We should forgive George W. Bush for all he's done --he was not convicted of anything

[CreekDog]

and is writing books and doing speaking engagements and doing something with his life.

time to move on and support him.

i mean, it's not like he's starting any wars now.

:sarcasm:

[MannyGoldstein]

1. He's a patriot. And...

I see a Presidential Medal of Freedom in his future!

[Angry Dragon]

21. I did not know parasite was spelled that way........

[sad sally]

24. I will mark this day with your post in my calendar of remembrances,

'cuz even if you didn't really mean it, I think it's only a matter of time until he's warmly welcomed to the WH to get his special necklace.

Presidents seem to have real short memories about all bad, evil and outright illegal stuff presidents before them pulled on the Country, and especially stuff done to and in the name of "the American people."

*the American people = rubes

[MannyGoldstein]

27. EVERYONE wants a spot at the BFEE table...

Can you blame 'em?

[Taverner]

2. Well, the current admin has

Just check out the WikiLeaks cables

[Motown_Johnny]

3. we should all chip in and buy him a trip to Europe

[flvegan]

4. Cheney too. Never been found guilty, so we should move along.

Maybe toss a football around with the ole fella.

[Creative]

5. Bush was/is no doubt an idiot, but he only started one war.

The war in Afghanistan was started by Al Queda.

And now we have a CIC who is focused on getting us out by 2014. But there is still quite a bit that must be accomplished before it will be safe to leave.

[BeFree]

14. Safe to leave?

What does that mean?

And did you know bush admin blocked the investigation of the "19 hijackers"?

[Creative]

18. It means ensuring that Al Qaeda has been impaired to a degree that will prevent them

from carrying out further attacks against the US.

....? investigations occurred, results were released...are you kidding me?

[ThomCat]

20. We never needed any wars for that.

Who was it in the government that eventually admitted that Al Qaeda never numbered more than 100 individuals?

You don't need wars to stop 100 people. You notify all the police forces around the world, and send some appropriate bribes and bounty hunters to the places where the law enforcement isn't as reliable.

How many $millions have we spent per person so far, and how many more people have they recruited just because of the threat and chaos and damage of these wars?

Al Qaeda was an excuse. An excuse for rolling out massive political agendas here, for trying to seize control of oil and mineral rights in Afghanistan, and for massive political spending for a war Bush already wanted in Iraq. Only the propaganda has been about Al Qaeda. For Fucks Sake, how many times did we hear celebratory press conference announcements that we captured the same "#2 guy in Basra" Did he keep escaping? (For that matter, how many different times did we hear that "we just captured Basra?")

[Angry Dragon]

22. +1000

[Creative]

32. The petroleum and mineral discoveries were recent; they were not the reasons for the war.

Anyway, perhaps the war will turn out to be a good thing for Afghanistan. After the Taliban and Al Qaeda are neutralized, these untapped resources could mark the turning point in the reconstruction effort and expand economic opportunities for the people of Afghanistan.

And they would probably have never been discovered unless we had gone there.

[ThomCat]

44. We have been trying to get petrolium rights through

Afghanistan for over 50 years! Recent? What the hell are you talking about?

Only some of the minerals have been recently discovered. That doesn't mean all of them were recently discovered.

They were looking for more because they already knew the area was rich in minerals.

[BeFree]

25. Sorry, I wasn't clear

I mean before 9/11, the bush administration kept the FBI and CIA from tracking down the future hijackers. They knew it was going to happen, it happened, and then bush started the invasion.

Did you know that?

[Creative]

33. Stop, hey, what's that sound? Do I hear tin foil rattling around?

[BeFree]

41. Ahh, so you are ignorant of the facts

The question is, is it willful ignorance or just plain ignorance?

Do you know what happened on Aug. 6, 2001?

[EFerrari]

23. No, Bush refused the Taliban's offer to turn bin Laden over

to a third party. He started the war in Afghanistan, too, on an innocent people.

[walldude]

26. Also refused to accept Saddam's surrender and exile

3 days before the start of the Iraqi war. Oh and 9/11 could have been avoided if the Bush administration had paid attention to Clarke and the PDB's and Joe Wilson. Instead they compromised a major anti-nuke CIA undercover operation to discredit Joe Wilson and to warn anyone else not to speak out against the war.

Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitcz, and Rice own both these wars, they own the 9/11 attack, and they will never wash the blood of innocent children off their hands.

[WCGreen]

30. Jesse Jackson was willing to go over and ngotiate this

But Bush blocked it and the media never made anything of it...

[Creative]

34. Jesse Jackson was seeking to negotiate an angle for himself.

Nothing more, nothing less.

[Creative]

31. The problem with your scenario is that Bin Laden did not attack a third party.

If those creeps had of truly wanted to avoid war, they would have surrendered him to the US. Afghanistan was being run by the Taliban, who approved of and played host to Bin Laden.

[EFerrari]

43. There is no problem with my scenario. That's what happened.

Bush wanted to invade Afghanistan to get war powers. He was much more interested in that than in bin Laden, whom he allowed to escape from Tora Bora.

[hobbit709]

35. Was it really?

[kayakjohnny]

6. His IQ has increased since he left office.

And he speaks in full sentences now.

When you live on a cul-de-sac in Dallas, how bad can your past possibly be?

[KoKo]

7. He was the BESTEST President Since Ronald Reagan!

Wait and see how he turns out in the History Books. He will be proven CORRECT for Invading Iraq and Afghanistan and SECURING OUR WONDERFUL ECONOMY. He will be a Hero in later years....we just can't see it now because of the Democrats.

OOPS...forgot the :sarcasm: tag.

[TZ]

8. Well if he can throw 4 touchdowns in a game

and get my team to the SuperBowl I'll be happy to say what a GREAT guy he is....:rofl:
:spank: oh and obviously..:sarcasm:
I see no one has figured out your point yet....:evilgrin:

[WilliamPitt]

9. DERP

[beam me up scottie]

10. I want to hear from Barney.

Poor creature didn't get to choose his owner.

[BeachBaby]

11. See? This is why I like you so much.

Because you're so forgiving. :rofl:

:loveya:

[CreekDog]

15. I love him because he is not killing right now

:loveya:

he is so awesome for not killing stuff anymore!

:bounce:

[flvegan]

16. Hey!

He didn't kill anyone! Stop calling him a killer.

[CreekDog]

17. yeah they don't count...they are just practice for the bigger stuff

:o

[madinmaryland]

12. Abe Vigoda is still alive and now here is a..

:D

[TorchTheWitch]

38. I just now realized that bunny is wearing TWO pancakes

All the many many times I've seen this photo for years and I just noticed this.

And all the many many times I've seen this photo for years I still laugh my ass off every single time. Pancake Bunny will never stop being hilarious. I have a feeling that Derp Kitteh will never stop being hilarious either.

[WiffenPoof]

13. Yeah...I Don't Get It

I don't understand our involvement. It makes no sense. We need to get out NOW!

-PLA

[TZ]

19. Somebody's been unreccing you

Maybe they paid alot of money for their GWB Jersey's....:hide:

[Iggo]

28. Dude got me zero fantasy points last week. I'm stickin with Vick. (n/t)

[rucky]

37. FTW

[rucky]

29. He's not been convicted.

The other guy you're referring to has been convicted.

When justice works, let it work. When it doesn't, keep screaming.

I don't see any hypocricy in that viewpoint. Nice try, though.

[TZ]

40. The POINT is that just because you served your time

Doesn't stop one from loathing a person as a douchebag. When OJ gets out of jail, should we hail him as a hero again cause he did his time?
I kinda find it hard to forgive rapists, animal abusers, and people who kill people by driving drunk period. Michael Vick is entitled to work again yes, but he's not entitled to be "admired" because he's doing WHAT HES BEEN ORDERED BY THE COURTS TO DO. Is Ben Rothelisburger a hero cause he's refrained from raping anyone for almost 8 months now?
Vick apologists who DEMAND that I admire him as "courageous" are NO different from the Bush apologists who say his legacy is something to be appreciated. Sorry, both are dicks and I don't need anybody to tell me what I should or should NOT think.
Assholishness doesn't magically disappear because your time served is over.
There is a difference between forgiveness and simply celebrating people for NOT breaking the law. The priorities of whom one should admire in this country are warped indeed.

[rucky]

42. Nobody should be asking you to admire him.

or even forgive him. But it's important to accept justice when it's been served. Otherwise the steps of investigation, trial and conviction that you glossed over really are irrelevant.

I'm not standing up for Vick personally, as much as the principal that people should be able to have a livelihood after they serve their time. There are practical reasons for that, as well, that benefit society. It helps the prison system actually become a place for reform. It reduces recidivism. It'll help end the cycle of prison & poverty that's prevalent in the Black community.

[HopeHoops]

36. FUCK NO!!! He should be tried for treason along with the big Dick and sent to a nasty-ass prison.

:grr:

I saw the "sarcasm" smiley, but the OP still pissed me off just by the very notion.

[paparush]

39. I saw this photo in a collection of best photos of the last decade. Made my skin crawl.

Bush in 2003, selling the war.

//and by selling I mean lying his fear-mongering ass off relentlessly for months.