Obama says he always thought Bush was a 'good guy'

CNN ^ | 1/16/2009 | CNN

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BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio (CNN) -- After two years of traveling around the country and criticizing President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he "always thought [Bush] was a good guy."

Barack Obama tells CNN's John King that it was "tough" for him to request the additional bailout funds.

"I mean, I think personally he is a good man who loves his family and loves his country," Obama said in an exclusive interview with CNN's John King.

During the election season, Obama frequently campaigned against what he called Bush's "failed policies" and promised a "clean break" from the past eight years.

Asked if there was anything he wanted to take back, now that he has spent more time with the president, Obama praised Bush's team for helping with a smooth transition and said part of what America is about is being able to have "disagreements politically and yet treat each other civilly."

Obama also said he thought Bush made "the best decisions that he could at times under some very difficult circumstances."

[dianed]

“Obama says he always thought Bush was a ‘good guy’.”

Because anyone else would have said what they truly thought of Obama by now.

[CapnJack]

Hey 0! F*%$ OFF!!! You two bit shuck and jive A$$clown.

[95 Bravo]

Just one more turd from the mouth of a lying sack of crap.
Go to Hell, Obama. You’ll never be my President.

[annelizly]

yeah, you could tell by all the lovin’ things he said about him during his campaign