BUSH- But Words Will Never Hurt Me

[HopeFor2006]

If George Bush took the insults personally, he didn't let it show. On Oct. 23, John McCain, who once stood by the president despite a tense personal relationship, let loose with an unsparing rebuke of the Bush administration's failures. He chastised the president for the "conduct of the war in Iraq for years, growth in the size of government" and for ignoring the will of Congress. "We just let things get completely out of hand," McCain told The Washington Times. McCain's attack read like a Barack Obama ad, only angrier.

That same day, Bush invited a group of women from the Middle East for an informal chat at the White House. He posed for photos and answered their questions, part of his effort to show that the war on terror is not a war on Islam or the Arab world. "When it comes to my views on Muslims, I believe that we pray to the same God," he told the women, according to a person at the meeting who, like others quoted in this story, asked for anonymity speaking about private conversations. "I believe we share in the same beliefs. I believe Muslim mothers want their children to grow up in peace." But at one point, Bush's thoughts turned inward. He told the group he understood why so many people had an unfavorable view of him—and his presidency. "I know I have got an image," he said. "I don't live in a cocoon."

http://www.newsweek.com/id/166834?GT1=43002

[Why Syzygy]

1. He is pathetic.

And we will be cleaning up his "missteps" for 100 years.

[HopeFor2006]

2. Only if we elect a dem majority...

If not then make it 200 years.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Oh? Try this on for size, Frat Boy.

Your Dad was a better president than you were.

[lutefisk]

4. I can only hope that is the theme of the commentary during his final months in office

Over and over, relentlessly:

"Your Dad was a better president than you were."

Perfect. That's the one thing that might get to him. Especially if he thinks Babs believes it, too.