Posted on 11/04/2008 9:56:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
US President George W. Bush late Tuesday telephoned his apparent successor, Democrat Barack Obama, to congratulate him on his "awesome night," according to White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. "Mr President-elect, congratulations to you. What an awesome night for you, your family and your supporters. Laura and I called to congratulate you and your good bride," she quoted Bush as telling Obama.
"I promise to make this a smooth transition. You are about to go on one of the great journeys of life. Congratulations and go enjoy yourself," Bush told Obama, she said.
The president also invited Obama and his family "to visit the White House soon, at their convenience," Perino said.
Bush was also to reach out to Obama's defeated rival, Republican John McCain, who conceded the fight shortly after 11:00 pm (0400 GMT).
Stay here, 2ndDiv! You are an awesome American, an excellent FReeper, and I appreciate you a whole lot. There are a lot of depressed FReepers (and snarky trolls est. 2008) tonight but it’s a true bummer to hear someone super-awesome like you say you’re going away because we really need real men like you around.
In FRiendship,
P.S. A copy of your plan would be appreciated in a certain FReepmail inbox in The Democratic People’s Republic of Sacramento, California, should you go forward with it. Thank you in advance.
They are a mob. No decorum at all. The Gates of Hell have just been opened very wide.
Quite the opposite. He will endeavor to entrench it further: pure tribalism, with the force of fascism behind it.
I can’t agree with you more. While your comment should be quoted, I would only be copying everything you wrote.
And I strongly suspect the general Republican concensus our here in la-la land will be that we were failed by the Republicans in America’s House of Lords and yes, the President.
I find nothing at all honorable about allowing others to endlessly attack you, spread lies and maintain contol of the public mindset. Recall Bush allowed that Plame thing to go on, he had that congressional thing on those fired attorneys, Waxman made a career out if hearings. No Weapons of Mass Destruction becomes the public mantra and I got to wonder HOW DAMN HARD IS IT TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC THAT SADDAM HAD ENOUGH OIL MONEY TO HAVE NUKES READY IN AN HOUR AFTER THE PHONE CALL?
The country club Repubs spent and got suntans and trained every hair to remain in its appointed place on their lordly heads. John McCain was the epitome of the Republican party who failed us.
Barack Obama is a good speaker and he’s a personable fellow. I’d like the guy if I met him at a gathering. Bush is a doofus who sing-songs the same words over and over. McCain? God bless us....he gave us the potential known as Sarah Palin but beyond that....
Somebody tell the pubs to find SOMEBODY in the party who got higher than a C in public speaking, how about it?
....it’s time for John McCain to saunter off softly into the woodwork. He had his chance. He had our support. He blew this campaign like the country club lordly pub he is.
Lookit....I got lots more rant left in me but I gotta stop for now....
Are you saying all this sudden bailout GOTTADOITNOWNOWNOW business was President Bush sabotaging McCain’s campaign?!
Pass me the tin foil! I’m running out here!
Screw all you Bush bashers!
I think I’m going to be sick for 4 years.
W is not clueless. Those who were conned were clueless because of the media. The majority of our nation are no longer capable of discernment. They are as uneducated as the Kenyans. We know what happened today, and we better be prepared for tomorrow. If obamination gets the SCOTUS behind him...
Just as he leaves Ramos and Compean rot in jail, he can do the same.
An African-American, yes, historical, and this Hungarian-American is going to find out how her ancestors kept the Russians at bay. No African-American can whine to me now, either. Do you think there will be an African-American business boom?
As for No Child left behind—the NEA hates it, its outta here. What will the new first woman be doing?
Great point. The least he can now do is give them a pardon.
The liberals KNOW how to win - they are not only flooding our schools (especially colleges and universities) with the likes of Ayers and Rashid Khalidi.
BUT - they take governor seats so they can run state campaigns more effectively.
Last - they go to bed with media and crooked moguls - so they can get all the free advertising they want.
The first two - we conservatives CAN do - if we really commit to a CONSISTANT effort like the dimms. But - after the first victories - we always peter out!
But - the last point is out of the question! I can’t stand Hollywood types!
People want to get off of oil dependency because our money is going to terrorists
BUT - the SAME people think nothing of going to movies and giving their money to these Hollywood types that do everything to destroy our families and our nation!!
How stupid is that??
Needless to say - I have not gone to see movies for years and supported those Hollywood liberals who hate our country!
Think of your favorite movie star - do they support liberal causes - Then STOP supporting them by going to their movies!!
Why haven’t all the other socialist nations become more conservative? After the changes are put through, they don’t ever get taken away. It’s like weaning a baby off a bottle!
this is probaly the end of American as we know it. God help us all
"Oh, and Barack, you'll love all the new low-oversight Presidential powers I've installed..."
Let’s just be thankful that the grand idea of getting rid of filibusters didn’t go through.
You should write him a long thank you letter for the next 8 years of Barry Soetoro.
Another thing that didn’t have to do with President Bush was that Obama received hoards and hoards of cash from illegal foreign sources. He out spent on advertising on a tremendous level. His ads were one lie after the next, unbelievable total lies. McCain did not begin to have the money to keep up with all the libelous ads. People were inundated with them. If you listened to them you would think McCain was terrible. And then the other ads portrayed Obama like he was as American as apple pie. Total syrup and drivel that was also pure lies. People aren’t use to dealing with the amount of constant lies that this candidate poured out. It really does make me wonder if he is the anti-Christ as Satan is the father of lies and Obama lied like Satan. He ran a blitzkrieg of lies and cheating, unheard of in American politics. And we were blitzed. It shows that there needs to be much shoring up concerning the legalities of political contests.
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