The Obamas Meet the Bushes at the White House

After dropping his daughters off at school in Chicago this morning, President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama flew to Washington D.C. to visit the White House. President George Bush and Obama are expected to discuss transition while the First Lady Laura Bush will give Michelle Obama a tour of the White House and private residence.

The Caucus says the Obamas were "10 minutes early, a move sure to please the always-punctual President Bush." Politico's Mike Allen writes, "The rite-of-passage meeting allows the president-elect to keep his bipartisan halo at a time when he is assembling a tough White House team. And it lets the Bush administration look more gracious than Clinton staffers, who bitterly left the White House amid rancor over the recount."

Here's video of the two couples meeting as well as the President and President-elect walking towards the Oval Office.

Several hundred people gathered outside the White House for a glimpse of Obama, including students from NYC on a field trip. Thirteen-year-old Rawshan Mobin, from the Campus Magnet High School in Queens, told the Washington Post, "What I hope to see is the first black president of the United States and the current president of the United States have a mutual agreement and exchange opinions. It is a very historic day."

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By Jen Chung in News on November 10, 2008 4:08 PM

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ChesterKatz

@soopaman:

"Maybe its me but I thought the Pres. was supposed to be able to run the country not be somebody I would like to smoke a blunt and grab a 40oz of PBR with."

But enough about the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections...

Shinobi Shaw

The country is half and half divided on this, which may lead to a potential clash down the future.....

soopaman

I was born and raised in NY. Maybe im wrong for not wanting thingd to go to shit because "we have a cool president". Maybe its me but I thought the Pres. was supposed to be able to run the country not be somebody I would like to smoke a blunt and grab a 40oz of PBR with.

Osama barely won the popular vote thats because not all of the country is a bunch of liberal zombies.

jterry121

"Cult of Obama is on the rise. Who will the neo-libs hate once Bush is gone?"

Do you realize that 80% of NYC voted Obama? Move back to Texas with the rest of the worthless rednecks from the Bush Adminstration.

Future Taliban

"Cult of Obama is on the rise. Who will the neo-libs hate once Bush is gone?"

You?

rasputinsghost

the communism jokes were fresh during the cold war boys, it's unfortunate that the only funny conservative is PJ O'Rourke

HUGO_MEGO

Cult of Obama is on the rise. Who will the neo-libs hate once Bush is gone?

jterry121

I'd rather have an intelligent socialist in the white house than a retarded incompetant fucktard redneck like Bush

NannyState

If I was Michelle, I would have cut that bitch.

Reflect

bush slams the door closed behind him. lol

Shinobi Shaw

Obama is not a communist, those who accused him as such don't do their research (or they are desperate).

He is much closer to National Socialism then anything else.

ed_Extinct

I don't understand how anyone thinks that Obama's ideas are even remotely Communist... Please explain, if you're capable.

Future Taliban

(Laura Bush upon seeing the Obamas at the front door)

"Honey, didn't I ask you to have the hired help come in thru the back"?

gimme

talkin about junk soopaman, have you seen michelle's junk? that junk moves my junk is all i got to say, welcome to jiggle town

ides_of_march

Looks like Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black in first pic.

JacqueMehoff

I welcome our new comrade. to the kremlin.

I love the Reds and their furry hats.

Socialism for all!

soopaman

I would take Barbara Bush first.

soopaman

Im sure Osama will be all over the Russian news. Right after we hand them over the keys.

Michelle Obama is not desirable in the least i would have to be drunk off my ass and have taken 10 Viagra before my junk even budges.

jterry121

Republicans who dont like Obama news should consider moving to Russia, since thats the one place that isnt ecstatic about Obama's victory.

Clarice City

Bush throws open doors to White House Bedroom

"And this is where the magic happens....heh heh"

dreamking

In the initial minute or so, I liked how he touched Bush's shoulder and arm a few times in front of the cameras. It's an alpha male dom move. Bush didn't look happy about it.

Notice how Barack lingered for the camera while Bush made the barely-perceptibly-awkward move to break the photo op.

JacqueMehoff

Is it true a lot of woman have a girl crush on Michelle? that's what I'm hearing around the school.

Amanda Harletsch

Michelle looks amazing!

So Glad to have a stylish and totally SMART woman as fisrt lady!

sinisterteashop

Bush looked pissed. Lovely.

Papercutninja

I know this sounds corny, but we have a cool President and First Lady for the first time!!

SP

IM IN UR WITE HOUS, MEASURING UR DRAPES

ed_Extinct

Judging by the first few seconds of this video, Obama is more commanding than Bush.

This is good.

ed_Extinct

I thought Cheney was the President. I've been mislead!

Felix Hoenikker

I heard Cheney chained himself to a radiator.

r1b2

It must have been challenging for Obama to phrase everything in monosyllables. You want to tailor your message to your audience. Didn't want W to get to confused and start a'droolin'.