Bush on Obama: "He BETRAYYYED US ALL!"

Well, no. He didn't say that. That was Al Gore shouting like a mental defective about Bush six or seven years ago, observing that rule that presidents and vice-presidents shouldn't criticize their successors. A rule that, for reasons I can't even begin to guess at, the MSM claims only applies to Republicans.

But Bush did finally break his silence on Obama, even as he tried not to criticize him and insisted he wouldn't criticize him. The quotes:

I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in," the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money."

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"Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States," he said to huge cheers.

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"The way I decided to address the problem [of terrorism] was twofold: One, use every technique and tool within the law to bring terrorists to justice before they strike again," he said, adding that the country needs to stay on offense, not defense. On Guantanamo, which while in office Mr. Bush said he wanted to close, the former president was diplomatic.

"I told you I'm not going to criticize my successor," he said. "I'll just tell you that there are people at Gitmo that will kill American people at a drop of a hat and I don't believe that -- persuasion isn't going to work. Therapy isn't going to cause terrorists to change their mind."

Thank you, Mr. President.

It's so nice to say that.

posted by Ace at 01:09 PM

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