Asking Bush to help with disaster relief is like asking Palin to be your speechwriter

[jmondine]

Never forget New Orleans

[Captain Hilts]

1. I agree with this, even though I'm a sucker for seeing all the Prezes together. Not this time

for this reason.

[DevonRex]

4. So if W raises money you'd give it back to him and not to Haiti? nt

[Captain Hilts]

10. Huh? I don't need to go through him to help out Haiti. nt

[DevonRex]

13. A lot of republicans WILL donate if W asks. You'd refuse the money raised

instead of giving it to Haiti?

[DevonRex]

18. And you didn't answer the question. That was a side step around it. nt

[KittyWampus]

LOL! Yeah, you'd HAVE to excuse Bush Sr. and Clinton working together for Tsunami, wouldn't you.

[Captain Hilts]

11. They aren't the criminals GWB is. nt

[KittyWampus]

14. Bush Sr. and his cronies are responsible for creating misery in Haiti (drugs/CIA). So making an

arbitrary differentiation between Senior and Junior belies an extreme bias.

[Captain Hilts]

16. Corruption, drugs in Haiti, etc started in l989?

[tekisui]

2. He has been asked to raise money from his fat cat friends.

It's not like he will be using a shovel or directing rescue groups.

[Parker CA]

19. Exactly. He has a circle of friends who will donate if he's behind it, contrary to Obama asking

many of those same people.

The outrage over this is just ridiculous, the more people helping, the better it will be for those people in Haiti.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. I'd agree if they were asking him to coordinate relief efforts. But they're asking him to raise $

That's it.

[elocs]

5. He is simply raising money. This is Haiti and not NO and he is not in charge.

You'll not find anyone in Haiti who would turn down help just because the money came from Bush. The need all the help they can get.

[napi21]

6. Don't know if he's still is good at that, but he used to be.

That'/s the ONE THING he did fairly well. I'll be interested to see if he turns Obama down!

[upi402]

7. W is drunk and neck deep in hookers

Let him be

[Arkana]

9. And blow.

You forgot blow.

However, if Dubya raises money for a good cause I see nothing wrong with it. Haiti needs help.

[upi402]

23. Yep, give their money to Haiti

But you'd have to prove to them that it's going to help WHITE skinned people in Haiti before those asshats give a dime. I remember Katrina all too well. It still isn't made whole. I suspect W's fixation on Condo is some kind of twisted neocon perversion, rather than a race blind affection.

[Arkana]

32. Kinda like that blog "I Fucked Ann Coulter In The Ass Hard".

[AuntPatsy]

8. I think what some fail to realize is that if bush was to be asked for anything

it should have been for the release of his own funds piled up so neatly on the sweat and "blood" of others....what he should have been asked for was a very hefty monetary contribution from his own coffers, after all, most if not all of it was gained illegally, I for one see this as nothing more than some political game plan, why in the world would he be asked for something he obviously has proven in the past he is incapable of?

My opinion after reading the threads of people arguing if asking bush for his help was called for..


No..

He has plenty of hidden funds, lets make him put up or shut up forever...since he seems to be above the justice system, perhaps his pr system can be won from allowing any good deeds to come from his own camp and not once again having to come from others, honestly this is so wrong on so many levels unless they are attempting to bring him out of hiding otherwise, wrong....

Honestly, after Katrina, this is a slap in the face to the people still to this day effected by his lack of caring during that horrific event...

[EFerrari]

29. It's no small insult to Haiti either considering that his thugs engineered

the removal of their elected president.

[abelenkpe]

12. It is ironic

But if he can raise money and actually get it to Haiti then let it be.

I can't believe this thread has been unrec'd.....

what is up?

[DrDan]

15. ridiculous

if he raises money from the RW - then the request was a good one . . .

all RWers are not the cretins ala pigboy

[Robb]

20. +1. nt

[gateley]

17. I doubt if the idea would occur to him independently, so I'm glad he's been asked.

I'm guessing he's not happy about it. :7 I don't forget New Orleans, and I was just thinking about it this morning while watching the Haiti coverage.

[undeterred]

21. Give him a chance to make it up.

Nobody is asking him for strategic help.

[Extend a Hand]

36. This says way more about Obama than it says about shrub

I really think Obama asked shrub to help because Obama believes in redemption. I think shrub is beyond redemption but let's see how much money he raises. Maybe for once in his useless life he can do some good.

[arthritisR_US]

22. yes he messed up royally but this situation needs any and all help Now. It's

imperative to suspend past angsts and work to wards ameliorating these peoples suffering.

[choie]

33. "make it up"?

how do you ask a war criminal to "make it up"?????

[arthritisR_US]

35. I guess I'm at a loss here because no where in my post did I say "make it up". Is it

your belief that I feel Shrub could atone for his abhorrent behaviour and handling of Katrina? If so then you have misunderstood me. There is NOTHING he can do to fix what he has done in the past. If perchance he can help in opening up some right wing pockets to help out with much needed funds then utilize the little sod (much to my chagrin). That's all I was saying.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

24. Asking bush to be a part of the relief

coalition is an opportunity for Obama to promote his "can't we all just get along." principal.

If he generates big contributions, good for him. I just don't want to se his face plastering the

media in photo ops. There's always a price for something like this. I can just see it now,

Bush and Clinton standing in the rubble hugging Haitian survivors. Spare me.

[malaise]

25. +1 n/t

[Guilded Lilly]

26. Actually...

it gives Mr."Little" Bush a chance to finally act Presidential.
His personal ineptitude as a presidential figure aside, he has pull with big purse strings.

(but I can appreciate the wit in the comparison!)

[Cleita]

27. Rec'd your unrec, but it's still in the minus column.

Hope someone else comes along. Back to your OP, yeah, why is he being asked after his colossal failure during Katrina? He should be indicted for negligent homicide instead.

[EFerrari]

28. LOL. Yes but it's a politically good move for Obama. n/t

[niyad]

30. rec'd--but still in the minus column. asking him was annoying enough--but to label this

"bipartisanship", as some have done, is disgusting. this isn't about politics, or, at least, should not be.

[dflprincess]

31. And perhaps we could find out how Babs feels about the situation

Maybe she can arrange another "donation" so Haiti can buy Neil's software.

[Incitatus]

34. I guess some here would rather Hatians starve and die then be helped with money raised by GWB.

sad