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Bush Unguarded
The Moderate Voice —
... Revealing, Introspective, Gracious. Three attributes that are not usually attached to President George W. Bush were on display this morning at his final press conference. Bush showed a humble side of himself when talking about the Presidency, his love of the job, and sharing with the White House press corps the “disappointments” that he endured during his eight years at the helm of the country. ...
George W. Bush's Non-Mea-Culpa Tour 2009
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... But the most surprising (I suppose) element of his non-mea-culpa is his insistence that he is unpopular because he did the right thing. For instance, he said that it would have been wrong for him to back the Kyoto global warming treaty just to be popular. Of course. But that doesn't mean trashing it was the correct thing to do. Bush seems to believe that popular disgust with some of his actions is a signal that he made the hard and right choice. See Iraq. ...
Bush's Non-Mea-Culpa Tour of 2009
David Corn —
... But the most surprising (I suppose) element of his non-mea-culpa is his insistence that he is unpopular because he did the right thing. For instance, he said that it would have been wrong for him to back the Kyoto global warming treaty just to be popular. Of course. But that doesn't mean trashing it was the correct thing to do. Bush seems to believe that popular disgust with some of his actions is a signal that he made the hard and right choice. See Iraq. ...
Bush: ‘I’ve Always Sided With The People’ On Tax Cuts And Spending
Wonk Room —
... , during which “he became passionate in defense of some of his policies.” When the topic turned to the economy, Bush vigorously defended his 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, adding that he “will defend them after my presidency as the right course of action”: ...
Monday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... an AP report noted that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel would end the conflict if rocket fire on Israel stops and Hamas is unable to rearm. "Anything else will be met with the Israeli people's iron fist," Olmert said. * The Dow fell another 125 points , and other major indexes fell more than 2% each. * At Obama's behest, Bush asked Congress today to release the second half of the $700 billion bailout. * Bernard Madoff is out on bail . * Bush had a largely uneventful press conference this morning, and will deliver a prime-time farewell ...
Absolutely Delusional, Mali
DownWithTyranny! —
... I guess the same way Bush has avoided reading newspapers that involve anything he's involved with, I've gone to great lengths to avoid watching Bush when he's on TV. His moron's voice is like fingernails on a blackboard to me and usually, if I wander into a room with a TV that he's on, I turn and walk away. This morning I didn't turn; I was too aghast. I only watched 10 minutes or so but I was flabbergasted at what I heard. Has he fallen off the wagon again? This guy is utterly delusional-- with the kind of 50 foot steel perimeter around him that xenophobes and racists would ...
Most welcome words of the day
Daily Kos —
George W. Bush, final press conference this morning: "When I get out of here, I am getting off the stage," he said. "I have had my time in the Klieg lights."
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QQQ
Maggie's Farm —
... George Bush. God bless him. I still don't think he ever really wanted or enjoyed the job, or the power and visibility, all that much. I think he took it on as a duty while his personal core lay elsewhere. But go ahead and argue with that if you want to. ...
QQQ, with a thought about George Bush
Maggie's Farm —
... George Bush. God bless him. I still don't think he ever really wanted or enjoyed the job, or the power and visibility, all that much. I think he took it on as a duty while his personal core lay elsewhere - with God, family and pals, and his ranch - which I think is entirely to his credit. No grandiosity or narcissism at all in him, as befits his Yankee heritage, which is why he's always been a half-hearted pol: he is a man, not a political pimp. A self-deprecating man with a great sense of humor, plenty of ...
