Bush says some voters backed Obama ‘because of me’

[sabra]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/01/bush-says-some-voters-backed-obama-%E2%80%98because-of-me%E2%80%99/

(CNN) – President Bush told an interviewer that his presidency may have helped Barack Obama win the White House.

"I think it was a repudiation of Republicans," he told Charlie Gibson of ABC News, according to a transcript released by the network Monday. "And I'm sure some people voted for Barack Obama because of me. I think most people voted for Barack Obama because they decided they wanted him to be in their living room for the next four years explaining policy."

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"A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein," Bush said. "It wasn't just people in my administration. A lot of members in Congress, prior to my arrival in Washington, D.C., during the debate on Iraq, a lot of leaders of nations around the world were all looking at the same intelligence.

"I wish the intelligence had been different, I guess," he said, but would not say whether he would have pressed forward with the decision to invade Iraq if he had known otherwise: "That is a do-over that I can't do."

[redstate_democrat]

1. Poor George...

:cry:




























:eyes:

[Larry in KC]

2. No shit.

[LeftishBrit]

3. One of the few times he's ever said something accurate and honest!

[dflprincess]

4. I'm impressed

I never thought he'd be able to grasp that fact - much less admit it publicly.

[Larry in KC]

5. Probably about as close as he'll ever get to a "moment of clarity"

[FrenchieCat]

6. For once, he is correct......

It took a George Bush
for this country to have enough courage
to elect a Barack Obama.

Because after such obvious fuck up,
we needed to finally do something right.

[onehandle]

7. You started off by cheating the country of their rightful President.

It was all downhill from there, you little prick.

And I'm sure some people voted for you in 2004 because of 9/11.

Enemies of America won that election.

[AndrewP]

11. Well said

[WinkyDink]

8. Still lying about the "intelligence". Why, then, did we need 9/11 to go after Saddam?

[AspenRose]

9. He sounds like a dejected puppy

"I think most people voted for Barack Obama because they decided they wanted him to be in their living room for the next four years explaining policy."

George! It's NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST!!! Good God almighty!!! Quit your pouting! :eyes:

And YES, we'd prefer someone who is COMPETENT and can explain things they actually comprehend in plain english, something you could never accomplish!

[rucky]

10. That's the closest we'll ever get to an expression of regret from him. n/t

[grantcart]

12. Surprised he didn't blame the Iraqi War on God.

[bdamomma]

13. can this SOB leave now and be arrested.

hurry up Jan. 20th

[Democrats_win]

14. Everyone missed bush's sit and spin: it was the WMD intelligence that did us in.

Yeah, right. His presidency was against the American people.

Obama's victory night speech said it best when he pointed out that Wall Street cannot do well when main street does poorly.

This list of bush's betrayals begins in the summer of 2001, includes the WMD lies, and has yet to end. (He's burrowing in his RW ideologues, making insane rules etc.)

[lutefisk]

16. The only mistake Junior made was to trust too much. Poor guy got fooled like everybody else...

:sarcasm:

Can't prosecute a fella for war crimes just because he believed what all the other folks believed, right? Shucks, he wishes it had gone better...

[PassingFair]

15. No "do-over" for these guys.

We should have impeached the bastard while we had the chance.