Gothamist: President Bush to Address GOP Convention Via Satellite

jpeditor

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:54:22 -0500

" He likely would have started World War Three over a Palestinian falafel stand owner farting in Tel Aviv." No we dodged a bullet because he would have felt compelled to appease jihadi excusers.

JMH

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:14:05 -0500

Laura Bush's fake smile creeps me out.

NannyState

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:13:15 -0500

Lieberman is still held in the Democrat pen until they win a solid majority in the Senate this fall. Then they will cut him loose like an old toothless Eskimo. And indeed we dodged a bullet by his not being picked for Vice. He likely would have started World War Three over a Palestinian falafel stand owner farting in Tel Aviv.

MT

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:48:53 -0500

Leiberman is a total tool. His two-faced ideals were at least partly responsible for costing Gore the election. Maybe if he had VP candidate who was actually into working for the ticket, Gore would have gone over the top. He's nothing but a traitorous tool.

takethecanoli

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:40:15 -0500

Lieberman? He has baggage from an ugly lost campaign and has a neocon foreign policy. No freakin way.

jpeditor

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:29:29 -0500

"Any conjecture as to why he didn't select Lieberman or Bloomberg?" Because they aren't Republicans (Bloomy at best a rino).

Reflect

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:21:53 -0500

bush wasnt there because its impossible for Saddam Mc Cain to loom like hes not 4 more years of bush with them so close.

Dude69

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:43:09 -0500

When is America's Mayor Rudy gonna speak then? I want to hear more about his post 9/11 plans for a secure America!

dooWOP

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:37:38 -0500

Any conjecture as to why he didn't select Lieberman or Bloomberg?

babyhitler

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:27:50 -0500

GOP lucked out by not having Bush there. they also lucked out by having Gustav as a lowly category 1. They get to look like they are in command and everything is going smoothly on the operations front when all it really was a 75 mph differential from Katrina and disaster like proportions. I still say that having Palin is a detriment to Male republicans.

robingee

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Yeah, Maverick Schmaverick.

ides_of_march

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:47:18 -0500

"if McCain was really the "Maverick" that his supporters claim him to be, he would have bucked the Party and picked Lieberman" Already got one old, white guy named Joe from the Senate in a VP spot this election. That would be more of a copycat than maverick thing to do at this point.

lanciano

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:36:40 -0500

This convention is a bust. And it says a lot about today's GOP that having the so called leaders of the party (GWB and Dick) appear in person is a DETRIMENT. Shouldn't that tell us all something? Oh and GWB, there is no need to "keep an eye on" this hurricane. That ship sailed 3 years ago.

spiritross

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:35:12 -0500

Bush is too scared to show his face in person huh?

Jen Chung

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:34:49 -0500

According to MSNBC, apparently his campaign advisor Charlie Black told him that if he picked Lieberman, the convention would essentially revolt. So he picked the Christian base of the GOP over moderates and independents.

Anna_Merkin

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:31:02 -0500

It seems that if McCain was really the "Maverick" that his supporters claim him to be, he would have bucked the Party and picked Lieberman. Just saying.