George W. Bush voices support for Romney
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(CBS News) Former President George W. Bush voiced his support for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign for the first time today, ABC News reports.
In a decidedly underwhelming fashion, the former president said to a reporter, "I'm for Mitt Romney," as the doors of an elevator closed on him. Mr. Bush was in Washington to deliver a speech on freedom and democracy at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
The presumptive Republican nominee has already been endorsed by Mr. Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush. The former president officially announced his endorsement in his Houston office with Romney at his side. Mr. George W. Bush's brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, also officially endorsed Romney in a statement.
Andrea Saul, a spokesman for the Romney campaign, said of the latest unofficial endorsement, "We welcome the president's support, as we welcomed his father's."
She added that Romney does not have any scheduled appearances with Mr. Bush, noting that the former president made clear when he left office that he was not going to engage in political campaigns.
Democrats used the news today to criticize Romney and link him to the former president. "George W. Bush endorses Mitt Romney--and why wouldn't he? Romney has endorsed Bush's policies and made them his own," the Democratic National Committee tweeted.
At the event on freedom and democracy today, Mr. Bush joked, "I actually found my freedom by leaving Washington. But it's good on occasion to be back and see old friends."Popular in Politics
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Mitt is an idiot if he thinks Bush's support will help him.
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Boones Farm or Ripple today?
Keep in mind we have a pretty liberal media who is in Obama back pocket. So he has very good chance of pulling a Truman. But is fun seeing the liberals squirm knowing how much they hate Romney. Also knowing if the election was held today there is about 85-90% chance Obama would lose.
But I digress the election will not be held today and there is 6 months for the media to pump Obama up and tear Romney down. So there is a chance Obama will win, which will end up being a loss for America.
LOL!
You have a point....... Obama bit the lib media hand that feeds him yesterday because of a few random acts of Journalism that came out of CBS and NBC. Those guys are probably floating face down in the patomic by now.
His biggest mystake is he didnt "wise up" after the 2010 midterms like Clinton did in 1994.
And wherever you get your "facts" they really don't amount to a hill of beans in May!
LOL!
The facts are all around you. You just have to open your eyes.
It is amusing we get told how great Obama is and how bad Romney is from the left loons yet Obama can't get above 47% and is statistically tied with Romney in all Polls.
LOL!
I know. Truman was the only President in Amercian history that pulled it off and only because the GOP controlled the media back then.
Obama is worse than carter and definately not better than Truman.
And wherever you get your "facts" they really don't amount to a hill of beans in May!
Lets see the facts in November! I totally look forward to all the "Christians" spinning circles in the voting booth as they try so hard to make themselves vote for a Mormon!
OBAMA 2012 : )
LOL!
I think you and Obama's war on Religion is going to backfire on both of you big time.
Carter had better approval ratings over Reagan in the 15th Quarter.
The Irony.
LOL! This kiss of Death!
Thanks Bush! : )
OBAMA 2012 now looks even better than it did five minutes ago!
LOL!
Bush is not running for President,You and Obama are.
The fact still remains that you and Obama are below a 50% approval rating and not leading your opponent(s),the Amercian People by at least 10 points in the 15th Quarter.
Lets see the facts in November! I totally look forward to all the "Christians" spinning circles in the voting booth as they try so hard to make themselves vote for a Mormon!
OBAMA 2012 : )
OBAMA 2012 : )