Comments on: Laura Bush Criticizes Excessive Partisanship, Praises Obama

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:03:12 +0000

Boy, the kids are touchy, still. Hopefully the health care stuff will be resolved and temper this soon.

By: christoofar

christoofar — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:15:04 +0000

Quite a few good observations by the Former First Lady. We sure need more like her…on both sides of the aisle.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:32:30 +0000

If more moderates would speak up when the wing nuts are out of line, we might not be a 50/50 country. This is the most honest thing I've seen Laura Bush say.

Moderates in this country are drowned out by all of the partisan bickering, and we as a country lose big time.

By: Lit3Bolt

Lit3Bolt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:33:34 +0000

I don't like “Demmies.” It sounds diminutive. How about “Dem-ons!”

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:27:24 +0000

“Laura Bush also reminds me to ask aloud how many Demmies as well as others now regret Hillary Clinton and more grown-ups, who learned harsh lessons about reality in the 1990s, aren't in charge.”

How nice it would be to one time, for a change, keeo one thread of discussion, classy, positive, upbeat and DLS-”Demmies”-free…

By: Rambie

Rambie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:44:01 +0000

*sigh* I think she was talking to you DLS. I see you've kept your fingers in your ears and your eyes shut yet again.

By: Rambie

Rambie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:42:46 +0000

“Laura Bush shows herself to be a class act, as usual.”

Agreed CStanley, She's consistently shown herself to be a class act.

By: smithmj

smithmj — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:12:50 +0000

Laura Bush is still a class act.

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:04:53 +0000

Laura Bush also reminds me to ask aloud how many Demmies as well as others now regret Hillary Clinton and more grown-ups, who learned harsh lessons about reality in the 1990s, aren't in charge.

By: CStanley

CStanley — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:33:20 +0000

Laura Bush shows herself to be a class act, as usual.

She also touches on an important truth- the reason that neither Obama nor Bush has been able to 'change the tone' in DC or to be a 'uniter, not a divider'. Even when people are able to transcend partisanship on the local or state level, the differences on the national scene are way too broad. The sooner we accept that, and get back to debating real issues and philosophies instead of name calling, or hyperfocusing on how 'mean and ugly' those guys from across the aisle are, the sooner we can get down to the important business of the country's future.

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:04:40 +0000

Thanks Joe, I watched the interview. You summarized it perfectly.

While I can not and will not say similar things about her husband, I have always considered (and continue to do so) Laura Bush to be a true Southern Lady.

Dorian

By: Father_Time

Father_Time — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:03:28 +0000

You could always tell that she is more intellegent than her husband. Clearly she would have been a better President IMO.

By: TheMagicalSkyFather

TheMagicalSkyFather — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:13 +0000

The Repubs went after Clinton and destroyed 8 years. The Dems went after Bush and destroyed 8 years. We could call a truce now, at least until we can get the mess that caused sorted out or we can go after Obama for 8 yrs and then the next Repub for another 8 but at some point we will not have a country left to bicker over. Many things have to get done and quickly or this nation will not survive, if we could come together and be respectful to one another and get them done we could go back to fighting but the last 16 yrs have nothing to do with reality. They have been propaganda wars and as such a bastardization of free speech, one that I will not infringe on legally but I may pop someone in the mouth for it if they do it near me because from my point of view they are sowing the seeds of our own demise in their hope to gain temporary power.