Comments on: Bush names his regrets, praises Obama

By: hope

hope — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:52:34 +0000

thank you president bush, i voted for you both times, but this time i had to vote for obama, i hope all will work together and get america back on her feet. good luck to you and your family, God bless you and God bless the obamas.

By: USA

USA — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:52:05 +0000

He said what?

Wow.

Wow is all I can say.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:51:47 +0000

Well now that he made his money, and all his friends have their money, it's easy to let down the guard, no?

By: G.R.I.T - Girl Raised in the South

G.R.I.T - Girl Raised in the South — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:50:56 +0000

I too wish Pres. Bush well. I never voted for him, not even when he ran for governor of Texas. Thanks to the religious right commandeering the Republican Party and the conservative movement, I will never cast a vote for a Republican. I am certain that the next four years will see our nation rise again from the ashes left by the Bush/Cheney regime. While I do think that Pres. Bush would be fun to drink a beer with, I agree with Daniel who stated that Bush chose to surround himself with some truly evil people. If he had run as the centrist he should have been, and hired other centrists, things may have been vastly different. Instead, he chose big business and the military-industrial complex over the needs and the good of the American people he was sworn to serve. Good bye, President Bush, and good luck.

By: GoPalin

GoPalin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:50:18 +0000

how can you know if he was gracious with the way the media pounded at us over the years "bush is awful!" all the time over every little things. he never got a break.. also there is a study that shows there was an increase in people earning more and more money from 9 percent (under clinton) to29 percent increase earning100,000 or more that number jumbed.. that showed people actually started to earn more money... now that Obama our next president, wait till it starts "it's allObama's fault" but of course our "honorable" media will not allow it to happen, they will model after chris matthew "it is my job to make this presidency a success". all those bush haters, you will look back and say "i miss that low tax cut under bush!" . with Bush, he is the kind of guy you want to take with you when you to battle, he will protect you. i am not so sure about Obama. i wish him luck.

By: axt113

axt113 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:49:57 +0000

The man who was too stupid for the Oval Office

By: Bush hater

Bush hater — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:49:13 +0000

I didn't vote for Bush, and I don't wish him well. He is a murderer of over 4,000 American troops and thousands of innocent Iraqies.

By: Emeka

Emeka — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:51 +0000

why do you libs hate bush so much?

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:48 +0000

George Bush may not be "evil" but his actions have caused incalculable harm, which fits part of the definition of evil. I don't think his intentions were to cause harm, but because of his arrogant ignorance [as my Dad would say] the end effect was the same. He also ignored the wishes of the rest of the world because he thought his way was the best. So he tried to make the United Nations irrelevant. Unfortunately, as the United Nations does not advertise, most Americans are unaware of the enormous amount of good that the United Nations does and has done, such as eliminating small pox and trying to eliminate Polio, in addition to their peace keeping missions, scientific missions and their humanitarian missions to help refugees etc, etc, etc. By ignoring the United Nations and attacking a nation that did not attack the United States, his use of torture [don't be mealy mouthed about it, call it what it is] and multiple other illegal activities, he could be considered a war criminal. So I just wish he would get what he is due – a jail cell.

By: John

John — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:44 +0000

I take it that he doesn't regret letting the Oil Companies gouge the consumers on Gas Prices either!!
50% price drop since he crashed the financial system!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:40 +0000

Wow...How about regretting the over 4,000 dead in a war that should've never been waged.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:17 +0000

I wouldn't want to be him. Yes, he will have a lot of time to reflect. If it were just words spoken in error or haste, that would be one thing. How many have died because the words that were spoken were not true...

By: Bellingman

Bellingman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:09 +0000

"Wish him well?" "Good man?" You've gotta be kidding.

No citizen is above the law, and despite any feelings of pity one may have for the President as a man, he should be prosecuted for his crimes to the fullest extent possible.

Respected legal scholars have argued seriously and persuasively that he and Cheney should be prosecuted for treason, which if convicted is punishable by death.

In my opinion, even that would be getting off easy, considering the immeasurable damage they have inflicted upon our country.

By: Obama 08

Obama 08 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:47:07 +0000

I don't have any ill will towards him, but I'm glad he is leaving!!

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:46:51 +0000

Well, without Bush, there'd be no Obama. McCain would win in a landslide if Bush was even moderately popular.

By: Leslie Newman

Leslie Newman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:46:50 +0000

I just hope he decides to vacation in Europe, and that while there, he is arrested for war crimes.

By: stockpile

stockpile — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:46:41 +0000

Bush made many bad statements, bad deciions, plus many acts of action of stupidity. As a republican I voted for him both times, the second term was my act of action of stupidity. Bush was arrogant as Cheney & I personally believe Mc Cain was of the same caliber. If Mc Cain wanted a women for V.P., he could have selected a qualified woman from the house or senate. With Mc Cain's health & if he would not survive his term I shutter to Think of Palin as President, without experience. Her being on SNL did not help. Personally; I have nothing to say against Palin I just felt she was not qualified & Mc Cain should not have put her in that position. No I did not vote Republican for the 1st time in 65 years. May be an act of acrion of stupidity but I feel the Country has a better chace this time around.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:46:24 +0000

Good riddance to this narcissitic coward. Thousands and thousands of American deaths in Iraq, plus untold Iraqi lives lost. He's leaving in ruins our economy, and our standing in the world - he's even destroyed the GOP brand with his divisive, nihilistic politics! And he regrets the banner? Miserable failure. Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you!

By: Lynda Ridgefield, CT.

Lynda Ridgefield, CT. — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:46:08 +0000

Bush will regret that his favorable numbers went into the toliet!

He will also regret, that he was the worst president this country ever had.

GOOD RIDENCE!!!

By: Joe Regis

Joe Regis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:45:07 +0000

There will be no redemption for the Bushes, they are cooked.

There will be no praises of the Bushes for at least 10 years by the GOP or anybody seeking office.

This chapter in the history of America and the world is going to be tough to reverse. Obama needs full control of the Houses to be able to reverse the damages done every where.

By: Haywood

Haywood — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:45:04 +0000

This is the most clueless man to have been in the white house in my 47 years on earth.
i am a republican and did not vote for him in either election.
i would still like to know about the military service he just walked away from.
Why did we attack Iraq?
Because he wanted to finish the job for his father... it was 100% personal as we have found NO WMD's and when ever we pull out, it will be a disaster as we have made the entire region more unstable through his short sighted policies.
I happen to believe Clark when he said "Bush was doing everything possible after 9/11 to tie it to Iraq".
His legacy is a punch line to a sad joke he'll never get.

By: J.L.

J.L. — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:44:59 +0000

Wishing the Bush's well as they return to Texas. Never have been a big fan of his policies, but I appreciate the fact that he was sincere in his efforts for our country.

By: jxn

jxn — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:44:10 +0000

Where was this guy for the past 8 years? I'm glad he's gone but if he would have been more regretful of mistakes while in power, we would have all given him a lot more slack. That is why we need someone who is able to communicate to the people...we just didn't believe this man. I don't know if he is the guy to thank but I will anyway...THANK YOU for keeping us safe since 9/11, I'm willing to give him credit for that. I'm ready for the change that we so desperately need though. Bring on President Obama!!

By: I voted for Obama (not Bush 3)

I voted for Obama (not Bush 3) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:42:04 +0000

Daniel, I completely agree with you. It's not really Bush that should be getting blamed, he was a decent, kind of stupid guy who ment well. Cheney is the one behind all of this. We really should not be counting down the days until Bush is out of office, but Cheney. Dick Cheney is probably one of the more evil polititions out there.

By: Howard Beasley

Howard Beasley — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:44 +0000

He probably regrets that part about promising to uphold the Constitution of the United States. Twice.

By: jaimetout123

jaimetout123 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:35 +0000

As nightmarish as the past eight years of war, executive undermining of the separation of powers principle, war, economic collapse, war, war, and war have been, I have to agree with the other commentators who have expressed their willingness to admit that President Bush is, in essence, a decent (if intellectually stunted and lacking in judgment) man. In his governance he has been short-sighted, incompetent, and power-hungry, and to say that his presidency has been a colossal disaster of epic proportions is putting it quite mildly. It is more than fair to criticize his policies and actions, but those who would criticize him as a human being do a great disservice to the viability of such criticism.

I hope that Mr. Bush will in the future continue to be cognizant of his failures, as well as candid enough to admit to them. Such admissions do not diminish the problems he has either caused or exacerbated, but they do serve in some small way to redeem him as a human being.

By: Oregonian for Obama/Biden

Oregonian for Obama/Biden — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:27 +0000

As a die-hard Obama supporter, I cannot say that President Bush is a bad person. He may be a bit dim, and he may be surrounded by even dimmer or potentially radical people, but he is not the evil anti-christ he's made out to be.

I still don't think that justifies what he's done to our nation, but his failed policies are more of his idocity than what he wanted

By: SLO BLu !

SLO BLu ! — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:17 +0000

One moment of unrevealing candor in eight years does not a statesman make. Or even a mensch. When he acknowledges that this sloth and disinterest allowed Cheney to run free and wild outside the Constitution then maybe, just maybe, he gets some credit. However, none of us will live that long.

By: wildofski

wildofski — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:17 +0000

I also wish President Bush plenty of time to reflect, preferably from a
prison cell while serving a life sentence for war crimes against
humanity.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:41:06 +0000

It would have been nice if he could have revealed his "regrets" a little sooner. Doing it as he's leaving office feels kind of like a slap in the face.

By: WestCoastWoman

WestCoastWoman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:40:52 +0000

I suggest you read HUBRIS (The inside story of spin, scandal and the selling of the Iraq War) by Michael Isikoff and David Corn. BUSH is EVIL! He is a horrific man! The damage he has done to this country is down right shameful. I also fault Karl Rove, Cheney and most of the Bush administration. Out with the thugs, liars and haters and in with the new, honest and smart administration. God Bless America! Peace

By: Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:40:41 +0000

Stupid is evil when it's in the White House.
There's no excuse for President Bush's behavior these past 8 years.
None whatsoever.

By: TYSPOCK , COLUMBIA, MD

TYSPOCK , COLUMBIA, MD — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:39:36 +0000

I cannot believe he does not regret the Iraq war, so many lives loss, so much unnecessary pain and suffering with nothing in return, our bravest men and women who sacrificed everything so this guy can look tuff for the world. I wish those we loss were all home to celebrate the holidays with their kids on their laps, or putting together toys for their kids, walking their daughters down the aisle, or just plain here for those who love them so dearly. They are heroes never the less. Mr. Bush may have had a personal beef with Sodom, but I do not think he had a right to use our troops to settle that beef. Oh well – he says he sleeps just fine so I guess he is a tuff guy after all, most people would have circum to guilt long ago.

By: Ignatz Farquad

Ignatz Farquad — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:38:30 +0000

Jail for Bush, war criminal and liar.

By: openhand

openhand — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:38:24 +0000

Some traitors sell their country out for ideals their country does not share, some sell out to their friends lust for wealth and power.

By: Thomas Mc

Thomas Mc — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:38:14 +0000

90% of the planet regrets that Bush ever walked into the Oval Office.

By: TruthWalksOnWater

TruthWalksOnWater — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:38:01 +0000

I'm dreaming, right.? Bush admitting these were not good moves?
Obama is truly changing the world...one letter of the alphabet at a time

By: Pathrick Neid

Pathrick Neid — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:36:52 +0000

On all but domestic spending, resulting in unbalanced budgets, history will be very kind to George Bush. The Obama devotees are about to get a date with reality when the anointed one adopts virtually all of Bush's approachs to the war on terror. Of course there will be changes at the margin in a "pretend" move to appear different but all the insiders will know, as they have all along, Obama will follow the blazed path and we will be the better for it.

By: Gia

Gia — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:36:23 +0000

He needed his WIFE to remind him to speak correctly? What is he, 4?

By: Kenyon

Kenyon — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:36:18 +0000

I am sorry, Bush now wants to make regrets, well his first one should have been fabricating evidence to go war in (which thousands of Americans have died not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's that had to perish) Iraq and when anyone disagreed with the Al Queda-Iraq connection they were called traitors, when anyone dissented in opinion with this war they were against America and called unpatriotic. When Katrina hit he was aloof and could not be found... And Brownie did a heck of a job while a major U.S. city went under water. Bush has a lot of things he should regret and the one thing he should have regretted the most was running for the presidency to begin with... His whole presidency was a regret and mistake one which he can never take back!

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:45 +0000

this is exactly what went wrong with this man, It's all about him. He doesn't regret what he done to America he regrets a few things that he said. Not one mention of the dead or wounded soldiers, the horrendous shape that he has left us in. I regret that I ever heard of George W. Bush.

By: t. swift

t. swift — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:33 +0000

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:11 +0000

Under President Bush, the evil governments of the Taliban and Saddam Hussein were overthrown and the latter justifiably executed. This would never have happened under a Democrat administration.

The economic crisis was caused entirely by liberal Democrat-backed lending policies that cannot be blamed on President Bush.

Democrats from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton to Barney Frank to Chris Dodd to Maxine Waters to Gregory Meeks to Barack Obama all pushed for financial institutions to give home loans to the poor or face charges of discrimination. The result was our current economic crisis brought on by years of failed liberal Democrat lending policies. How ironic that the guilty party has been granted authority to continue its damage to our economy.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:11 +0000

"I never voted for him but I always knew in my heart, he was a good man. It's too bad he's not surrounded by good people." You'er definitely part of the problem.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:35:08 +0000

You may long for justice but the # 1 guy is not in a cave, he's enjoying life harboured by one of the sympathetic countries. Bombing Afghanistan isn't going to get him. He's laying low enoying life. Give it up and move on! The ECONOMY is the issue. In the end, if you allow the ECONOMY to go down, he wins!

Move on!

By: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia in CA

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia in CA — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:34:50 +0000

There is a whole lot he should be regretting. He has no one else to blame for the sorry state of "everything" that he brought this country to since becoming president.

Thank GOD it is almost over!!!

By: Finistere

Finistere — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:33:53 +0000

maybe he could spend time behind bars writing about ALL of the dumb things he said and did. Worst ever.

By: uncle boopy

uncle boopy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:33:04 +0000

oh well, as long as he's sorry NOW...that makes all the difference...

By: lars

lars — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:33:04 +0000

it's too late for regrets. Bush & friends are directly responsible for the deaths of over 4000 americans & severely injuring 35000more. He is directly responsible for the deaths of over 500 000 Iraqis and over 3 million refugees. There is nothing to be said for him, his administration or his friends except for "good riddance". Only the dead can forgive him now.

By: independent

independent — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:32:38 +0000

Oh Dubya, he can't help himself, he was born with a silver hoof in his mouth. Ann Richards, Gov Texas.(RIP)