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Bush Defends Legacy but Concedes Some Mistakes
Bush Defends Legacy but Concedes Some Mistakes
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 Bush 41 and Bush 43 on legacy (video)
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Lowry: Ten Bush Mistakes
article.nationalreview.com — Oddly enough for a president denounced as an executive monster by his perfervid critics, many of Bushs... mistakes involve not being active enough or taking a stronger hand. (more) Lowry: Ten Bush Mistakes
Bush admits mistakes in his final news conference
Bush admits mistakes in his final news conference
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Pres. Bush gave his last official press conference Monday morning. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Addressing reporters in his... final news conference before leaving office, President Bush admitted Monday to several mistakes during his tenure in ... (more) Bush admits mistakes in his final news conference
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A Confession Of Sorts
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Bush today: "Do you remember what it was like right after September the 11th around here? People were saying, 'How come they didn't see it, how come they didn't connect the dots?' Do you remember what the environment was like in Washington? I do. When people were hauled up in front of Congress and members of Congress were asking questions about, how come you didn't know this, that, or the other? And then we start putting policy in place -- legal policy in place to connect the dots, and all of a sudden people were saying, 'How come you're connecting the ...

End Games
N/A — ... , tragic, comic, unapologetic. Ego was not present, unless you count Bush announcing this was “the ultimate exit interview.”  Delusion was not present, unless you count Bush announcing he has improved America’s “moral standing in the world.” ...

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