tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post7271442456800261658..comments2024-03-28T13:48:12.219+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: Generosity in defeat – McCain the statesman goes the extra mileAlan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-34116607601989762732008-11-07T17:54:00.000+00:002008-11-07T17:54:00.000+00:00You are probably right, I feel myself growing fond...You are probably right, I feel myself growing fonder of Bush every day we get nearer to January 20th! Seriously though, I always thought he would be a great person to have as a friend, just a really lousy President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-56336706590459894342008-11-07T13:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T13:01:00.000+00:00Yes, Bush did well too - though isn't it always ea...Yes, Bush did well too - though isn't it always easy to take a kinder view of those we dislike, when we know we'll be rid of them soon?<BR/><BR/>Frankly I think Bush can't wait for January. He's had a gutful of the job, low approval ratings and all, and who can blame him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-16692067066722843892008-11-07T08:45:00.000+00:002008-11-07T08:45:00.000+00:00I was also impressed by his acceptance of reality,...I was also impressed by his acceptance of reality, although if only he had the guts to stand up to the mobs earlier he might be the next President today. He sold out everything he had ever stood for to get the job, thereby proving that he wasn't fit for it in the first place. Amazingly, I thought George Bush was extremely gracious in his welcome to the new President and he seemed genuinely happy that history was being made with this election of the first Black President. Whatever Bush is or was, he is not a racist, even if some of his badly advised policies have been, especially the reaction to New Orleans which will forever be a stain on his term of office as big as that of Iraq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-58314480327906160802008-11-06T18:17:00.000+00:002008-11-06T18:17:00.000+00:00I agree McCain gave a terrific speech: gracious, g...I agree McCain gave a terrific speech: gracious, generous, sincere. I was disappointed, as he no doubt was, by those in the audience who booed the mention of Obama's name. This must be similar to the frustration he felt when he had to take the mike off people on the campaign trail when they started calling Obama an Arab etc.<BR/><BR/>However, one commentator did point out that as McCain spent much of his campaign suggesting that Obama wasn't fit to be president, he shouldn't really be surprised when his supporters react badly now that he says nice things about him.<BR/><BR/>And I read in the Guardian today that at the McCain 'victory rally', the TVs were turned off once the bad results started coming in. This means (the Guardian suggested) that the first many people in the audience knew for sure that McCain hadn't won was when he made that speech. This sounds a bit unlikely to me - no doubt they had phones etc to get the news - but would explain the bad response of sections of the crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com