President George W. Bush meets with President-elect Barack Obama in the oval office last week.
McClatchy Newspapers has an interesting piece today about the co-presidency taking shape between outgoing President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama.
David Lightman writes:
WASHINGTON — America has never seen anything quite like this: The president and president-elect acting like co-presidents, consulting and cooperating on the day’s biggest crises.
In back-to-back press conferences by Bush (first) and Obama (second), the men either stated or implied that they were sort of working together to muscle the nation through this tough economic period. Bush said, “I talked to Obama about the decision we made. I told the American people, and I told the president-elect when I first met him, that anytime we were to make a big decision during this transition, he will be informed, as will his team.”
Obama mentioned that he’d spoken to Bush and Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve.
The president has said he is planning as smooth a transition as possible between his and the next administration. His consulting with Obama is more than a Texas gentelman’s gesture; it’s the right thing to do.
What else could the president do to help ease the changing of the guard?
Jamie Riley is the P-D letters editor and gatekeeper of the letters blog. Before joining the editorial page in May 2005, she was a reporter and page designer. Jamie lives in University City with her husband, Charles, daughter, Elise, and the world's best Jack Russell terrier, Logan, better known as Stinky. 
Wow Bob, sounds like someone is a little bitter? I think you need a hug. Remember its Thankgiving today.
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The reason the press is surprised by this cooperation is because they are the one’s that have created the contentious situation in American politics. You nazi’s (i.e. Minko, McClellan, syvesterX, etc, etc) are the one’s that have turned Bush into this sweaty toothed satan that wants to kill your first born. The man is a good guy and will transition his office graciously, unlike how liberals would have acted.
Btw…The Pres & pres-elect puke might be cooperating, but President Bush is the Decider until 1/20/09.
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Really, what did you expect? President Bush is not the egotistical maniac and serial sexual harasser that held office before him.
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