedy and Kerry!