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Bush Irked by Leak on Private Talk With Obama Over Trade, Aid to Automakers (Fox News DRAMA)

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Bush Irked by Leak on Private Talk With Obama Over Trade, Aid to Automakers (Fox News DRAMA)
Source: Fox News

President Bush is unhappy the conversation between him and President-elect Barack Obama has been cast as a trade-off between Bush signing a second stimulus package in exchange for congressional passage of the Colombia Free Trade Deal, administration officials told FOX News on Tuesday.

Obama asked Bush to help the sagging auto industry during their private meeting in the White House Monday, senior aides to both men said. Bush stressed the need to work with Colombia, but to make it sound like a horse trade is unfair and inaccurate, an aide told FOX News.

Bush aides said the president is unhappy the conversation between him and Obama was leaked to the media at all, and insisted the two leaders were not engaged in a quid pro quo between the automakers and a free trade pact.

"President Bush did not suggest a quid pro quo. Both leaders discussed ideas for the economy. The president has long said free trade helps create jobs and opens markets to our businesses. We believe the free trade agreements can and should pass today on their merits," said press secretary Dana Perino.

Read more: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/11/obama-urges-bus... /


This is big shakes on Fox News

DRAMA

"quid pro quo"-expect to hear it a lot at least until this weekend.

Bush got played in his own house...well actually ours
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   it was a strange battle  knowbody0   Nov-11-08 02:05 PM   #1 
   I guess the "woo" of the Oval Office didn't affect Obama too much  underpants   Nov-11-08 02:08 PM   #2 
   Sounds like an orchestrated attempt to undermine Obama.  Olney Blue   Nov-11-08 02:13 PM   #3 
   Poor little Georgie..  KarmicTwist   Nov-11-08 02:22 PM   #4 
   Who cares if Little Boots is irked?  Bluestar   Nov-11-08 02:27 PM   #5 
   I wonder why George brought up Columbia then?  shaniqua6392   Nov-11-08 02:28 PM   #6 
   not one credited source in this report--read this carefully-->  madrchsod   Nov-11-08 02:32 PM   #7 
      even worse  merh   Nov-11-08 02:52 PM   #8 
 
knowbody0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:05 PM
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1. it was a strange battle
george couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he felt as though Obama owned him.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:08 PM
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2. I guess the "woo" of the Oval Office didn't affect Obama too much
I have heard this repeatedly about how "When you get in the oval office..." which is clearly an excuse for intimidation.

Obama wasn't intimidated.
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:13 PM
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3. Sounds like an orchestrated attempt to undermine Obama.
"A senior administration official suggested that Obama be careful to keep his counsel and perhaps is unfamiliar with the long-held tradition of keeping confidential conversations between presidents."
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KarmicTwist (14 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:22 PM
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4. Poor little Georgie..
He just got his first taste of what transparency in Government actually means..
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Bluestar (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:27 PM
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5. Who cares if Little Boots is irked?
We're plenty "irked" in fact we're damned mad over anything and everything Bush. We finally got our country back and the little jerk is trying to make deals during the final days that we have to live with. I say to Obama, NO DEALS! You will be in charge soon (but not soon enough) to un-do everything that Bush has done to us.
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shaniqua6392 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:28 PM
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6. I wonder why George brought up Columbia then?
Since he has not hacked up some money for the auto companies yet, I guess we are led to believe that he really did try to get a quid pro quo regarding the free trade issue. No more free trade agreements until we fix the ones we have.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:32 PM
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7. not one credited source in this report--read this carefully-->
fox news is NOT a creditable news source
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Nov-11-08 02:52 PM
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8. even worse
they got it from Drudge -
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