Former President Bush won't comment on Ground Zero mosque

[kpete]

Source: The Hill


Former President Bush won't comment on Ground Zero mosque
By Shane D'Aprile - 08/17/10 09:03 AM ET

The man who was president during the 9/11 attacks won't be sharing his views on the Ground Zero mosque proposal.

Several Republican leaders have denounced plans for an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City.

But a spokesman for former President George W. Bush told AOL News that Bush would not comment on the matter.

Now that it has become a full-scale national controversy and campaign issue — with President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and dozens of Republican candidates across the country in 2010 weighing in — Bush's silence on the plans could become deafening the longer the debate wears on.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/other-races/114583-former-president-bush-mum-on-ground-zero-mosque

[NC_Nurse]

1. What a stand-up guy. NOT!

[monmouth]

2. To tell the truth I'm rather glad he does not opine on such matters.

What could he say that would be sensible or relevant?

[SemperEadem]

5. I agree.. cheney does enough of that mess for 20 ex administrations

bush has done more than enough and has nothing else to add.

[amandabeech]

12. Right. His few functioning brain cells should be used for more mundane matters--

like keeping him eating and breathing.

[onpatrol98]

13. so true

[JJW]

3. Who cares what he thinks?

Isn't he the one who said our troops are fighting to give them freedom. I guess that freedom is only for over there, not here for actual US citizens.

[CatholicEdHead]

4. He is probably personally for it

if you go by his words just post 9/11 about tolerance and different types of Islam. He knows the base would not like him agreeing with President Obama on this.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbush911jointsessionspeech.htm

[still_one]

6. A no comment means he supports its use, at least in my view

Obviously, he lacks the courage to articulate it, because he knows that it would be a slap in the face to the repuke party

After all, for most of these thugs its all about politics, not the Constitution

[SlimJimmy]

7. I don't believe that any former President

should comment on current politics. Period.

[SpiralHawk]

8. Bush (R) goes AWOL on the Constitution.

How typical.

[leftynyc]

14. How do you answer those

who say that "of course they have the right to do it" but continue on to say it's unwise or provocative?

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[bulloney]

9. Bush would anger his family's business partners, the bin Ladens and Saudi Royal Family,

if he toed the Repub party line and opposed the mosque.

[era veteran]

10. Probably on a drunk since the Olympics

[COLGATE4]

11. Now THERE'S a big fucking surprise. n/t

[NYC Liberal]

16. He won't because he doesn't care.

He's done presidentin' and now he can get drunk and not give a shit.

[maxsolomon]

17. he should never comment on anything ever again

or be seen in polite society.

fuck bush. eternally.

[Canuckistanian]

18. Dick's not around to tell him what to say

The ventriloquist's hand is gone.