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How badly did Barack Obama fumble the mosque controversy last weekend? No fewer than three media columnists now want Obama rescued by George W. Bush. Byron York reports on the desperate pleas: “It’s time for W. to weigh in,†writes the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd. Bush, Dowd explains, understands that “you can’t have an effective war against the terrorists if it is a war on Islam.†Dowd finds it “odd†that Obama seems less sure on that matter. But to set things back on the right course, she says, “W. needs to get his bullhorn back out†— a reference to Bush’s famous “the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!†speech at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson is also looking for an assist from Bush. “I…would love to hear from former President Bush on this issue,†Robinson wrote Tuesday in a Post chat session. “He held Ramadan iftar dinners in the White House as part of a much broader effort to show that our fight against the al-Qaeda murderers who attacked us on 9/11 was not a crusade against Islam. He was absolutely right on this point, and it would be helpful to hear his views.†And Peter Beinart, a former editor of the New Republic, is also feeling some nostalgia for the former president. “Words I never thought I’d write: I pine for George W. Bush,†Beinart wrote Tuesday in The Daily Beast. “Whatever his flaws, the man respected religion, all religion.†Beinart longs for the days when Bush “used to say that the ‘war on terror’ was a struggle on behalf of Muslims, decent folks who wanted nothing more than to live free like you and me…†For the moment, with Obama failing to live up to expectations, Bush-bashing is over. ...
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MoDo must've stood up too fast after worshipping at her apartment's Obama shrine. After two years of being thrown under the bus by Obama, Bush should just STFU and let this play out.
I agree with DAT.GWB has done a magnificent job of being a retired president. I can't see him coming out of retirement to put much of a comment on anything.In other words, Zero, you're on your own, pal. Embrace the suck.
