You are trying to make a story that isn’t there!

BatBoy is exactly right. Give me a break. What a bunch of nothing.

No love lost between John McCain and George W. Bush.

paulmdoro said:
No love lost between John McCain and George W. Bush.

Maybe so but but this is total fabrication of a story.

Corvax said:
Maybe so but but this is total fabrication of a story.

How do you know?

Well I have no idea if it’s true or not, but IF it is, it has everything to do with McCain and nothing to do with BO. Though I suspect if it came down to it, he’d do what I did and just not vote for either. I just couldn’t bring myself to vote for McCain and I knew it didn’t much matter where I live.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Well I have no idea if it’s true or not, but IF it is, it has everything to do with McCain and nothing to do with BO. Though I suspect if it came down to it, he’d do what I did and just not vote for either. I just couldn’t bring myself to vote for McCain and I knew it didn’t much matter where I live.

Being against someone rather than for someone else?

More on McCain vs. Obama in Bush’s book. He has much nicer things to say about Obama and is pretty critical of McCain, implying that the former was more presidential than the latter. Interesting stuff.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44781.html

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Well I have no idea if it’s true or not, but IF it is, it has everything to do with McCain and nothing to do with BO. Though I suspect if it came down to it, he’d do what I did and just not vote for either. I just couldn’t bring myself to vote for McCain and I knew it didn’t much matter where I live.

I have to say Michele I have much more respect for you since you DIDN’T vote for McCain. Smart woman.

Paul says:

Being against someone rather than for someone else?

Not sure what your point is. I thought they were both awful, therefore, didn’t vote for either. I fail to see what is wrong with that. Believe me, I’d rather be FOR someone, but in this case, it wasn’t an option.

“Now, we don’t know if this is true – it’s not coming directly from former Pres. Bush or former Prime Minister Brown”

But that fact won’t stop us from printing a big ole headline about it!
WOO HOO!!

That makes two of us Michelle.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Paul says:

Being against someone rather than for someone else?

Not sure what your point is. I thought they were both awful, therefore, didn’t vote for either. I fail to see what is wrong with that. Believe me, I’d rather be FOR someone, but in this case, it wasn’t an option.

No reason to be defensive. I was referring to your comment “Well I have no idea if it’s true or not, but IF it is, it has everything to do with McCain and nothing to do with BO.” I was merely asking if it was a case of being against someone rather than for someone else. Didn’t mean to offend.

Paul, no worries, I wasn’t offended, just unsure what you meant.

Not to generalize too much but I think a majority of people from both sides of the aisle would agree that these days there is a real lack of candidates one can truly and wholeheartedly support and believe in. I think most of us have cast a ballot against rather than for someone, a “lesser of two evils” situation.

Unfortunately Paul, I think there is alot of truth to that. Although, I personally think that was less the case in this last election. At least on my side of the isle. I think there were alot of candidates people felt a connection to. It was sad to see the Washington establishment, in some cases, not stand behind these candidates (who were the voters choice) and would rather stick with the same ole, same ole.

paulmdoro said:
How do you know?

Because he is inferring that he would have just endorsed whoever the Republican party told him to, not that he would independently endorse Obama. Which makes this an obvious non story.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Unfortunately Paul, I think there is alot of truth to that. Although, I personally think that was less the case in this last election. At least on my side of the isle. I think there were alot of candidates people felt a connection to. It was sad to see the Washington establishment, in some cases, not stand behind these candidates (who were the voters choice) and would rather stick with the same ole, same ole.

There are always exceptions. Primaries are often different. I was referring more to general elections.

True Paul. That’s what makes it tough sometimes to stand on principle in the primaries. Voting for someone you believe it, that may not be viable in the general election can be a tough decision, but worth the risk if you want to change Washington.

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
True Paul. That’s what makes it tough sometimes to stand on principle in the primaries. Voting for someone you believe it, that may not be viable in the general election can be a tough decision, but worth the risk if you want to change Washington.

Agreed. Primary season is typically much more interesting and invigorating than the run up to the general election.

i dont know, but i heard…………………… bullshit …………remember this rumor stuff ,both sides

It was a nice offer but afterall, Obama wanted to win.

Personally, I think that in all the reporting about this comment, the emphasis are being placed on the wrong words. He’s saying that he had to endorse McCain because *they’d* asked him to and if *they’d* had asked him to endorse Obama, he would’ve done the same.

So, it’s not whether or not Obama had asked, but whomever *they* are…

Former President George W. Bush is denying a report that he once said he would have endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 if the Democrat had asked.

“This is ridiculous and untrue,” Bush spokesman David Sherzer told POLITICO. “President Bush proudly supported John McCain in the election and voted for him.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44934.html#ixzz14txJMzes

I don’t believe it, no way, no how. Obama was pretty brutal to GWB on the campaign trail. I have a hard time thinking he would have come out and endorsed Obama. Maybe, maybe, maybe he said it as a joke, to show how much he didn’t like McCain or something, but there is no way I believe he would have endorsed Obama.

Although, it is kind of a funny story considering how many people think Obama is Bush light.

Clearly, the story is a joke. He’d never vote for a US President with so little experience leading during two wars and the war on terrorism generally.

sarainitaly said:
Former President George W. Bush is denying a report that he once said he would have endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 if the Democrat had asked.

“This is ridiculous and untrue,” Bush spokesman David Sherzer told POLITICO. “President Bush proudly supported John McCain in the election and voted for him.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44934.html#ixzz14txJMzes

I don’t believe it, no way, no how. Obama was pretty brutal to GWB on the campaign trail. I have a hard time thinking he would have come out and endorsed Obama. Maybe, maybe, maybe he said it as a joke, to show how much he didn’t like McCain or something, but there is no way I believe he would have endorsed Obama.

Although, it is kind of a funny story considering how many people think Obama is Bush light.

Read the earlier Politico story I posted the link to, as well as former speechwriter Matt Latimer’s Daily Beast story from today. Bush’s book contains to criticism of Obama and mentions a few nice things about him while it is very unkind to McCain.

BatBoy said:
You are trying to make a story that isn’t there!

You’re trying to deny that even BUSH THINKS PALIN IS THE WORST PERSON EVER!! LOL.

Coming from the Worst President Ever – pretty damning.

Kathleen McKinley said:
BatBoy is exactly right. Give me a break. What a bunch of nothing.

The GOP runs on nothing. So there you have it. The Worst President ever looks at the GOP and says, God help us if Palin gets into office!! LOL.

lane said:
Clearly, the story is a joke. He’d never vote for a US President with so little experience leading during two wars and the war on terrorism generally.

Like the clown king that started them with no sense of history, built up on lies and sold to the American people?

Give us a break. Imagine the housewife from Wassila running the country – you Teabagers are mental – and there is no cure.

The GOP runs on nothing. So there you have it. The Worst President ever looks at the GOP and says, God help us if Palin gets into office!! LOL.

paulmdoro said:
Not to generalize too much but I think a majority of people from both sides of the aisle would agree that these days there is a real lack of candidates one can truly and wholeheartedly support and believe in. I think most of us have cast a ballot against rather than for someone, a “lesser of two evils” situation.

Prior to Nixon that might have been true. But since Nixon, the Republicans have left the farm of reason – AND THERE IS NO WAY TO VOTE FOR THEM if you have any sense of education, intellect and history. They have become a cult of evil. Their sheep are just too dumb to know it.

During the 2008 campaign Democrats weren’t the only ones vilifying Bush, the Republicans were also treating him as a liability. So much for loyalties. If George W. entertained the thought of endorsing Obama, it was undoubtedly a gesture aimed at telling the Republicans to go to hell.

Steve,
You need to do an update to the story:

Former President George W. Bush is denying a report that he once said he would have endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 if the Democrat had asked.

“This is ridiculous and untrue,” Bush spokesman David Sherzer told POLITICO. “President Bush proudly supported John McCain in the election and voted for him.”

Apologies Sara, I see you beat me to that. DIdn’t see your post.

Steve: This story has been debunked. You should issue an update with that information.

You are better than this Steve, it was a non-story to begin with anyway.

Puter Boi said:
“Now, we don’t know if this is true – it’s not coming directly from former Pres. Bush or former Prime Minister Brown”

But that fact won’t stop us from printing a big ole headline about it!
WOO HOO!!

Never stops FOX News.