Uh-oh! Pickles thinks Obama is doing a good job.

[madinmaryland]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/07/laura.bush/index.html

PARIS, France (CNN) -- Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances.

She also criticized Washington's sharp political divide during an interview covering a range of topics including her thoughts on first lady Michelle Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney, the situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar, and life after eight tumultuous years in the White House.

Bush sat down with CNN on Monday during a United Nations meeting in Paris, France, where she was promoting global literacy, a cause she trumpeted during her husband's administration.

The typically reserved former first lady defended Obama's decision to deliver a back-to-school speech to students, putting her at odds with many conservatives afraid that the president will use the opportunity to advance his political agenda.

"I think he is ," Bush said when asked to assess Obama's job performance. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with, and that has probably made it more difficult."

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:popcorn:

[valerief]

1. Relax, Pickles doesn't really think. nt

[JuniperLea]

2. Scary...

Confusing...

But then, she was there when the dirty went down, so she knows very well what was already on his plate.

I hope this is a back-handed slap at Hubbie Dearest and his assorted wranglers.

[Still Blue in PDX]

3. Didn't read the whole article, but good for her.

She's not the brightest crayon in the box, but she is head and shoulders above the family she married into.

That's my quota of cliches for the day.

[spanone]

4. have to respect her perspective, she watched junior* totally fuck it up

[goclark]

5. I say Pickles is the nice one in the Bush bunch, isn't her book coming out

this month?

Most of the "leaders" of the Faux rebulican party don't read so she will have to depend on Mitt and Democrats to buy her book.

[Mudoria]

6. Pickles? This gets more like grade school every day..

[Common Sense Party]

11. No kidding.

[Catch22Dem]

14. That one is more than 9 years old

Not like the OP made it up.

[madinmaryland]

17. It's been her nickname here since before I joined.

[Warpy]

7. Aw, stop knocking poor Laura

After all, the woman has stellar taste in literature, even if her taste in men leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm not surprised she's got the wits to realize Obama is decent.

[Sebastian Doyle]

22. Well, she was a Librarian before she met the Chimp

So I guess she must have read some books then at least.

[Autumn]

8. Well I'll be damed, maybe she

is off the Prozac.

[notadmblnd]

9. A moment of lucidity in between drug induced stupors?

who'd have thunk it?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. Nice but utterly meaningles

She was just a FLOTUS after all. OTOH she is one of the few *genuine* Republicans to offer any approval of Obama, so maybe her comments are a good thing? :shrug: For those who think that her apparent compliments are an indication that Obama is perhaps too "Republican-friendly," I probably would suggest that you not worry too much unless Cheney starts praising Obama. THEN I will be EXTREMELY worried myself.

[madinmaryland]

16. "unless Cheney starts praising Obama"

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

You just scared shit out of me.

[Bluerthanblue]

12. I give her credit for speaking out- and for talking sense on this issue.

She's right about this, and she didn't just stay quiet.

If we are going to BE the change we wish to see in this world, it begins with responding to actions honestly-

She spoke up - and spoke "good" ;)

[Arctic Dave]

13. +1

[tekisui]

15. Sun occasionally shines on a dog's butt, too.

[lunatica]

18. I'm sure she keeps up with what he's doing

Unlike no knowing shit from shinola about what her husband was doing.

Yeah, sure, she would know...

[cali]

19. I've always thought that calling her pickles just makes the people doing it look like assholes.

[madinmaryland]

21. Thanks for calling me an asshole.

:eyes:

[pipi_k]

20. I don't know whether she believes what she said or not...

although I'd have to guess that she probably did mean it.

In any case, she was very gracious in her answer.


I used to think she had class, then I thought she was a damned fool for being married to that walking piece of dogshit, Dubya.

She redeemed herself a bit in my eyes today.

[ipaint]

23. Of course she does.

He gave her husband a pass on torture.