The Bullhorn Man is Afraid of New Yorkers

[kpete]

WED MAY 04, 2011 AT 05:49 AM PDT
The Bullhorn Man is Afraid of New Yorkers
bySteven D

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Maybe it he declined for the reasons stated by his spokesperson. What do you think?


“President Bush will not be in attendance on Thursday,” said his spokesman, David Sherzer. “He appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight. He continues to celebrate with Americans this important victory in the war on terror.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/us/04bush.html?partner=rss&emc=rss



Or maybe he was afraid of being booed by New Yorkers. This was the man, after all, who said on Septemeber 17, 2001 that he would get Osama bin Laden "dead or alive."

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Hell, Bush never wanted to eliminate Osama bin Laden. He was too valuable to kill. Bush and the Republicans needed him alive and well sitting in his Pakistani mansion. Bush had no incentive to make the capture or death of Osama bin Laden, his favorite bogeyman with whom to scare the American people, a priority.

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Bush is a coward. If he really believed he is entitled to share the credit for Osama bin Laden's demise, he would be there tomorrow, standing proudly in unison with the President and all of the people of New York. The fact that he has declined to do so speaks volumes.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/04/972951/-The-Bullhorn-Man-is-Afraid-of-New-Yorkers

[meow mix]

1. he's ashamed...

and doesnt want to be jeered at and boo'd

[rosesaylavee]

2. He's drinking

And there's brush to clear no doubt.

[rfranklin]

3. He knows he failed dismally...however, Republicans have to...

work all angles to diminish the street cred that President Obama has earned with his success. In one courageous instance of leadership, he destroyed one of their favorite memes--"He's a weak Democrat. He can't protect you like us, the mighty Chicken Hawks!" (As they send other people's young men and women to die in very questionable "wars.")

[bullwinkle428]

4. Has he made ANY public appearances of any significance since leaving office?

Of course, I'm not counting the speeches he's made in front of select groups for beaucoup bucks.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. His bull *hit, not horns, is the problem

[pipi_k]

6. Well, since he HAS been mostly staying out of the public spotlight...

I'd say that's probably a major reason.

Although I do wonder at the reason BEHIND staying out of the public spotlight these past 2+ years...

;)

[leveymg]

7. He would not have received the same reception as he did a decade ago. Glad he declined.

One of the smarter things he's ever done. Or, perhaps, people let him know that he wasn't particularly welcome.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Maybe he can't hack the competition or the comparison.

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. I think you are correct about Shrub leaving bin Laden alive because he was a needed boogeyman.

He was smart enough (or more likely, Dick Cheney was smart enough) to know that once bin Laden was out of the picture, the American people wouldnt put up with anywhere near the amount of unconstitutional shit the criminal was up to.