Barbara Bush (the daughter) "glad" health care reform passed

[liberalpragmatist]

Even when he was in office one frequently got the sense that the best thing about former President George W. Bush was his wife and daughters. Recently former First Lady Laura Bush made some headlines after declaring her support for Elena Kagan, President Obama’s choice for SCOTUS. And now their daughter Barbara — normally the quieter of the twins — has gone on record supporting health care reform.

Why do people with money have good health care and people with lower salaries not have good health care? Health should be a right for everyone.

Bush is the founder and president of Global Health Corps, an organization which promotes global health equity in the U.S. and abroad and before you think she is on a Obama taking points mission she apparently got inspired to get in this line of work after traveling in Africa with her parents. However, when pressed by Chris Wallace on what she thinks of Obama’s health care she, she (very smoothly) conceded she was glad that it had passed.

> http://www.mediaite.com/online/president-bushs-daughter-barbara-glad-health-care-reform-passed/

[activa8tr]

1. I guess SHE won't be asked back to Fox News anymore!

How embarrassing for them!

[Enrique]

2. omg class warfare!

Barbara Bush Jr. is a Maoist! :wow:

[Clio the Leo]

3. And I'm impressed that she's started an organization like that....

.... sometimes the apple falls a bit farther from the tree than first thought.

[calico1]

4. Good for her. I saw both sisters and Laura interviewed

on Today several weeks back. I have never held it against them that they are GWB's daughters. I mean, it's not like you get to choose your parents.
They both seem to be doing constructive things with their lives. Both of them much more accomplished than their father at that age. He was busy drinking,
doing coke and getting into fights and what not.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

5. During the election in '08, the other sister told Larry King that her "mind is open"

when Larry asked who she was voting for (McCain or Obama).

Sounds like she voted for Obama!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Just like a stopped clock

[Beacool]

7. The Bush girls are not conservative.

And neither is Laura, for that matter. The Freepers' are still railing at Laura for some things that she wrote in her book. They are even calling her a traitor (apparently she's pro choice).

;-)

[Jennicut]

8. They didn't really come across that way. My parents are both conservative

and I am definitely not. The Freepers hate Laura? They are just scum.

[Beacool]

9. They used to love her, calling her a "lady".

I guess outspoken first ladies, like Hillary and Michelle, are not "ladies" in their book. Now, they feel deceived because they have come to realize that Laura is not as conservative as they once thought she was. Well, being trashed by the Freepers has raised Laura's estimation in my eyes. LOL!!!

:D

[Jennicut]

10. They like their women vapid and stupid.

[ShadowLiberal]

14. More then them are 'traitors' in Freepers eyes, if they knew the truth

Among the stuff President Ford told a guy to write a book about after he was dead, he said that a certain republican president and his wife were secretly Pro-Choice, and that he was angry at them for pretending to be pro-life and basically giving into the radical right wingers who had taken over the party.

Those two were the elder Bush and his wife, when reporters asked them about this the elder president Bush denied it, but his wife admitted to being pro-choice. Kind of makes you wonder if Justice Souter wasn't such an accident after all then if Ford is right.

[Beacool]

15. Interesting, I didn't know that story.

I get the feeling that more than one Republican president and first lady were secretly pro-choice. I get the feeling that Nancy Reagan was not against choice, the Fords weren't and now we know that (secretly) neither were the Bushes.

:D

[XOKCowboy]

11. Just so you don't have to click on the Fox News link...

Here a link from CrooksandLiars.com.

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/node/37716

It's the only FNS video you'll ever want to watch.

I'm freaking astounded that one of the Bush children turned out so well!

[Arugula Latte]

12. Watch out, Babs Jr. You're not immune from the nefarious ways of the Bush Crime Family.

Don't get in any small airplanes, m'kay?

[craigmatic]

13. They say Laura is a democrat looks like the daughter takes after her.

Fat lot of good it does us. The time to speak out was when dumbta was in office maybe they could've changed his mind on somethings.