George W. Bush to Attend Biden's Inauguration in Signal of Unity

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Bloomberg

John Harney 2 hrs ago

(Bloomberg) -- George W. Bush, the only living Republican former president, will attend the inauguration of Joe Biden later this month, a spokesman said on Tuesday night.

Bush, who left office in 2009, will be accompanied by his wife, Laura, according to his chief of staff, Freddy Ford.

The couple has gone to the inaugurations of Bush’s successors, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. It remains unclear whether Trump, who continues to insist, without evidence, that widespread fraud denied him re-election, will appear at the event on Jan. 20.

“I believe this will be the eighth inauguration they’ve had the privilege of attending -- President Trump’s being the most recent -- and witnessing the peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of our democracy that never gets old,” Ford said in a statement.


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[Enterstageleft]

1. I can't say I like him...

but I respect him for this gesture.

[AmyStrange]

2. +100000000000000000000000000000000 x 2

[Dial H For Hero]

3. Credit where it's due, it's the proper thing to do.

[Siwsan]

4. I'm really not at all surprised. Cheney showing up might surprise me. Not W.

For all of his flaws, he knows the value of tradition.

[BlueMTexpat]

11. Let Cheney stay

FAR away!

[oro]

32. So true

Those good old traditions from 12th century Spain.

[Withywindle]

5. I still hate him, I'll never forgive him

BUT he is not a single-minded narcissist like Trump, I'll give him that. The bar is underground at this point, so it's easy for him to step over it.

Who would have thought that HE might be the last civil and polite R President ever?

[Skittles]

7. no, he just handed the reins to pyschopaths

[BlueMTexpat]

12. This.

He was feckless, lazy and began two needless and endless wars.

The GOP became much more nasty under his watch.

But he bowed out with grace in 2009.

[Skittles]

6. fuck that warmongering piece of shit

he's always trying to rehabilitate his image: FUCK HIM

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

19. This! - democratic underground was created as a protest

and reaction to this lying, warmongering fascist POS pResident assuming residence in the WH.

We knew that he and his PNAC handlers were going to start the eternal war for profit in the ME.

Wish I could find symbolman's An Army of One video, with the Cranberries Zombie playing in the background

[Skittles]

39. yes

I think about it whenever I see one of those disabled-for-life soldiers featured in fundraiser efforts. It sickens me when DUers opine that Trump makes Dubya look good. NO HE DOES NOT, they're both pieces of utter SHIT.

[suegeo]

37. I still hate GWB

what a flaming asshole

[trusty elf]

8. ...

[LeftInTX]

9. Wasn't he acting silly at Obama's second inauguration??

He was in the audience and he was making funny faces at somebody...


It was Trump's

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[obamanut2012]

15. It is obvious that is at Trump's inauguration

[AZ8theist]

10. I HATED Bush worse than an infected hemorrhoid.....

But after 4 years of a TRAITOROUS SLIME FUCKING IMBECILE.......

At least I can say that Shrub is no longer the WORST FUCKING PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.

[Duppers]

23. Amen!

[oro]

33. What an accolade!

He's in second place for the worst f-ing president in history.

[TeamPooka]

13. I respect Bush's respect for the need to respect our political traditons.

[TeamPooka]

14. Plus I also like the idea that Trump will hate this with a passion.

[dalton99a]

24. +1

[hlthe2b]

16. I credit him for this decency.

[llmart]

17. Best way to put it.

It's how I feel also. He'll receive credit from me for this and that's all.

[Duppers]

26. Minor compared to....

On Friday, 14 September 2007, ORB International published estimates of the total war casualties in Iraq since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.[1] At over 1.2 million deaths (1,220,580).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORB_survey_of_Iraq_War_casualties

A war based on lies. However, imho, it was Cheney's & Rumsfeld's dirty war & Jr. was just the figurehead. However, he could've & should've stopped it.

However, I'm sure you know all of this. And I agree, he otherwise seems to be a decent person.

[hlthe2b]

27. There is a reason I termed it "THIS" Decency...

Even where it is the "exception to the rule," I believe in pointing such actions out.

[Duppers]

28. Agreed.

My apologies.


I just wanted to remind possible newbies that most Republican administrations have been corrupt. I think Eisenhower was the last decent Republican.

[twodogsbarking]

18. Thank you Mr. Bush

I'll just leave it at that. The Obamas seem to like you so that counts for sumpin.

[DeminPennswoods]

20. The living former presidents almost always attend

inaugurations. There's only 4 now, Carter, Clinton, Bush and Obama. Carter's 96 and smartly staying home due to his and Rosalyn's age. Bush, aside from soon-to-be-ex-president Trump, is the only R.

[yellowdogintexas]

36. I do hope the newly elected Georgia Senators can visit him before swearing in

even if only by ZOOM - actually should include Joe and Kamala come to think of it. Then live stream it

Organize that, somebody's Chief of Staff!!!

[Yeehah]

21. The sane wing of the murderous war profiteering party

wants to have a chance to get back into power.

[TurboDem]

22. If I live to be a thousand years old I will never forget him standing in

what is now the former rose garden asking for a constitutional amendment against marriage equality. As far as I'm concerned he can go fuck himself with the rest of the worthless idiots on the right.

[oro]

35. Exactly--and he was hand in glove with the Saudis

who like to murder women and gays. I don't see one shred of decency about Bush--he found supporting Trump repugnant for ego reasons, not from any principled stance. Trump would NEVER have been elected if Bush had not empowered idiots and fascists. He brought STUPID to the WH.

[myohmy2]

25. this...

...might be more, 'I hate trump" than 'I love Joe'...

...although I will say, it's sort of 'classy' in a chimpian way...he must want his Party back...

...is Jeb running?...

[Hugin]

29. Maybe he wants to see an Inauguration which isn't full of "weird shit".

I can not say, I disagree.

[Blasphemer]

30. Sign of unity? More like respecting established norms

I'm glad he will be there but this is something that is expected and wouldn't be news if not for what Trump and the GOP have done to our democratic norms.

[GentleAlien]

31. Not surprising because the Bush's hate Trump

Didn't Trump claim that he defeated both Bush and Clinton 'dynasties'?

Btw. I still feel that Bush was a stepping stone toward Trump - Had his stupidity not been normalized as some sort of 'straight shooter' quality by the RW media and his enablers, people might have kept their expectations a bit higher (that a president should be able to string together at-least a couple of sentences without fumbling).

[radical noodle]

34. He's a far better ex-president

than he ever was as president.

[Blues Heron]

38. Condi's Husb..

Will they sober him up so he's not incoherent? Will he play footsie with Michelle? Will he ever be arrested for mass murder like he should be? So many questions. This divisive fuckwit should never be praised as a uniter - he is a monster.