Bush to host lunch for Obama, 3 ex-presidents in January

Thursday 18th December, 12:38 PM JST

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smithinjapan at 12:51 PM JST - 18th December

Hopefully bush's seat is in a separate room -- he has about as much 'useful' advice to give Obama as a cockroach is useful in a restaurant kitchen. Or, there can just be an announcement at the beginning of dinner saying, "Flip everything the one named bush says to be the opposite and THAT is the actual advice". Either way.

Oh, and the guests had probably better check their shoes in at the door.
Asara at 01:19 PM JST - 18th December

This time all those old presidents wives will organize "shoe throwing at bush" new national contest.
sharky1 at 03:24 PM JST - 18th December

Are they having boiled iraqi shoe as the main course?
sharky1 at 03:26 PM JST - 18th December

New Sign for the media: No shoes, no socks allowed for press!
Altria at 03:55 PM JST - 18th December

Hold the pretzels!
moonbeams at 04:35 PM JST - 18th December

smithinjapan,

I'm no Bush fan, but he does have 8 years of experience meaning he should know his way around. He should be able to give Obama run downs on who's who. I'm sure things have changed drastically since Clinton was in power.
Sarge at 04:54 PM JST - 18th December

"Hopefully bush's seat is in a separate room - he has about as much 'useful' advice to give Obama as a cockroach"

Obama doesn't think that.

Bush, on Obama's security team: "Solid. Solid team."

Uh oh.
Madverts at 05:10 PM JST - 18th December

It actually seems quite a good idea. You can't disregard 24 combined years of presidential experience...
Nippon5 at 09:02 PM JST - 18th December

Every person who has served in the office of the President has made decisions that are good and bad and Obama will be able to pick their brains on what he wants to know.

To hate someone so much you become blind isnt healthy. I'm not a Bush fan, but he did do things I though where very Important to the US. Same with Clinton who I also dont like, he has done things that are very worthy. To disregard one of them as a source of knowlege is a tell tale sign of ignorance. You can learn from peoples succeses and their failures.
billclinton at 10:50 PM JST - 18th December

Well if Obama does not take his shoes of at the door, Bush may see something bigger than a size 10 coming at him. (what a jerk by the way, size 10)
JohnBecker at 02:16 AM JST - 19th December

When there are only four living people who have held the job you're about to take, I think I'd be listening very carefully to everything said. Even by Dubya.

On the other hand, maybe they're just calling him in for a good hazing. Or to show him where to find the hotline to the Illuminati. Maybe they'll give him the combination to the safe that holds the evidence that FDR knew about Pearl Harbor in advance, photos of the movie set where the moon landings were staged, and the REAL results of the alien autopsy.

Even if there isn't a lot of pertinent info exchanged, Clinton can always keep the crew laughing with stories about banging interns.
The_Marion at 05:55 AM JST - 19th December

I would serve the dinner Japanese style (without shoes) and serve chicken and watermelon
tigermoth at 06:30 AM JST - 19th December

You all speak of Bush - Jimmy Carter still has my vote as likely the worst president this country has ever had. Now he's a big deal because he builds houses for the poor and gives unwanted advice. I think Obama would be best served taking adivice from none of them, unless he wishes to learn how to further drive the economy into the ground, have no effective domestic policies or perhaps how to get a 'quickie' from an intern.