Bush Pledges Smooth Transition to Obama Administration

[Zed Snardbody]

I believe him. The White House has sent out several sternly worded memorandums to the bureaucracy that all agencies are to treat the Obama people as honored guests, and basically give them what they want. Each agency already has a point of contact established for the new administration, and they're already helping the Obama people assess the condition of the bureaucracy.

Do you have a source for this?

I'm a government employee with ICE. I've seen the memos, but I doubt I'm allowed to copy/paste them.

TSA has gotten the same. Its been sent to the Federal Security Directors, all the way down to the officers. They want this smooth and sexy.

[momochan]

I heard local radio pundits speculate that W. just wants to get out of there. I tend to agree -- W. always seemed like the type to want to say he's president, but not want to actually do the work of the president. He's thin-skinned and doesn't have guts in the face of unpopularity and complex problems.
And it isn't exactly as though Laura has been revelling in all the glory of being a first lady, either. What's up with her? It's as though she's spent the past 8 years hiding out in a mop room or something.

[apocolypse]

I suppose he can allow it in his 2nd term. He might be unpopular for a short period of time, but it will do wonders for the public image of USA, and allow history to judge him kindly.

Have you thought this through... at all? There's no chance in hell ANY American President will allow ANY former American President to be carted off to some foreign country to be tried.

Idealistic idea I suppose. Other than national pride, why should Obama from a moral standpoint, let Bush run free?

Um, probably because the American people will turn on him faster than you can blink. Look, most of us are not big Bush fans, but there would be a massive uproar if he was carted off to a foreign nation and placed on trial.

[Slacker]

I heard local radio pundits speculate that W. just wants to get out of there. I tend to agree -- W. always seemed like the type to want to say he's president, but not want to actually do the work of the president. He's thin-skinned and doesn't have guts in the face of unpopularity and complex problems.
And it isn't exactly as though Laura has been revelling in all the glory of being a first lady, either. What's up with her? It's as though she's spent the past 8 years hiding out in a mop room or something.

A big part of that is because, compared to her husband, Laura Bush is a flaming liberal and disagrees with her hubby on a number of issues. As a result, the Rovian White House has kept her pretty much out of the way.

[Knife]

I heard local radio pundits speculate that W. just wants to get out of there. I tend to agree -- W. always seemed like the type to want to say he's president, but not want to actually do the work of the president. He's thin-skinned and doesn't have guts in the face of unpopularity and complex problems.
And it isn't exactly as though Laura has been revelling in all the glory of being a first lady, either. What's up with her? It's as though she's spent the past 8 years hiding out in a mop room or something.

Meh, I think Clinton had the same problem. Bush Sn. knew going in what it would take.