George Bush Snubs Ground Zero Ceremony

Obama reached out and invited him but the little spoiled brat is still not happy.I guess Thursday is his golf day.

'Bush's visit to the rubble after the 9/11 attacks was the emotional high point of his presidency, but associates say the invitation to return with his successor was a non-starter. "He doesn't feel personally snubbed and appreciates the invitation, but Obama's claiming all the credit and a lot of other people deserve some of it," the source added. "Obama gave no credit whatsoever to the intelligence infrastructure the Bush administration set up that is being hailed from the left and right as setting in motion the operation that got Bin Laden. It rubbed Bush the wrong way." Bush spokesman David Sherzer said Bush "appreciated the invite, but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain largely out of the spotlight." Associates familiar with his thinking say Bush does not believe Obama or his handlers wanted to exploit his presence. But the tag-team idea "was for the benefit of Obama, and Obama withheld credit from people Bush believes deserved it," a source said.'

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/05/04/2011-05-04_expresident_bush_feels_obama_undermining_his_staffs_role_in_osama_bin_laden_stri.html

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Eh. One thing I give Bush credit for is staying out of the limelight since leaving office. He wrote his book, said what he had to say and that's it. You never really hear about him second guessing Obama.
He already congratulated Obama for getting Bin Laden. I think it was classy for Obama to invite him, and classy for Bush to say no and let him have his moment.

I agree with Erik. I think it was classy of Obama to invite him and though I would have been perfectly fine if Bush had accepted, he probably made the right decision.

Exaclty, Papa. And I find that sort of thing stupid, no matter which side is engaging in it.

Hey, I said the right things, too! How come I don't get to be a Mambo?

Don't care if he goes or not. Don't understand why anyone would care.

i thought the same thing, erik! about it being 7 years ago, not the anti-christ thing since they's my bffs.

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Moist!

What MB said.

I don't think it is a big deal that Bush declined the invite: I actually think it show that he is not trying to take credit for the mission.