Bush declined to go to Ground Zero because his people couldn't stage set it with rubble

[underpants]

it's being reported

some people are saying

people have questions about it


Now for the weather.....

[AdrianInOcala]

1. They wouldn't let him wear a flightsuit or play with the firetruck sirens

So he threw a tantrum and said 'I ain't going'

[Phx_Dem]

8. LOL

[Earth Bound Misfit]

2. Word is Chimpy had a prior commitment...

An extended luncheon engagement with Mr John Daniels & Mr James Beam.

[OKNancy]

3. I just think Junior is lazy. I bet it has nothing to do with politics.

LOL - well maybe not, but it did cross my mind.

[Atman]

4. To have the man there who failed to protect his country...

...and the strong likelihood that he'd be greeted with a chorus of boos and jeers, would not have been a good thing. His friendly media was able to dub over the booing and catcalls when he appeared at baseball games, but they wouldn't be able to control this situation. First smart decision Bush ever made.

[Uben]

5. Bush is terrified of crowds

Always has been if he has no control over who is present. Bush and Cheney were terrified of being assassinated. That is evident by them only speaking where they controlled who was there. I think they are both still terrified. It must be awful to be so scared of everything and everybody.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. I think Bush realizes that the comparison that would inevitably be made between him

and someone who actually looks and acts Presidential would not be favorable for him. If he can't be top dog, he's not going.

[Kber]

7. You kid, but the difference in visuals is worth noting

Bush's most powerful moment has him standing on a pile of rubble - symbolizing the destruction of a powerful American symbol.

Obama will be standing before the "Liberty Tower" under construction - symbolizing our rebirth, renewal and reconstruction.

Just saying.

[underpants]

10. Bush's peak was throwing a baseball in Yankee stadium. Empty Spectacle as Frank Rich called it

his numbers plunged after that and dropped off the table after Katrina

[Phx_Dem]

9. He probably didn't want to stand next to Obama and look like he was

2 inches tall by comparison (because of what Obama accomplished not actual height, of course). Who can blame him.