Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Bush pisses off Senator-elect Jim Webb.

Well well well. Bush steps in it again. I remember reading about how after the 2004 elections Barack Obama went to the White House for a welcome reception. Obama said that Bush was very down-to-earth. He figured that it was the kind of guy you could like, if you don't discuss politics.


In contrast, Jim Webb was at a similar reception just recently. According to the spectator the exchange went as follows:



At a private reception held at the White House with newly elected lawmakers shortly after the election, Bush asked Webb how his son, a Marine lance corporal serving in Iraq, was doing.

Webb responded that he really wanted to see his son brought back home, said a person who heard about the exchange from Webb.

“I didn’t ask you that, I asked how he’s doing,” Bush retorted, according to the source.

Webb confessed that he was so angered by this that he was tempted to slug the commander-in-chief, reported the source, but of course didn’t. It’s safe to say, however, that Bush and Webb won’t be taking any overseas trips together anytime soon.



This is from a thread on Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/28/195836/96



I must say, I find it interesting that Bush, who at this point should be very concerned about his legacy, who had to face a reality that people in America were not happy with him or his party because of their policies, has shown that he might have to change his ways and yet more recently has decided to "stay the course". http://news.netscape.com/story/2006/11/28/bush-says-he-will-not-pull-american-troops-out-before-our-mission-is-complete


It takes more than a Democratic Congress to make Bush stop posturing over a war that was ill-advised and sadly, lost long ago. So much for being bipartisan and conciliatory.

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