Bush 41 Pays a Social Call to Obama

(AP)  Former President George H.W. Bush and his son Jeb paid a social call on President Barack Obama at the White House Saturday.

The former president, 85, walked gingerly into the White House, using a cane, as heavy snow fell.

He departed 35 minutes later, telling reporters it was a "good meeting, good meeting."

His son Jeb, a former governor of Florida, was with him.

White House aides said the visit was simply a social call because the former president was in Washington for a dinner.

[mary-miami]

President Obama is a good leader for this nation, because he tries to help the common worker. I don't think he should pay much attention to what the republicans have to say because they are the ones who crashed our economy. Besides, they don't want to work together with the party of the people...the Democrats want to help everyone.

[Dalene29]

Wow, what a sucker! Obama & co will be pleased to see someone has fallen for the empty rhetoric. Wonder if you'll feel the same way when our country is bankrupt and "everyone" (except Obama's buddies at Goldman) is broke.

[Dalene29]

Wow, what a sucker! Obama & co will be pleased to see someone has fallen for the empty rhetoric. Wonder if you'll feel the same way when our country is bankrupt and "everyone" (except Obama's buddies at Goldman) is broke.

[sjc_1]

I have respect for Bush Sr. but none for his first born son.

[BrianWX328m]

Hoping Bush got one word in. Obama does tend to go on a bit.

[brianbwb2011]

Even that one word would have been as irrelevant as your post is.

[erb0087]

"It was 20 years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play..."

====================================================
Something else that happened 20 years ago, around today, was a State of the Union Adress by George H. W. Bush, that included the following priceless nuggets...

"We'll do what it takes to invest in America's future. The budget commitment is there. The money is there. It's there for research and development, R and D, a record high. It's there for our housing initiative, hope, H-O-P-E, to help everyone from first-time home buyers to the homeless. The money's there to keep our kids drug-free, 70 percent more than when I took office in 1989. It's there for space exploration, and its there for education, another record high.

Education is the one investment that means more for our future, because it means the most for our children.

The United States must increase the high school graduation rate to no less than 90 percent.

By the, by the year 2000 U.S. students must be the first in the world in math and science achievement. Every American adult must be a skilled, literate worker and citizen. Every school must offer the kind of disciplined environment that makes it possible for our kids to learn. And every school in America must be drug-free.

Ambitious aims? Of course. Easy to do? Far from it. But the future's at stake. The nation will not accept anything less than excellence in education.

There's one more problem we need to address. We must give careful consideration to the recommendations of the health care studies under way now. And that's why tonight, I am asking Dr. Sullivan, Lou Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, to lead a Domestic Policy Council review of recommendations on the quality, accessibility and cost of our nation's health care system. I am committed to bring the staggering costs of health care under control.

And now I know, I know you're probably thinking, Well, that's just a grandfather talking..."

[erb0087]

"by the year 2000 U.S. students must be the first in the world in math and science achievement."

I don't think we made that benchmark.

[differnet]

There are 4 men alive today who know what's it like to be the President of the United States. Why don't we drop all the partisan crap and realize that for these 4 men, whatever their political or personal ideologies, they have something VERY unique in common. It's not surprising that they are willing to talk to each other. Moreover, while I dislike the policies of Bush Jr., he did step up to the plate to help when asked for Haiti. I can only imagine what a unique perspective holding that office has given these men.

[brianbwb2011]

To ih8changers

You claim with your sig that you hate changers, but ib light of the info I have posted, plus this,

"The One-China policy states that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is the sole legitimate government of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. All countries seeking diplomatic relations with the PRC must acknowledge this policy and refrain from maintaining official relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan).

The One China principle, established in the 1992 Consensus, is a prerequisite the PRC has set for negotiations with the ROC government and the policy of the ruling Kuomintang. Legally, the ROC continues to maintain its version of the One China principle by constitutionally claiming sovereignty over most of mainland China and, according to some interpretations of the ROC's constitution, Mongolia. While Taiwan's government recognized Mongolia's independence in 2002, the claim on mainland China has been reasserted as recently as October 8, 2008. The Democratic Progressive Party does not agree with the One China principle and states that Taiwan and China are two separate countries. Diplomatically, all countries having official relations with the ROC recognize the ROC as the sole legitimate government of China"

So apparently you are with the Democratic progressives on this matter, which is indeed a "change" from the official position. You are yourself then one of the "changers" you claim to hate, eh, Jethro?

[brianbwb2011]

To ih8changers

"...GEE, who actually "won" that civil war. TAIWAN IS FREE"

Here is why you neos are almost extinct, you try to push false and uninformed opinions as fact.

I will now demonstrate how ignorant and dishonest people of your ilk actually are. Maybe you can ask your English teacher to help you read, since you obviously haven't yet learned the art.

" On 25 October 1971, Resolution 2758 was passed by the UN General Assembly, which "decides to restore all its rights to the People's Republic of China and to recognize the representatives of its Government as the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations, and to expel forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Nations and in all the organizations related to it." Multiple attempts by the Republic of China to rejoin the UN, no longer to represent all of China but just the people of the territories it governs, have not made it past committee, largely due to diplomatic maneuvering by the PRC, which claims Resolution 2758 has settled the matter.

The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Republic of India, Pakistan and Japan have formally adopted the One China policy, under which the People's Republic of China is theoretically the sole legitimate government of China. However, the United States and Japan acknowledge rather than recognize the PRC position that Taiwan is part of China. In the case of Canada and the UK, bilateral written agreements state that the two respective parties take note of Beijing's position but do not use the word support. The UK government position that "the future of Taiwan be decided peacefully by the peoples of both sides of the Strait" has been stated several times. Despite the PRC claim that the United States opposes Taiwanese independence, the United States takes advantage of the subtle difference between "oppose" and "does not support". In fact, a substantial majority of the statements Washington has made says that it "does not support Taiwan independence" instead of saying that it "opposes" independence."

Now I challenge you to show your references that legally declare UN recognition of Taiwan an independent sovereign state.

Didn't think so, Jethro.

[SueZeeeQue]

I'm sure Bush senior was opologising for the mess his son made of the country.

You see Senior knows what it's like to have to clean up after Junior.

He's been doing it all his life.

[HolyVoice]

by eyesopenwide January 30, 2010 2:22 PM EST
. . . all for the rights to lay pipeline across Afghanistan worth trillions.

You evidently haven't been to Afghanistan. NO PIPELINE is possible in that terrain an it is landlocked. Must be your eyes are closed shut.

[brianbwb2011]

Now we know what the visit was about, Bush most likely told Obama that the "Godfather" wants him to push through the sales of weapons of mass destruction to Taiwan, a move that is similar to say, Russia selling missiles to Texas, for the profit, and for the purposes of an oft advocated secession.

Not only that, but it is making China angry, and China holds enough US debt to crash our economy, which means that the Bush mafia doesn't care one bit about the US, as long as they get their kickbacks.

China has suspended US military talks and cooperation, and has announced that they will levy sanctions on US businesses participating in the Taiwan WMD acquisition program.

Strange that the US media has no word on this, but the rest of the world does.

The US dollar value is dropping weekly here in Asia, and the rate of the slide is increasing, it has already lost 10% of it's value in the last month, 5% of that in the last week.

For all the bushbots in the US, I can only say hasta la vista, suckers...