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Bush: ‘It’s a liberating feeling’ that I am no longer president.
Bush: ‘It’s a liberating feeling’ that I am no longer president.
New Mexico’s Roswell Daily Record reports that during a speech to graduating local high school students, President Bush “expressed few regrets” about the policies he enacted as president. At the same time, however, Bush said that he’s glad he doesn’t he’s not ...
Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office
msnbc.msn.com — George W. Bush, in one of his few public appearances since leaving office in January, told a... group of graduating New Mexico high school students that leaving office lifted a heavy burden. (more) Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office
Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office
Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office
usatoday.com — "And there I was, former president of the United States of America , with a plastic bag... on my hand," he told a group of graduating high school students in New Mexico on Thursday. "Life is returning back to normal." Bush, in one of his few public ... (more) Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office
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Liberated, Bush-style
The Reaction — ... Speaking at a high school graduation in New Mexico, ex-President Bush, Obama's predecessor, said that he's quite happy not to be president anymore: ...

George Bush still pre-screens questions-- but who will pre-screen him?
The Political Carnival — ... Boy Georgie: [T]hose attending Bush’s upcoming speech in Michigan will be forced to submit their questions ahead of time: Former President George W. Bush will make a stop in Michiana on Thursday. He is scheduled to speak to the Economic Club in Benton Harbor this evening. Mister Bush will answer questions that have been submitted. Even though Bush recently acknowledged that it is “liberating” to no longer be president, he apparently still feels “pretty comfortable inside ...

Think Progress: 27 Reasons To Give Thanks
The Political Carnival — ... I got an e-mail from Think Progress. I didn't see this on their site, so I hope it is okay that I post it in full here: We're thankful President Obama is thinking long and hard about committing more troops and money to Afghanistan. We're thankful President Bush feels liberated now. We're (not) thankful Dick Cheney has elected to move from his undisclosed location to the media spotlight. We're thankful Al Franken has gone from playing self-help guru Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live to ...

27 Reasons To Give Thanks
The Hollywood Liberal — ... about committing more troops and money to Afghanistan. We’re thankful President Bush feels liberated now. We’re (not) thankful Dick Cheney has elected to ...

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