I thought it was most gracious of Obama to compliment the Bush Presidency

[La Lioness Priyanka]

about the creation of the infrastructure necessary to respond to a flu pandeminc.

In his words "And I think the Bush administration did a good job of creating the infrastructure so that we can respond. For example, we've got 50 million courses of anti-viral drugs in the event that they're needed"

When he does these things not only does he seem gracious he also seems non-partisan. It seems evident that he is atleast making an effort to work with Republicans and being fair to the past administration.

I thought it was very classy.

[tekisui]

1. It is something that he has no obligation to do, but does out of class.

It was actually dickie who was the only one in the administration who took the threat of pandemic seriously. Obama is a bigger man than I, because I would never consider giving them a kind word. Good on him!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. I agree.

I had to clench my teeth through it, because I hate Bush so. But I thought it came off as an attempt to give credit where credit is due. It went well with his words on bipartisanship.

[customerserviceguy]

3. Walking the walk, instead of just talking the talk

when it comes to being a uniter and not a divider.

[Graybeard]

4. Yes, our President is gracious and classy.

Most people don't like to see their politicians acting petty as the Repubs have been since the election. McCain's snub in refusing the invite to watch the Super Bowl in the White House was just the beginning of continuing bad behavior. Obama is head and shoulders over them in public esteem.

[firedupdem]

5. Classy is correct. He shows people he's a bigger person than

the creeps the rethugs are. I hate it too...but it's the right thing to do.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. i dont hate it. i think people should give credit where its due.

[firedupdem]

8. oops...I didn't mean you hate it...

I was talking about myself. Hate is probably too strong a word, but it's hard for me to find much good where bush is concerned. :)

[blue neen]

7. That's the kind of special human being that Obama is.

He is probably the only person who could have pointed the one thing that Bush got right.

I love our President Obama.

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Never mind that the ONLY reason Bushco created the stockpiles

was to enrich Rummy, with his connections with the company that makes Tamiflu - all on a trumped up bio-terrorism scare.

Why is it the only time the republicans do the right thing, it's for the wrong reasons?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. lack of ethos?

[Captain Hilts]

11. Agreed. So why does Bill Clinton get fried here for being gracious? nt

[snowdays]

12. I agree, and he is correct.