Where is George Bush?

[Sprightly]

BDS it all its glory.

Their guy won, it's his day, and yet somehow, it won't be complete if the guy they despise isn't there so they can rag on him.

The really sad part is it never occured to them he might be absent because his eldery father is very sick.

What a miserable lot.

Which one? Romney? Bush? Both? They know that they only wanted to see them so that they could do the same thing they are doing without them even being there. Ryan showed up. They ("they" being attendees) certainly welcomed him.

[banner1124]

BDS it all its glory.

Their guy won, it's his day, and yet somehow, it won't be complete if the guy they despise isn't there so they can rag on him.

The really sad part is it never occured to them he might be absent because his eldery father is very sick.

What a miserable lot.

I have to agree on this point. Who cares that GWB isn't there? Why would he be there vs. at his father's side when he doesn't know realistically how much longer he's going to have his father around? Good Lord people give the partisan hatred a rest for once.

W was, in my opinion, a good person who only wanted the best for this country. I just don't happen to agree with alot of what he did to make that happen. I also think that he allowed himself to be influenced by a bunch of people who really don't have the country's best interest at heart. At the end of the day I just don't get why we as a nation can't disagree with people from another party without also directing such personal hatred toward said people. Inauguration 2013 was Obama's day and I see no purpose served in making it about why W wasn't there.

[CajunRaven]

Which one? Romney? Bush? Both? They know that they only wanted to see them so that they could do the same thing they are doing without them even being there. Ryan showed up. They ("they" being attendees) certainly welcomed him.

And Obama blamed Bush for everything including stopped up toilets his first four years.

The dems called Romney a wife murderer. They showed Ryan throwing Granny off a clifff in a wheel chair.

Yeah, I'd certainly show up if I was them, being how classy everything is and all.

I think my response to the invite might be go flock yourself.

[Sprightly]

I have to agree on this point. Who cares that GWB isn't there? Why would he be there vs. at his father's side when he doesn't know realistically how much longer he's going to have his father around? Good Lord people give the partisan hatred a rest for once.

W was, in my opinion, a good person who only wanted the best for this country. I just don't happen to agree with alot of what he did to make that happen. I also think that he allowed himself to be influenced by a bunch of people who really don't have the country's best interest at heart. At the end of the day I just don't get why we as a nation can't disagree with people from another party without also directing such personal hatred toward said people. Inauguration 2013 was Obama's day and I see no purpose served in making it about why W wasn't there.

Very good. We found something that we can agree on and you stated it very well!

[naive]

Dubya is off auctioning one of his trucks for $300K so he can donate that money to a charity for the military. Nice guy. REALLY supports the troops. Unlike Hussein and his "All This For A Flag" ABW.

The 300k was half of what they were hoping to get...

Nice guy, just not well liked...

[naive]

Fortunatly, Romney was not there either...

Even though he continues to show how classless he is, I, for one, am glad that he is staying out of sight...

[Mom49of4]

If he is staying out of sight how he is classless?

[naive]

If he is staying out of sight how he is classless?

The presidential runner-up usually attends the inauguration..

The last 1 that didn't was in 1997...Bob Dole...

[banner1124]

Fortunatly, Romney was not there either...

Even though he continues to show how classless he is, I, for one, am glad that he is staying out of sight...

Why so quick to judge Romney's actions as classless? Perhaps he felt that his being there would create too much of a story about him and his attendance than was necessary and felt it best to let Obama have his day? Honestly we really don't know why he wasn't there and really shouldn't jump to negative conclusions.

[ms maggie]

Why so quick to judge Romney's actions as classless? Perhaps he felt that his being there would create too much of a story about him and his attendance than was necessary and felt it best to let Obama have his day? Honestly we really don't know why he wasn't there and really shouldn't jump to negative conclusions.

It would have been a nice show of unity, coming together to celebrate democracy etc. McCain was at the last inauguration, don't think it took away from it being Obama's day?

[naive]

Why so quick to judge Romney's actions as classless? Perhaps he felt that his being there would create too much of a story about him and his attendance than was necessary and felt it best to let Obama have his day? Honestly we really don't know why he wasn't there and really shouldn't jump to negative conclusions.

I thought the runner-up always attends as a sign of unity....

Not only did he not attend, sources say, he did not watch...

He was hanging out at one of his homes..I beleive he was in La Jolla...

[Mom49of4]

You are simply guessing. Instead sounding bitter why not enjoy that your candidate won?

[naive]

You are simply guessing. Instead sounding bitter why not enjoy that your candidate won?

guessing at what?

[Mom49of4]

As to what he was doing during the inauguration.

[Marshan Man]

You are simply guessing. Instead sounding bitter why not enjoy that your candidate won?

You sound bitter.

[naive]

As to what he was doing during the inauguration.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/romney-like...063639478.html

[Mom49of4]

That article is pure speculation.

[naive]

That article is pure speculation.

LOL...Of course...

I guess all of these are pure speculation too:

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics...tory?track=rss.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...-la-jolla.html

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsou...-utah.html.csp

There are hundreds of pages more of speculation as well....

[Mom49of4]

I really do not care who attended or did not.

[sigmalady]

It would have been a nice show of unity, coming together to celebrate democracy etc. McCain was at the last inauguration, don't think it took away from it being Obama's day?

McCain was also a Senator, part of the national government. And I would hope that GWB was with his father.