Per LO Obama invited Bush to Ground Zero. Bush DECLINED.

[jezebel]

[Mrsadkins9399]

Bush can go fuck himself

Sorry for my language.

[sakabatou]

1. * is still an asshole

[vaberella]

2. Yeah. Bush declined. That's crazy. Obama is a good guy. n/t

[RichGirl]

25. Hey...I'm thrilled Obama invited him....

He showed a lot of class and self-confidence. But I'm even more thrilled that Bush declined.

[DCBob]

3. Good. That asshole does not deserver to be there.

He is responsible for delaying the capture/killing.

[pacalo]

4. Self-deleted -- dupe.

[pacalo]

5. And he KNOWS it. Kind of like a pity invitation -- *snort*

[vaberella]

6. Actually it makes hiim look rather bad for not accepting Obama's invitation.

I wonder if Clinton will be there.

[liberalla]

7. That's my take also. What a small man.

[patricia92243]

8. Good question. I'm sure we will hear. I also wonder if GHW Bush was invited or Carter? In other

words, any and all (live) past presidents.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. I look at it differently...

I see it as a very respectful move. He's allowing Pres. Obama his moment.

[jefferson_dem]

10. Precisely.

I was about to post the same thing. This worked out exactly as it should have. Obama invited. Bush respectfully declined.

[Misskittycat]

18. Agree

[jenmito]

11. I agree. n/t

[CakeGrrl]

12. That was my first impression too.

Or somewhere in GWB is a spark of realization that he doesn't deserve to share the spotlight.

[Diamonique]

13. That's the way I see it, too.

As much as I hate Bush, I have to admit he has been very gracious towards Obama. I think this is another instance of that.

[Phlem]

17. you give * to much credit.

I didn't think he could think that far ahead.

-p

[fujiyama]

22. I initially figured that

but another poster pointed out that there was a possibility of being booed. Bush isn't exactly a popular figure in NYC.

[TTUBatfan2008]

23. That's how I view it too...

Say whatever you want about GWB, but he was very gracious during the transition and he hasn't criticized Obama at all.

[handmade34]

24. that's the way I see it...

[EffieBlack]

26. Me, too!

I'm not anything close to a GWB fan, but at times he is capable of great grace. He has been very gracious toward President Obama and this is a classy move on his part.

Everyone comes out looking very good in this situation. It was important for the President to invite him and it was nice for him to decline.

[woo me with science]

27. I agree.

I think both acted with tremendous class at this moment, and the nation needed it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. I don't agree. Bush (for once) did the right thing by declining.

[kestrel91316]

15. He didn't want to be upstaged by a black man. What a buffoon.

[1620rock]

16. No doubt drunk all the time now.

[PinkTiger]

32. I'm no fan of George Bush, but

We don't know that he is drinking. Because we don't know that, let's lay off that. Getting sober and staying sober is very difficult. I'm even willing to give him a break on alcoholism.

[cayanne]

19. Could it be what I'm sure he now regrets?

He allowed the CIA to shut down a unit focused on the capture of Bin Laden for a decade because officials had decided Bin laden “wasn’t the threat he originally was”? Bush said twice that he was no longer worried about Bin Laden and it's all on tape.

[Avant Guardian]

20. Crowds would boo him and he knows it

[fujiyama]

21. Considering it is NYC

and the way the GOP has behaved towards 9/11 first responders, firefighters, and everyone else in the city...Oh not to mention the EPA withholding information regarding the air quality in battery park...I could go on.

I gotta say, it was rather a smart move by Bush. It may have been very embarrassing.

[rury]

28. I think Bush's reasons for declining are twofold

He thinks he might be booed, and
Obama nabbed bin Laden in 2.5 years, something Bush could not do in 8, and Bush does NOT want that comparison highlighted.

[high density]

29. Sounds like the best outcome for everybody. NM

[Johnny2X2X]

30. Obama should thank Bush

He should thank him because he learned from Bush's mistakes at Tora Bora. Bush and Rumsfeld were presented with the exact same choice Obama was. Either take action or let the Pakistanis handle it. Bush chose wrong and Obama learned from that and made the correct choise.

[Dr Fate]

31. Compare this to how the Bush admin engaged in their "9/11 is Clinton's Legacy!" campaign. n/t

n/t

[Keith Bee]

33. K&R

[RedSpartan]

34. Both did the right thing. n/t

[MasonJar]

35. No way Bush should be there! He was warned and ignored the warnings.