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''Does this picture make me look guilty?'' [View all]

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell (Ret.), the first female American soldier to lose a limb in the war in Iraq, recites the Pledge of Allegiance as former President George W. Bush looks on during the opening ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center on April 25, 2013. Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty Images.

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''Does this picture make me look guilty?'' [View all] Octafish Aug 2015 OP

W is guilty as heck Gothmog Aug 2015 #1

''Money trumps peace.'' -- George Walker Bush Octafish Aug 2015 #7

Sadly MIC = big $$$$$'s, and they don't want to interrupt that gravy train! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #51

Her prosthetic is red, white and blue. DirkGently Aug 2015 #2

Their countenances are so revealing I almost feel sorry for their eternal souls. Octafish Aug 2015 #8

Like the Great Gatsby, they are not like us. American's have no idea how different they really are. jalan48 Aug 2015 #20

''The Aspens'' Octafish Aug 2015 #56

Would love to know the true nature of that underground connected-ness. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2015 #81

What a curious picture. MADem Aug 2015 #3

Yeah. It tells the Story of America since the war in Vietnam. Octafish Aug 2015 #9

GHW Bush went to university at a school that was commonly mined for intelligence assets. MADem Aug 2015 #18

Do people really believe Reagan was the real President? Bush Sr. got 12 years. jalan48 Aug 2015 #22

No, that's not accurate. Jim Baker was POTUS during the Reagan years. MADem Aug 2015 #24

I think given Bush's position as former CIA Director he was more powerful. jalan48 Aug 2015 #27

Nope. He was The Spy Who Was Often Left Out in the Cold for eight years. MADem Aug 2015 #33

serendipity? reddread Aug 2015 #41

This isn't creative speculation. nt MADem Aug 2015 #53

so quit making stuff up reddread Aug 2015 #60

I'm not. So stop accusing me of doing that. MADem Aug 2015 #65

already lived through it, even paid attention. reddread Aug 2015 #71

I was living in Iran at the time. I don't think the fact that you happened to be alive during the MADem Aug 2015 #84

If Bush was running the Reagan White House, why did he ignore the S&L crisis? ieoeja Aug 2015 #85

He did as his son Neil Bush ripped a billion from Silverado Savings. Octafish Aug 2015 #90

ignore it? reddread Aug 2015 #95

Yep. Agreed 100%. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #57

That's not what Special Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh said. Octafish Aug 2015 #44

Bush was in "orders-taking" mode; he wasn't calling those shots. MADem Aug 2015 #55

That's just what Poppy said: ''I was out of the loop.'' Octafish Aug 2015 #59

Bush was not the ACTOR, though. In the OTHER sense of the world. MADem Aug 2015 #68

Agents for Bush Octafish Aug 2015 #69

You're proving my point, though--in 1980, he ran against Reagan, and LOST. MADem Aug 2015 #70

The Ayatollah Khomeini didn't care as long as the check cleared. Octafish Aug 2015 #77

Cheap George wouldn't even pay half the cost of a debate. MADem Aug 2015 #82

Jim Baker's connections were closer to Bush than Reagan and Bush came before Baker. Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #99

they took the VP spot, not by luck. reddread Aug 2015 #96

We're miles apart on this and unlikely to find concordance. nt MADem Aug 2015 #97

i know reddread Aug 2015 #98

Poppy got powerful via National Security Decision Directive No. 159 (NSDD 159) Octafish Aug 2015 #25

It does tell the story…. zentrum Aug 2015 #50

Babs has her hand on Bush Sr. as if to say..."there, there, don't drool in public" dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #21

Barbara is known for not allowing such unpleasantries deutsey Aug 2015 #72

It telling that's for sure. Agschmid Aug 2015 #66

Laura looks like she just saw one of these- snooper2 Aug 2015 #79

Pickles is oblivious Electric Monk Aug 2015 #4

I feel sorry for her, but not as much as for other people... Octafish Aug 2015 #10

LARVA mithnanthy Aug 2015 #36

disgusting family wendylaroux Aug 2015 #5

Thank them for their service. Octafish Aug 2015 #11

So the next time we hear Jeb say we need "4% economic growth", what he is really saying is: sorechasm Aug 2015 #54

says it all - just one data point on the cost of a needless war HFRN Aug 2015 #6

Truly heartbreaking image for Lt. Stockwell and all the ''Wounded Warriors.'' Octafish Aug 2015 #14

That family is a human disgrace. Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #12

Harold Pinter is one human being they should know... Octafish Aug 2015 #48

SHAMESHAMESHAMESHAMESHAMEfullspectrumdominanceSHAMESHAMESHAMESHAMESHAME Dont call me Shirley Aug 2015 #93

I wonder what Barbara (Why should I waste my beautiful mind?) Bush is thinking? Brother Buzz Aug 2015 #13

A heartbreaking set of priorities. Octafish Aug 2015 #67

No more Bush...EVER! SoapBox Aug 2015 #15

War Criminal and Traitor Octafish Aug 2015 #78

Bush the elder is wondering how it would look with hot pink socks like his lunatica Aug 2015 #16

Smirko said he and Poppy talk a lot about the ladies. Octafish Aug 2015 #94

Great post! Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #17

Cool leg!! oldandhappy Aug 2015 #19

Nice, but given the choice, she prefers the original. Octafish Aug 2015 #91

Reminds me of a Doonesbury book: "Guilty, Guilty, Guilty!" camelfan Aug 2015 #23

Reminds me of this one someone posted the other day. Rex Aug 2015 #26

Is that Damiena? WinkyDink Aug 2015 #31

I was thinking a young Laura Bush. Rex Aug 2015 #32

Dang, she IS so pointing! Probably subconsciously (but revealingly, with the smile). WinkyDink Aug 2015 #34

I was thinking that too, subconsciously. Almost childlike (or in a drugged state). Rex Aug 2015 #35

the bad seed snooper2 Aug 2015 #80

Don't you need a conscious to feel guilty? nt logosoco Aug 2015 #28

That was my thought, too RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #42

Reminds me of Urkell, "did I do that?" NightWatcher Aug 2015 #29

But how is Bar's beautiful brain?! WinkyDink Aug 2015 #30

cool artificial leg Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #37

Will Laura ever lose that "Prozac is my friend" look? lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #38

Would you if you were married to Dubya? Rex Aug 2015 #43

Good point. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #45

Yes exactly, his shoulders are a dead giveaway he is in defensive mode. Rex Aug 2015 #52

look at the sheer cowardice in his eyes: he knows that any vet, even if totally vetted, MisterP Aug 2015 #39

It sure does. mountain grammy Aug 2015 #40

Bar and Poppy libodem Aug 2015 #46

Trouble is ... lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #49

Heck yeah! And check out the look on his mother's face! MsMAC Aug 2015 #47

This image says it all. Horrendous. Thank you, Octafish. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #58

LOVE it that Lt. Stockwell wore a skirt!! HeiressofBickworth Aug 2015 #61

Why yes, George. Yes, you did do that. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #62

Damn skippy. hifiguy Aug 2015 #63

Holy shit! Dubya is guilty. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #64

That is a powerful photo. blackspade Aug 2015 #73

Did anyone else notice . . . OldRedneck Aug 2015 #74

"Miss me yet?" A: Hell no and you can stop asking. GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #75

The fact she's there shows she is a Bush supporter treestar Aug 2015 #76

Only one of four Bushes knows how to respond to the Pledge of Allegiance sinkingfeeling Aug 2015 #83

That was phantom pain, Octafish Generic Other Aug 2015 #86

gergee w bush, destroyer of people, lands, & historic treasures. and the crap pansypoo53219 Aug 2015 #87

if anybody should be drug tested its the Bushes olddots Aug 2015 #88

Laura too two many valiums today. Bu she looks happy! Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #89

His paintings must really be helping his beautiful mind stay in order. Rex Aug 2015 #92