Is Olmert ‘Bush’s new poodle’?
Is Olmert ‘Bush’s new poodle’?
The Washington Post reports on President Bush’s visit to Israel, commenting that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be “auditioning to replace Tony Blair as George W. Bush’s new ‘poodle’“:
Certainly, Olmert, who may be less popular in Israel than Bush is in the United States, appears to be working overtime to lavish encomiums on the lame-duck American president.
In an interview last week with the Jerusalem Post, Olmert said that in all his years in public life, he did not recall “that America was led by someone as friendly since the days of President Ford.”
“He’s also a great guy,” Olmert added of Bush. “I know that people say all kinds of things about him. Gentlemen, he’s a graduate of Yale and Harvard. People don’t graduate from Harvard and Yale without wisdom and understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships. He’s a very wise man.”
The two then went on to answer questions about Iran and the Middle East, but when the questions were over, Olmert could not resist thanking Bush for “the courage that you inspire in all of us to carry on with our obligations.” [...]
Even Bush seemed a bit embarrassed.
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“People don’t graduate from Harvard and Yale without wisdom and understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships. ”
A faith-based statement.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:07 amThe Canaan Dog is Israel’s natural breed. Ya know, FYI…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 ami learned a NEW WORD today!
en·co·mi·um (ěn-kŒmē-əm) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. en·co·mi·ums or en·co·mi·a (-mē-ə)
Warm, glowing praise.
A formal expression of praise; a tribute.
in this case, LIES?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am“People don’t graduate from Harvard and Yale without wisdom and understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships.â€
well, obviously, they DO…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:10 am“People don’t graduate from Harvard and Yale without wisdom and understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships. â€
Apparently, Omert is not overly familiar with the English language. He doesn’t understand terms like “legacy admissions”, “cronyism” and “nepotism”.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:11 amPeople don’t graduate from Harvard and Yale without wisdom and understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships.
Hey, Mr Maths Professor! Gimme my degree, I can’t do calculus but I CAN do a roap map to peace!!!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:12 amOlmert could not resist thanking Bush for “the courage that you inspire in all of us to carry on with our obligations.â€
what does he mean by “obligations”?
it embarrasses me too…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:12 amOh, ick.
You two morons need to get a room.
Bleh. :op
January 10th, 2008 at 11:12 amBut what’s his stupid, juvenile nickname? That part is crucial!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:13 amOne word for both – DELUSIONAL…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:16 amBy the way, “Olmert” is the Yiddish translation for “bush.”
January 10th, 2008 at 11:16 amCan a Jew Go to Heaven? George W. Bush Answered “No” in 1994
January 10th, 2008 at 11:20 amThe enemy of my enemy is my friend. Thank you little Bush for squandering your fortunes and the blood and lives of your soldiers as my mercenary in Iraq.
And if I have to shower some BS on you, if you fall for the ploy, it was worth it.
Oy vey, kosher bagle.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:23 ampals!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:25 amPitbull may be a better descriptor here, folks. Olmert, like Bush, carrys the ‘Football’. One push of a button and we lose part of the planet.
How many nukes do you suppose Israel stockpiles?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:40 am“The courage that you inspire in all of us to carry on with our obligations.” – It’s legacy panic time at the White House. Georgie has “courageously” stepped up to the plate in the 7th year of 8, to “inspire” peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians where previous presidents with actual wisdom and understanding have failed. Yeah, right, George. Give it a try. You can chalk up another one to your list of failures.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:42 amOf course Olmert loves Bush. He CONTROLS Bush. On whose behalf do you think we are fighting Iraq for, and on whose behalf do you think we’re ramping up the rhetoric with Iran?
Bush is the neo-cons’ and Israeli lobbies’ biggest dream: an American President who does not think for himself, cares less what his own people want, and just listens to whatever his neo-con masters tell him.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:46 amI can has college degrees dad?
If only we could turn the engine of Wingnut Welfare on the national debt. Let them do something useful for once in their lives.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:48 amThe people that deal with Bush directly, seem to appreciate him.
Comment by CaptainMantastic
Indeed. But, it has a purpose…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:49 amUS to boost aid from $24 to $30 billion over next 10 years. Washington now considering request to add regular annual sum instead of current additional 4%
CaptainMantastic,
The Progressives are wrong about Bush? You mean 70% of the country is wrong about Bush, right? Check out where Bush stands in the national polls. They are not just polling Progressives.
If the people close to him like him so much, why are they all abandoning his Presidency, from Karl Rove, to Karen Hughes, to Alberto Gonzalez, to Ari Fleischer, to Scott McClellan (who wrote a book critical of Bush), etc.?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:49 amThe people that deal with Bush directly, seem to appreciate him. Maybe he’s not what many characterize here characterize him to be. Is it possible that the progressives here are wrong about Bush?
Comment by CaptainMantastic — January 10, 2008 @ 11:43 am
Uh….NO!!!!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:50 amOlmert knows which side of his matzoh is buttered.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:04 pmi learned a NEW WORD today!
en·co·mi·um (Ä›n-kÅ’mÄ“-É™m) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. en·co·mi·ums or en·co·mi·a (-mē-ə)
Warm, glowing praise.
A formal expression of praise; a tribute.
in this case, LIES?
Comment by katy — January 10, 2008 @ 11:09 am
isn’t it great that when ones mind is open we can learn new things…
January 10th, 2008 at 12:05 pmUnfortunately when the Resident heard that he could only respond, “Hey, I told you the ecconomy is in great shape, heh. heh.”
Captain,
Bush is despised, not misunderstood as you would like to think, by a vast majority. I had dinner last week with a friend from Australia, who is very sharp and leans to the right on most issues. He said that in Australia Bush is thought of as a weak, incompetent President. And specifically, that Iraq was a colossal mistake.
No partisanship bias there, just a strong dislike for petty little losers who throw their own interests in front of their own country.
I doubt that Bush’s perception will get better with the passage of time, but it won’t decay either. The 25%ers will never admit that their God Bush ever did anything wrong. And be ever so proud of their resolute support in spite of what the little clown has done.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pmwhen the partisanship fades and people consider what Bush had to contend with, most will have a better appreciation of his presidency.
Good luck with that!
January 10th, 2008 at 12:49 pmIs Olmert ‘Bush’s new poodle’?
Isn’t it more likely to be the other way round? It seems like all someone has to do is tell Bush what a “good boy” or “smart boy” he is and Bush rolls over to have his belly scratched.
I don’t know if he realizes that others play him with flattery and do whatever they want. It appears he’s satisfied as long as they say they agree with him.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:54 pmBut, when the partisanship fades and people consider what Bush had to contend with, most will have a better appreciation of his presidency.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — January 10, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
Truman was eventually vindicated by history, it’s sure. However, the backward lens of history can be both kind and harsh. Harding was quite popular when in office, but is generally regarded as one of the worst presidents we have ever had. Grant was reasonably popular in office, although his popularity had begun to fade a bit toward the end of his second term. He is also regarded as a poor president — mostly due to the corruption in his administration. Nixon resigned his office in disgrace, and whatever successes he had with Russia and China while in office will forever be overshadowed by Watergate and the general corruption of his administration.
History probably won’t judge Bush until he is long gone from office. Furthermore, there is really no precedent to go by in that no other president attacked another country pre-emptively. And we don’t know if the next administration will investigate all the signs of corruption in this administration or if it will all just be dropped.
January 10th, 2008 at 12:54 pmThe populace of Lebanon can only wonder “What’s Next?”
January 10th, 2008 at 12:55 pmAhem… not to rain on your parade, Mr. Olmert, but Conan O’Brien is a Harvard graduate. Here is a commencement speech he gave in 2000.
As much as I think he is a very smart and funny man, I believe it would be a stretch to declare O’Brien has an “understanding of processes and domestic and international relationships”, let alone that he is a wise man….
January 10th, 2008 at 12:59 pmActually it looks more like Bush is Olmert’s new poodle.
January 10th, 2008 at 1:13 pm#38, darn you took the words right out of my mouth.
I am getting really tired of Israel telling our government what to do and how to do it. Why don’t we just make Israel the 52nd State and be done with it.
January 10th, 2008 at 1:17 pmPeople don’t like war. That’s pretty obvious. But, when the partisanship fades and people consider what Bush had to contend with, most will have a better appreciation of his presidency.
Comment by CaptainMantastic
People don’t like petty dictators invading other countries for no good reason. That is why people don’t like Bush.
You know Captain, I have to give you an A+ for your regurgitating the RNC talking points. You are one of the best. Everything that comes out of your mouth is RNC party line. You are incapable of independent thought. You are a Borg. I pity you.
January 10th, 2008 at 1:20 pmThe people that deal with Bush directly, seem to appreciate him. Maybe he’s not what many characterize here characterize him to be. Is it possible that the progressives here are wrong about Bush?
Comment by CaptainMantastic
As for “the people who deal with him directly”, are you talking about his sycophants? If so, of course they would appreciate him. The only reason why they are allowed near him is because they have pledged their duty to Bush and not the Constitution.
If you are talking about “the people who deal with him directly” as far as foreign leaders and diplomats, then you haven’t a clue what you are talking about. To a number they all think that he is a liar and a fool. Unless, of course, you are talking about his poodles like Blair and Howard were. And look what it got them.
January 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pmBush’s “new plan”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7181658.stm
January 10th, 2008 at 1:39 pmJews also can’t go to hell, unlike “christians†like Bush.
Comment by Arn Gunnutes — January 10, 2008 @ 11:44 am
It depends on who you ask.
January 10th, 2008 at 2:42 pmI didn’t know that Olmert did stand up! Wise….LOL!
January 10th, 2008 at 3:09 pmBush will be compared with Hitler and Pol Pot, and will take his rightful place beside them.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:44 pmThis article shows the bias of the news media as far as the Prez and Israeli govt. is concerned. First off, Bush is the puppet and anything that the Israeli do is backed up with approval from our President. To get it straight from the start, I am not anti-Jewish, but anti-Israel as their government has no incentive for a permanent peace, as the foreign aid from the United States would decrease considereably as our Govt. seems to be on a a guilt trip for what we did not do during WW2. Now, to Bush. His vocabulary shows one of 2 things- any person can get a degree from Harvard if they have the money or connections as Bush has no knowledge of the English language and either they passed him in sympathy or he paid someone to take his tests. Hopefully, he will not use his powers that our Congress gave him to eliminate the election this year.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:39 pm