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BUSH...Too busy pulling weeds and cutting brush on the RANCH...HUH?....What about the Economy... MR. BUSH?.... Any regrets? ......or the attack on USA on your WATCH?....

It's sad to think there are still followers of gasbag Cheney.

I love Bush..... He's one of the worst leaders ever in the history of the world but I simply love him.... He is an awesome human being. As for him being a terrible leader, it's not his fault. It's the people who elected him especially for the 2nd term.

Wasn't he busy reading children's stories to a 2nd grade class at the time? Oh....that was 9/11.
Proobably the GOP asked him....please stay away......we came up 4 points! Please stay away....

all your favorite democrats voted to authorize these wars. don't forget that.

What's the point? Cheney isn't running for president in 2012 and Obama is our president now.

I would take up arms in defense of President Bush against all enemies foreign or domestic.

There are times when waterboarding is appropriate, after 911 waterboarding three high Ranking Al-Qaeda leaders was appropriate.

Obama Victim. Bush is the cause of the death of 4300 American GIs and thousands of innocent Iraqi women and children. So he prayers big deal. Its actions that speak louder and words. Sorry you think yourself a victim. I am a victim of your insipid rhetoric

He has more class than all you liberal morons!!

Please help me out...what did Cheney say other than talk about 9/11?

That's right Cheney keep up the good old scare tactics and preying on the uneducated and racists, it's all you got........

Obama is a a hole because he do not stick up for USA.

You people have seen many idiots in the white house doing both Bush's visit there. If you would take a min and wonder why you hate other races so bad, when one race has done more to some races than others. Than you realiaze who the real idiots are.

Bush is a ding dong.... Cheney is a war criminal and should be tried and executed

May 21st, 2009 12:48 pm ET

Are there any pictures of Bush in existence where he doesn't look stupid.

From liberal MSM of course not but liberals will never pick that up, they are too busy making fun of Fox News. The liberal MSM have always tried to make him look as bad as possible.

I would like to see Bush react to Cheney's criticism of the Democrats for not supporting the CIA. Tricky Dick Cheney blamed the CIA for faulty Iraq intelligence and compromised Valerie Plaime. Hypocrite, thy name is Cheney.

Send the Gitmo detainees to TEXAS – nevermind....they'll just get more torture. RED states (republicans) think torture is okay.
Also, I DO NOT believe Cheney is getting favorable opinions....nope, no way.
WHY is CNN so in love with Cheney, Bush, and the republicans, lately? Dosen't CNN know what they did to our country???? Maybe they should start watching the news.

Obama has more smarts in one of his fingers, than Bush has in that big old head. Stop hating Blacks and get a life.

Of course Bush didn’t watch it, Dora the Explorer was on.

I don't care what he does. Aren't disgraced former presidents supposed to flee the country? And was he saying "What, me worry?" when that picture was taken?

Good bye CNN. You seem to stir the pot more than FOX news regarding that treacherous, murdering crook cheney. You're more concerned with creating conflict and divisiveness with how you report than actually just reporting.

I wont be visiting your page or watching any broadcasting of yours in the future.

You fool, if Bush and his father were so smart, than we would not be in this war, nor would this country be in the mess we are in, and people would not be trying to kill us. Fool you just need to sit down and play with yourself.

Of course he didn't watch...... LOLOLOLOL
He did his damage and he knows what he did.

Cheney was Bush's babysitter.

After reading some of the comments I continue to fear for the generations to come. There are actually 20 million folks in the USA who are impressed with the Bush/Cheney performance. This country is in great trouble.

Jim your stupidity is showing! Darth Cheney should just turn off his pacemaker and go where all liars and killers go.

I suppose that's the only place that will allow Bush to speak there...a high school.

What is it that Cheney is so afraid of?
The writing is on the wall – of a cell in the Hague!

He looks like Bozo in that picture.

Ok. Results speak themselves. We won't forget 9/11 and 9/11 needs a closure. Bush/Cheney FAILED to close out 9/11. Instead, they opened an uncessary Iraq war and Obama has to cleen up these mess they created. Simple question to Chenney – where is Bin Laden? Failure is failure, nothing can hide the failure, period.

Hilarious – on the CNN poll earlier in the day, a majority did not agree w/closing Guantanamo. Now, the poll says 60% agree with Obama as compared to Cheney on the issue, yet it's the exact same issue! People – don't just vote for a name or an image, you have to understand the message. Think for yourselves!

Help me! I am starting to think that Bush is a honorable man and it was Cheney that took this country down. I am starting to feel sorry for him. Please America grow tired of him trying to make you afraid. That is the real answer to fighting terrorist. Stop being afraid!

Of course Bush didn't watch the speeches - he has zero intellectual curriosity about anything. And now that he's not pretending to be president, he doesn't have to listen to Cheney's orders any more.

Is this the Obama network or a news network? It just looks like an off-shoot of Entertainment Tonight posing as news...

What a disgrace!!

all you people making nasty remarks about our president, you are just upset because we finall have a strong Black man in office to try and correct the mess your white race has messed up for centries. Bush was by far one of the most stupid looking men I have seen hold a high office. The man can't hold down a speach withot looking stupid.

1 in 7 terrorists return to terrorism. Bush and Cheney understand that but naive Obama doesn't.

Behold the nightmare that Bush hath wrought.

LN– You MUST be a liberal with your mentality. I don't know where you get the idea that Bush speaking to a group of high schoolers is his "best gig that he can get".
Really.?. I'm guessing he's had some pretty good offers since leaving office but nobody hears about them.
Leave your little mind comments to yourself.

From the worst Presidency in the history or America, Dick n Bush.

The trolls are out in force today, I see-

There must be a lot of bridges unguarded today

Lets see – A commencement speech in Mexico – yet we now know that a huge % of students in Texas are from and or living just over the boarder in Mexico.

Maybe Texas should secede from the Union and just be part of Mexico.

I got it now – We can call the new state Texico !

The "Decider" is still clueless after all these years.

Ah think ah'll jis mosey on down to this har briar patch an' cuts me some brush, somethin' ah call brushin', because it's got brushability, an' so do I.

Waterboard Cheney to see whether he really believes what he is saying.

My guess is that he probably didnt want to watch it and feel guilty about what has been done to this country over the last 8 yrs.Cheney has a lot hate in his heart as far i can tell and thats why the torture went down;Now Cheney is to trying to put fear into the hearts of the america people with hatred and fear and most of the republicans stand behind him even though he violated our consitution.

funny how everyone wants to name call. come up with
sensible arguement. Stop name calling. it show how
ignorant you really are....

While no Buh fan, at least he is showing some class by keeping his mouth shut, and getting on with his life. I think Cheney's speaking tour is because he has no life now that he is done running the country. Perhaps he is rehearsing his defense for his treason and war crimes trial?

Bush and Cheney are not in prison yet! Shame on us, it is already 2009, May – and they are still free.

Atually.....Chienney dick was the president and Bouche was the psychic hahaha

So what's new, he was watching anything for the last 8 years either. However, at least he has moved on unlike his pathetic vice president who is the most devisive figure I have seen since well Sarah Palin!

So he's heeding advice and doing little legacy facade building. Thats about it in a nutshell so to speak.

Just think...

Bill Clinton was impeached for the Monica Lewinsky affair...

Yet after eight years of one of the worst administrations in our country's history... Bush, Cheney, Rove, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Rice, Gonzalez and many, many more are still walking around as free people and haven't even been given an official slap on the wrist for EVERYTHING they did to our country. As an American citizen, I find this amazing... and very discouraging.

J in Chicago, you're right. We should have elected another Republican since the last one did such a great job.

Cheney should take a lesson from Bush and stay mum on this issue. It is a proven fact the the American Military was spread thin, making the country less safe.

Mr. Cheney, you were an accident. Thank God nothing ever happend to Bush while in office. Our country would have really been doomed.

Of course not, he's a total dullard and Cheneybot is too busy trying to stay out of jail that he's not been there to pull the Bushtard's puppetstrings.

Obama talked principles, reasoning, safety & security moving forward

Cheney talked I hid on 911.....fear....911...fear...911...fear...911

So Fellow Citizens, how did I do? They told me to read it, did I do a good job? I called George but he's still upset about the shooting "incident". George is so cute, isn't he?
Back to the topic, Muslims are bad people, you know... what was the question?

That's okay. He can read about it in the paper later..... oh, wait...

Really, I would not even waste my time with the 'former' vice president. Stick to the 'high road' President Obama!!

Bush couldn't speak when he was in office. Why in the world would somebody pay this idiot to speak.

If Cheney wanted to save his legacy. He should have capture BL as quickly as they caught Saddan.

Cheney open a can of worms that he can't stomp out.

If you wanted to be President you should have ran.

I'm afraid we let that fool run us out of gas on a long, empty road. Who cares what he thinks NOW?

Of course not, ther was brush to be cleared.

And Cheney should shut the F up. Musollini had higher ratings than cheney just before they did him in.

over 142 comments allowed for Obama......closed
only 2 comments allowed for Cheney......closed

what's up with dat CNN?

Bush is keeping silent so that when they come to prosecute him for authorizing torture for political reasons he can say . . .
"I was only following Cheney's orders."

Holy cow, does Bush look drunk in that picture? How did we ever fall for that low-class frat boy? I'll never vote Republican again.

So who cares, his opions don't count any more.

@ Pat CA

Brave and honorable? 5 or 6 draft deferments during the Viet Nam war... brave and honorable you say ?

Once a Moron. Allways a moron. The President who never was.

God, just seeing Bush's dumb, vacant face reminds me once again how thankful I am that we finally have someone with a brain in the White House. Of course Bush didn't watch either speech, he's a vapid human being and, also, why would he want to be reminded that he ruined the country.

What's the wonder.
Once a loser, always a loser.

If there are no attacks under the Obama Administration at the end of his term, will Cheney and supporters concede that Obama has kept us safe WITHOUT enhanced interrogation? So far, our President Obama has kept us safe for 4 months and counting.

Dubya is as uninteresed on what is going on now as he was when he was president.

Cheney is busy trying to run the country; like he did when Dubya was president.

Is this news?????????

You liberal pukes are so funny and so predictable.

This proves what we all suspected, that the real President for the last eight years was none other than Dick Cheney. George Bush was just a figurehead

So president hope and change said that he wouldn't release any dangerous terrorists in the US but that he would try some in US courts. Hmm, sounds like he has already prejudged the outcome of the trials. If he tried some and they are found innocent, where do they go?

Bush is hiding from the spotlight because he got us into this mess we're in. Cheney seems to think he can talk his way out of putting Americans in the line of fire for a buck. And then Obama...he just doesn't know what the hell he's doing at all.

Prosecute the Bush clique! Lock the traitors up!

Good for Bush. He's best off keeping his nose out of the little Obama/Cheney pissing match because that's all it is. Bush is doing what presidents are supposed to do, sit back and let the new administration set their pace and do their job. So far Jimmy Carter is the only former president who was a big enough ass to criticize a sitting president.

Bush is acting more presidential than the sitting president.

The puppet master was too busy to pull his strings.

Please...more pictures of Cheney where he looks as if he is growling....that kind of unbiased reporting works very well all the liberal refugees from the 60's.
I used to draw funny pictures of my elementary school teachers when they made me angry. Wish I would have had Photoshop like CNN has...

It's a known fact: Cheney supports the notion of americans being terrorists. He willingly defends immoral, and unethical acts of terrorism to be carried out by americans.

With men like Bush and Cheney, who needs Hitler?

Of course he didn't watch, Sesame Street was on. Sheesh.

I didn't watch either Mr. Bush. I'm tired of hearing all the bickering out of Washington. Everyone passing blame. Get over it and get this country back on track.

smart boy, just keeping playing with your legos and act like the past eight years didn't happen.

two words bush and dick
got it yet they fd us and are laughing

Duh Cheney supported everything that is going on because since 9/11 has gotten paid to do what REBUILD overseas. Wow I am surprised that he can talk.

Bush didn't pay much attention when he was President. Why would he now?

Here come the Bush-bashers again rearing their ugly little heads!

At least he has had the decency to keep a low profile since leaving office.
Unlike Darth Cheney!

You mean George "WE DON"T TORTURE!" Bush? This is the guy who repeated that lie over and over and then doesn't have the balls to stand up and answer to the American people he deceived.

Heaven forbid if we get attacked again....Bama won't know how to handle it.

Bush didn't watch...he probably couldn't comprehend Obama's speech – complete sentences throw the buffoon off.

Cheney needs to get a life. We never heard from him for 8 years and he arrogantly told us he's only answerable to George W. Code word, "he was running the country for W".

J in Chicago:

You like Cheney waterboarding technique too? Maybe you join him and get waterboarded by Jesse Ventura.

He's showing as much interest in our country now as he did during his presidency.

Dick Cheney was really running the show.

I'm still waiting for this truth commision to tell all. The truth will settle a lot and clear the air.

i have a question for the Dickster.. where is Osama bin Laden?

President hope and change sure does look back a lot, and blame all of his problems on his predecessor. It would be nice for him to lead, instead of being in a perpetual campaign mode.

Cheney should be in jail, not on TV! I refussed to watch him because all he did for 8 years was lie and be the world's biggest bully! Thank you President Obama for trying to WORK WITH THE WORLD and not blow it up!!!

Bush has shown more class than he every did while he was in office.

To the extent Bush and his teammates accept their irrelevance and remain out of the public eye, the chances for a resurgence of moderate Republicans, the "big tent" increase.

i personally respect george w for not jumping into this debate.

He never jumped into running the country, dick pulled the strings, just like he is trying to do now, but nobody's responding to his barking.,

I think Bush wants to move on from his mistakes and yes he made mistakes but Cheyney won't let him. I think it's a ploy by Cheyney to get Bush indicted along side him because Cheyney is still ticked at Bush for not pardoning Scooter Libby

This is ridiculous. Bush gets ripped even for doing a good deed and raising money for a school in need of tuition money. How low of the left wingers.

Why not skip them? I agree with Bush on this one. Cheney will not say anything Bush hasn't heard or said even. For Obama's, Bush has already shown that he will refrain from public comment, which I think is quite appropriate (in contrast to Dick, "the self-preservationist" Cheney). As a US citizen, I'm sure Bush can catch up like the rest of us (seriously).

I don't have the highest regard for GW Bush, but I will give him credit to taking the high road. While Cheney has been, frankly, dishonoring himself by coming off as the ultimate bad sport, and even Condie Rice has shot her mouth off, Bush has stayed respectfully silent. Whether he stays on Obama's Christmas card list the way Clinton and Bush Sr have, is another story.

Lookk at all the Bush-bashing-but God forbid if we say something negative about the UNAMERICAN PRESIDENT in office now, who loves to bash America and Americans.

I wouldn't either. There's nothing he can do at this point so why get upset about what's going on?

ARE YOU KIDDING? Thanks President OBAMA for showing class!!!
The majority of the republican party can learn from you!
...I totally give up on Cheney, his brain is warped with evil.

Bush didn't watch Cheney, Obama speeches...he was watching Sponge Bob

Cheney sounded good,just like Mussilini did before he got what he deserved.

Memo to Cheney: WE WON- YOU LOST- GO AWAY!

Bush didn't need to watch them. Cheney is intelligent and speaks the truth. As for Obama's speech, if Bush wanted to watch bull crap he could just go out on his farm and see it, no use staying in, especially if it was a nice day. Besides, the bull crap on his farm would serve some useful purpose. Well, I suppose Obama's will too for the lib-iots, Code Pink, and MSNBC.

Catana Barnes May 21st, 2009 12:52 pm ET

This is no surprise. George Bush has always avoided the truly tuff issues and the issue surrounding his and Dick's approval of torture IS a HUGE issue…criminal at best!!!
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CRIMINAL????

YOUR PARTY WOULD NOT EXIST IF NOT FOR SANDY BERGER AND CLINTON

If you believe that Bush, Cheney and their family of fascists hadn't planned all this media blitz justification blather when they decided they would break the law by torturing people, then you are a fool and have been fooled twice. Your shame shines like a sun.

J in Chicago
You said : obama says we are less safe and offers no facts

I say: Did we watch the same speech? Watch it again, that's is NOT what he said.

Jin, please don't use Chicago to describe yourself. Chicago is a world-class city and clearly you have none. Say you are from some remote backwater or something.

Really, Bush didn't pay attention to anything happening around him? Nice to see nothing has changed in his world.

Maybe the dimwit realizes things went terribly wrong during his "presidency" and he should new at least keep quiet.

oh ...........realy..........does not surprise me........................

He lives in the land of "nod".

LN – it says that he is just like every other President. Or do you not know that Bill Clinton speaks at high schools as well? Probably to find his next Monica, but you know.

Should we assume Michelle's best gig was speaking to a bunch of kids a few weeks ago when she spoke at a school? Silly comment.

marke from NY May 21st, 2009 12:58 pm ET

bush is a moron. cheney is an empty- brain.
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TELL SANDY BERGER THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE DIM PARTY

Boy, talk about bias. Obama's post on his terrorism speach has 160+ comments. Cheney's post on his terroism speach has 2 comments.

I wonder what side of the ideological spectrum CNN falls?

Why should we be surprised? He never read newspapers or watched newscasts while he was President. Why would we expect him to change?

Is this sweeps week??? Chaney co-president??? Why is he given equal time with our sitting PRESIDENT. Shouldn't Cheney be supporting our President as he expected us to do while he was in office?

The last guy who should lecture anyone about being an American is OBAMA.

Good for Cheney. Glad to see someone setting the record straight.

He's the Alfred E. Neumann face of the Republican Party. "What, ME worry?" he told reporters as he urinated into a rosebush. "Mister Cheney's got it all figured out. I'm gonna be president again next week if I clean my plate." Then he went inside to watch American Idol reruns.

Bush is doing the smart thing. Keeping his bloody mouth shut. Like Cheney, and the extremist Republicans like poster J In Chicago, should do.

Obama is right. In case you people didn't notice, Cheney is a warmonger bent on destroying the world and fascism is bad.

Good for him.

I'm a unificater not a divisitater.....

I agree with the Economist. Bush is showing more class than Cheney and actually more class than he has for the last eight years. Bush simply was not the brightest nor the best educated star but likable. Cheney on the other hand is simply evil, really an evil, twisted, hateful mind with no remorse. Why doesn't he go eat a lot of cheese burgers, fries, and fried food...then he can make a positive contribution to America.

The hatred I am reading here is just sad and pathetic. Politics seem to bring out the total evil in people, especially here on the CNN board. Hey folks, about giving the hate a break, hmmmmm?? The useless and senseless attacks on another human only continues a level of discourse that serves no one. This is why political parties are not the answer.

It's apparent that Obama is going to adopt most of the Bush/Cheney procedures on terrorists. Do you want to know what the difference between Bush/Cheny and Obama is? Bush/Cheney don't care about polls.

Cheney tried hard to convince our nation that because of his leadership choices, President Obama would be responsible if our country is attacked again.

Doesn't this also imply that because of their leadership choices Bush and Cheney were responsible for the last attack on our country?

It is a good thing that the former president did not watch as Cheney pulled out his golden can opener and promptly opened up a whole new can of worms.

Wise man.

I agree with you Sharon! Bush doesn't need to speak because the person who spoke and acted on his behalf for 8 years is still speaking. I saw Dick more now than when he was vice president. He said America needs to remember 911, but his administration forgot all about 911 when they went after Hussein rather than Osama Bin Laden.

WHO CARES!? I didn't what them either and, neither did all the name calling, whining neo-libs commenting on this article such as Dutch/Bad Newz,VA and Rob Ottawa. Let me ask you, what was your big achievement in life? Completing potty training?

Bush makes me ill. How can anyone want to hear a word he says? I am glad he's not giving us his opinions–if he even has any.

I hope Cheney keeps talking and asking for memos to be released. Maybe he can explain why waterboarding someone over 150 times is an effective method.

cheney looked like a old pathetic coward.

He was sweating bullets because he knows he will be indicted for war crimes.

Bush is handling himself well. Cheney should take lessons on how to behave. Perhaps someone needs to explain to Cheney what the difference is between being Vice President and being a FORMER Vice President. It seems Bush gets it, Cheney doesn't . Now there's a switch.

We CAN NOT ever forget that Bush, Chenney and Rice were warned THREE TIMES in August, before 9/11 happened, about an eminnent terrorist atack on the US soil... but ARROGANCE prevailed and 3,000 americans and citizens from other nations paid a high price for that stupid right wing mentality that we are an untouchable nation !!! What a criminals !!!

Probably busy watching "Andy Griffith Show" reruns!

remember NEVER AGAIN? that motto should apply to all humanity at all times.

otherwise it means nothing.

Is there Room on the next schuttle to put DICK and Daugther on it there have a enough hot air between them to stay there.

bush deserves a break from politics. cheney reminds me of satan and he should take a break too.

Bush didnt understand then, and he wouldnt understand now. Its better that he didnt watch. As for Cheney, who gives a care?? These criminals are out of office and have nothing to say. Let Obama do the job he was chosen to do.

He's still trying to finish that "My Pet Goat" book.

I'm not surprised. Bush has always been completely confused by any words beyond four letters. He knows what he did and is probably afraid of returning to the scene of the crime. What a pathetic excuse for a human being...

Hey – the guy didn't care about debating important issues when he was President, why would he have one iota of interest in it now?

You people are so hateful. Clean up your own lives before throwing stones. You don't even sound educated when you sphew your ignorant comments of hate. I thought liberals were elite, half of you can't spell?!
GOD BLESS GEORGE BUSH! Us Conservatives will be okay when Obama finishes destroying America...We have God!

How humiliating this must be for him! See, he thought all along that he was "in charge" and "president." Now he knows he was so far out of the loop he can only wonder what he was doing. President Sockpuppet is waiting for Lord Cheney to call him up and tell him what to say.

Lynda/Minnesota,

You seriously dont think Obama has used scare tactics to further his agenda? Look at the stimulus package... remeber all the alarmist rhetoric he employed to pass it? If we didn't pass the stim package, the world was going to end! Oh no!

Bush lived this war along with Cheney. He doesn't need to be lectured by an idiot like Obama who was hiding under his desk in Springfield during 9/11.
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Yeah it not like there not idiots for ignoring intel that caused this either...

President Obama is
making me very very nervous.

Every time I turn on the TV ...
he is on and he thinks he is
a one man show and one man band.

He is doing way too much way too fast.
Talk about arrogance and cocky.wow
I agree with Cheney totally and his wife.

I guess "J in chicago's" one of the idiots that were polled when obtaining cheney's approval #'s...You're the idiot J! Obama's an intelligent, charasmatic, thoughtful, approachable, UNHATEFUL unlike your gods bush and cheney...you should pack your bags along with Bush and cheney and get the hell out of our country!

He was out at the ranch talking to a goat he thought was actually his neighbor mowing the lawn.

Reason why he didn't watch- He didn't want to scan the dictionary to figure out what the President was saying!

Geez, Bush isnt even pres anymore, but all the hatemongers have to unload all of their vitriol. Get a life, people!

9/11 will not be forgotten. Opps, yes it has!! Sad for all those that lost their lives. INNOCENT VICTUMS, who were in the wrong place at the wrong time We have fotten!

@ Obama Victim

Cute but retarded, just like Bush.

Bush is, was and always will be clueless. Cheney *was* the power for eight dreadful years. And he doesn't like Obama doing things differently. Get used to it, Dick. You aren't in charge anymore! Sit down and shut up.

We'll be sure to give Obama every ounce of respect that the liberals give to Mr.Bush. It was great to see Cheney eat Obama alive this morning.

Say, isn't Dick Cheney that hateful old buzzard who said people who speak out against the President during wartime are "traitors" and should be prosecuted?

Whatever happened with that? I'm starting to think it's not such a bad idea after all.

Read this virtual cesspool of worthless opinion and then ask yourself why anyone would want to be involved with us? Make believe you are the man and make believe these opinions are about you...what would you feel about us? Yes, I know...everyone would love your decisions. So hey...run and lets us have a go at you.

This is nothing new – Bush never paid attention to anything when he was Prez either.
This guy has the intellectual curiosity of a stump and the state of our country proves it...

Candy from West Virginia,

You seriously think that 9/11 is Bush's fault because it happened on his watch? Honey, things like that don't happen overnight, they happen because of years of negligent intelligence. You should be embarassed for yourself.

People are actually letting him give commencement speeches? He should't even be out in public.
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Real Talk...dont wanna see his face ever again...

Bush was a spokes-puppet for a secretive and unaccountable wing of the GOP. He won't state opinions on much now that he's out of office.

CNN – you are fast becoming irrelevant like FOX News due to your fascination nay promotion of the Republican agenda. Bring back Wolf Blitzer on Sunday and kick out John the Republican apologist King. We are trying to move forward and you keep taking us backwards with this fear-factor Cheney and company. Please stop inciting fear. We had enough of that the past 8 years of Bush-Cheney.

"obama says we are less safe and offers no facts"

Cheney says torture saved thousands of lives... and offers no facts.

So yeah, you're pretty much a moron.

W has more sense than most people think. I admire him for staying out of this mess. He has shown that what is done is done and no amount of criticism would change anything. That says a lot about his character.

Smart guy.

What if Cheney is right?

If you multiplied the amount of times Bush has attacked the president or the office of the president by infinite it would still be less then Clinton or Obama.

As usual, Bush prefers to remain clueless and two steps behind whatever is going on. Read? Get informed?

Somewhere in Texas, a village has its idiot back. Thank goodness.

Bush bashing remains a favorite sport of many Americans.

Good for Dubya! At least ONE member of Bush/Cheney understands he's a private citizen again and is showing a little class. Better late than never.

Cheaney and Bush already had their turn to screw things up. And they took full advantage. Why in the hell are they still talking?

Obama is the President.

Only the American's who hate every body who is not white are supporting Cheaney.

Of course he didn't. He is the cause of all of this mess, and he's probably on the golf course some where. What a moron. George W. Bush is the WORST PRESIDENT EVER. He should hide his stupid head in the sand.

The argument for / against the Bush-Cheney administration has already been made in the way they governed. No new words will change the history. Bush is acting intelligently; Cheney is trying too hard to be convincing. (By the way, CNN did not say whether Bush taped the speeches for later viewing).

Dick Cheney should be making his case in an orange suit in front of a criminal judge.
I condemn Obama not to go after this EVIL PERSON. He is the cause of all the problem we have in this country.
Now he's only wish is to have the country attacked again to prove his shady arguments to the stupid morons who believed he kept them safe.

He knows what both are going to say. He has served and moved on. Love all these people calling our leaders idiots. Most of this group probably do not even have college degrees or decent jobs. But that is why they need the Secular Welfare State Obama is offering.

Bush didn't listen when there was no proof of WMD's, Bush didn't listen when told Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, Bush wasn't listening when the economy came crashing down, Bush never listened to the American people but I guarantee you Bush knew exactly what Cheney was going to say, Karl Rove wrote his speech.

My guess is Bush didn't want to miss Cartoon Network shows...

Cheney and Bush are booth loosers.

The more Cheney talks, the more you realize the man is bubbling idot.

President Bush said ealier that President Obama deserved his silence and he is sticking by that. I think Bush is basically a good man though not a good president and he is doing the classy thing. Leave the classless stuff to Cheney and the right wingers like some of the ones that post here on these blogs. Like mother used to tell me "empty wagons make the MOST noise"!

Really too bad you didn't watch Mr. Bush......Mr. Cheney was EXCELLENT!

Citizen Bush wouldn't have understood either Mr. Cheney's or President Obama's presentations. It is nice that Bush is doing something positive for education. His" No Child Left Behind" has sure been a wasteful disaster.

The former president has and is acting like he believes that there is only one president at a time -BRAVO!

As for Cheny, he needs to realize that he is not and nver was President. HE needs to disappear SILENTLY into the sunset!

Wow the right wing retards are in full force defending their poster boys. Bush hadn't finished the page in his colouring book so he couldn't tune in.

He was too busy picking his nose.

What does he care what Cheney or Obama say? His job wrecking the country and making him and his friends rich is done.

But all is not lost, the c o r r u p t MSM loves Obama.

For those who claim Obama is the idiot – I think your definition of idiot needs a lot of revising! If lack of intelligence and long term thinking are your qualifications, then Bush has it and Obama is the antithesis of it.

Fear mongering won't work either Cheney. YOUR ADMINISTRATION is the one who missed the warnings on 9-11. So, to say you guys kept us safe is a complete lie. You have made us nothing but MORE in danger than before. Obama has begun the long road back from this, starting by closing Guantanamo.

Edwin May 21st, 2009 12:48 pm ET

Are there any pictures of Bush in existence where he doesn't look stupid

Answer: NO

He's quiet because he understands better than Cheney how difficult it is to safeguard the USA. Mr Cheney who was VP on 9-11-2001? Did you say something about keeping us safe?

Thank you

Wy don't there waterbord Cheney so he has to swallow his words with a lot of Water

President Bush has a big smile on his face.

VP Cheney just schooled Obama on being a leader.

Obama was so out of his league.

It was so hard to watch.

Obama so far:

Economy – Failed
Foreign Policy – Failed

All we need is a little makeup and we got Bozo, just look at the picture. Cheny is a perfect Cooke the clown. Because of clowns You know we are all spinning our wheels, the terrorist are not even as organized as some of the Republican CEO con-men. We are spending trillions of dollars to fight half witt bands of people in rags on the other side of the planet. The pirates in Africa had more organization and we got them under control. Suspicious?

All he would have said was DAH!!!!!!!!!

obama says we are less safe and offers no facts.

Cheney says we are less safe and prevented attacks and offers no facts

Why should Bush watch . the "president" of the previous administration was speaking

Man, dont repubs EVER get tired of being scared lil cowards?

OK, some of you people are way out of line . . . not that I agreed with pretty much anything that Bush did the 8 yrs in office, but he's living his life after his presidency with class . . . and do you blame him for not wanting to get back into the mix of things? I don't know why Cheney doesn't just let things go . . . he's coming off as bitter and classless.

He's being a fine example of a private citizen. Good for him.

Well, government was never GW's long suit anyway.

Former President Bush is doing the right thing, he is moving on. Dick Cheney had caused enough harm to him and he had enough of him. He had dealt with the current President during the domestic transition and must had find the current President a nice chap like him so he is not going to take side.
Now,smart, nice guy! I wish him all the best!

Bush:
Failed to prevent 9/11
Attacked a nation that had nothing to do with 9/11
Fought against establishing the Dept. of Homeland Security
Fought against having the 9/11 Commission
Took the month off for vacation right before 9/11
Fought to turn port adminstration over to an Arab country
Told us that he just wasn't that concerned about bin Laden
No wonder he had the highest disapproval rating.

Since everyone else is following suit, let me continue.

If the interrogations prevented attacks, why doesn't Chenney expound on that. Tell us who, what, when and where? Why wait on the briefs. Believe me, if he did that, the briefs would come out one way or another.

Bush's silence shows that he was never in charge. It was Cheney pulling his strings all along.

Bush is wise not to get in the sand box with the big boys

he is better to go back to crayons and soft food

I don't belive Gitmo is a rallying cry for terrorists. Remember the Alamo,is a rallying cry. Remember GITMO,does not even sound like a rallying cry.....Obama said there will have to be a facility to hold those who are combatants,In other words a Gitmo West,Or Gitmo East,Just not Gitmo?? Why not use the facilities we have open now,like Gitmo? why build a new one and waste the money?

What strikes me as most amusing about this is not so much that Bush is traveling, but where he's traveling to. He's going to a high school fundraiser. The former president of the United States is keynote speaker at what is a glorified bake sale. Hilarious.

JOE I didn't know that Cheney was a war criminal. Can you give some evidence of that. You should be waterboarded!!!

I'm tired of hearing you right wing idiots claiming the Bush Administration kept us safe for the last 7 years. Well what about the first 235 days? When you answer that one, then we'll talk.

J in Chicago..

Obviously your mind was made up about these speeches back in 2001.

Way to be open-minded.

J in Chicago put it best. What else needs to be said!!!

you mean our Do-Nothing President, is now a Do-Nothing Former President?

enjoy your retirement now that many in our nation never will!

thanks for NOTHING, Mr Bush!

Hasn't the temperature got warmer in Chicago because your Brain must still be frozen if you think Cheney is smarter, better speaker than President Obama. Cheney should be arrested torture monger.

Instead of asking "Why" he didn't listen to the speeches, and knowing him as we do, wouldn't it be better to ask "Would he have understood them?" My guess is "No." He barely understood things when he was being paid to listen – now the financial and glory incentives are gone I would be surprised if he finishes his current "Scooby-Do" coloring book with his 16-count Crayola's.

Oh my, the right wing idiots are turning out in record numbers today!
Must have been a "rush" to judgement!

Thank God the solid malority of America knows a rotten Cheny when they hear it.

He was too busy coloring with his crayons on important documents with titles like – "Osama bin Laden determined to strike US"...

I just love all these idiots like "New Yorker" (pretty sure most real NY'ers would punch you in the face) who state that Bush and Cheney kept us safe while totally ignoring the FACT that 9/11 happened on THEIR watch!!!

Edwin...

are there any pictures of obama around when he doesn't look like curious george? hahahahahahahahahahaha

Who is George Bush?

G.W. Bush makes no comment because he is out of office and I'm sure he wishes Cheney would shut up too and go back to his secure undisclosed location but Cheney must continue to spread his fear among the American people. It is his only way of maintaining control over the government. Well he thinks he is maintaining control when in reality he is no more than a citizen shooting off his lip.

With yesterday's arrest of the domestic terrorist suspects, which was possible through the security policies and provisions set up by Bush and Cheney, we remain safe. Obama wants to change all of that.

Cheney is a rare patriot who is also an incredibly safe pair of hands. Compare that with the Biden, Pelosi, Reid, Obama fly-by-night "the terrorists can be our friends" circus... What a joke.

Just the sight of this man makes me ill.

The one thing I cant hardly wait to see on TV and I will watch every second of then are the war crimes trials from BUSH and CHENEY. And when they are escorted out of the courtroom in hand cuffs..What a great day that will be..

Because he knows that they handle the first part of the war wrong. He also may agree with Obama more that he would Cheney I think there's still bad blood with Bush and Cheney.

How can Cheney continue to lie and decieve the American people.We are less safe because the unwanted invasion of Iraq with no WMD. The world knew the guilty were based in Afganistan, but Cheney wanted the war in Iraq to take advantage of the American People.Explain yourself truthfully and lets meet you in court. Thanks for the negative talk so the stock market can fall again.

At least Bush is staying away from fighting with the Obama administration, unlike Cheney who is proving that he just can not get over Obama becoming President.

send them to GETMO please

Hey Cheney – If having terrorists and their sympathizers in our country is a national security threat, then HOW have we been able to keep the blind sheik, Omar Abdul-Rahman, in custody inside the continental U.S. since 1993 without having our security compromised???????? What a fear-monger. Republican law-makers are being completely irrational in an attempt to regain power, much like they did to try to keep power in 2004, and with Atwater in the past. What a sham they are trying to pull.

Bush didn't ruin the country. He was just too dumb to realize that his administration was doing it for him.

Could Dick Cheney be preparing for a 2012 run for president?????

He couldn't read the directions for the remote.

We had an election, we have a new PRESIDENT. Cheney and his daughter need to go now!

I give GWB credit for using the right approach by keeping a low profile. The man recognizes that he already had back to back chances of being commander in chief, blew it, and the torch is now in someone else's hands. Cheney who was obviously the one trying to run the show during Bush's tenure has just awoken and decided to play catch up which is too embarrassingly late.

I watched it and Cheney's also.
What I found is that obama is an inexperienced, overmatched, smooth talking idiot.

Cheney chews him up and spits him out on the facts and the reasoning.

obama says we are less safe and offers no facts. he is nothing more that smoothly said words and no substance. his new slogan, "where's the beef????"

Thanks Bush for showing class, Obama could learn a few things from you. Well a lot!!

This is funny to be because i know the liberals are seething because former president bush hasn't said anything. they would be mad if he did say something; but , i think the fact that he doesn't care what either of these idiots say makes them madder. lets sit back and see what they have to say...

Now that the oh so hyped speeches are over, does this mean that I have to be afraid of my new neighbors, who incidentally are Muslim? Should I close my drapes, lock my doors and windows, and cower in fear everytime I leave my house?

Live in fear, die in fear . . .

What does it say for the former leader of the free world, that the best gig he can get is keynote speaker at some high school? Pretty sad.

I am actually delighted that Bush is keeping silent. But on the other hand, I wish he would talk more to remind the American people how far we've come since his tyranny, I mean leadership. Where was Cheney when we needed the rat to talk during the last 8 years?

BUSH is barely aware he is even alive...

And we care WHY??

bush is a moron. cheney is an empty- brain.

I was hoping that Obama would thank me.

This DUNCE would not unerstand what they were about anyway

And secondly who cares what this war criminal has to say????

I don't really care for Bush for what he let Cheney do to this country. But you can say one thing for him he has more class and character in his toenail, then Cheney and his fellow asinine republicans have in their whole body.

CNN is shutting down comments awfully quickly today. CHENEY SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

permanant vacation on the ranch?

911 happened on bush and cheyney's watch. How did they keep us safe?

Obama use too many big werds. Make my brain hert. Have nice day!

Dick Cheney just spent 30 or 40 minutes recounting for us his 911 experience...thanks Dick...somehow the questions still remain as to what will we do in the future to restore this country's greatness.....

These two should just disappear. If their friends and supporters want them to speak to their groups so be it. We do live in America.

The unfortunate thing is that media seem to need to stoke the fires of
of controversity at any cost.

GWB here's what you missed from your boy.
" Scare, Scare, Scare, cough, cough, Scare, Scare, Scare, chug, chug, chug, Scare, Scare, Scare. Cough, cough, Scare. Scare"
I thought he was going down for the count a couple times..

This is no surprise. George Bush has always avoided the truly tuff issues and the issue surrounding his and Dick's approval of torture IS a HUGE issue...criminal at best!!!

Bush has a clear conscience because he did what was right in order to protect this country. He has no need to find out what Obama's take on the issue of terrorism is, because he already knows.

The fact that so many of you bloggers are ungrateful for Bush's willingness to do the right thing, regardless of the wimps of the world think, gives evidence to your own failure to recognize truth and be duped by the current president who's foolish actions are paving the wave for more terrorist activity.

Bush is twice the man Obama thinks of himself!

National Prayer day – Obama absent

National Day of Recognizing fallen officers – Obama absent

Putting together a concrete plan of dealing with terrorists – Obama absent

Wednesday night White House drunken party – Obama PRESENT!

Bush is doing what Cheney should be doing. Moving on. They both failed massively in their jobs and it only makes them look worse by trying to justify their previous actions. We need to move forward because the damage has already been done.

He didn't know what was going on then and he doesn't want to know what's going on now.

He was probably working on his new book. It takes a lot of time to create a good coloring book.

Bush is laying low probably cause of Jeb wanting to be president. Cheney will run for president to finish his dirty deeds and Jeb will be vice president and declare Cheney senile..and take over. Its all in the bag.

Bush never been the boss... Cheney was the one..

I did not like President Bush when he was in office, but I have to give him credit for having more class than Cheney now that he is out of office. I am impressed that Bush is retiring from the political stage so gracefully and focused on other things.

he stuck with what he could understand. Watching SpongeBob squarepants and readin pop-up books.....what a dolt

This image represents the look of confidence and integrity that all Americans espouse in their Commander-in Chief.

CNN has been doing a lot of moderating today. Wonder why?

This whole set up of Obama vs Cheney is so over the top "reality T.V." stupidity.

Take away all of the nonsence and what is left but a has been V.P. whose sole exsistence is now so insignificant that he has been reduced to nothing more than a sideline cheerleader for his base of town idots.

How frustrating for a has been world leader (of sorts). . .

Bush, at least, knows when to call it quits.

Bush probably wouldn't have understood anything being said by either Obama or Cheney.

Bush looks terrible, one step from advanced dementia.

Who cares what Bush does?

It's a waste of time for anyone to listen to an idiot like Obama.

Consistent. He once said he didn't care what History will say about his administration because he won't be around to read it.

Are there any pictures of Bush in existence where he doesn't look stupid.

After reading Obama's and Cheney's speeches just now, I have the utmost respect and admiration for Mr. Cheney. Mr. Obama, on the other hand, continues with his well-executed goo-goo gobbledeegook.

Please keep speaking out, Mr. Cheney. You are a brave and honorable man.

Bush is a hell of a lot better than the idiot in office now and he's a lot brighter than any of you.

It's not like he ever paid attention to the world around him. Why would he start now?

good for him. I respect you for that " W".

Bush lived this war along with Cheney. He doesn't need to be lectured by an idiot like Obama who was hiding under his desk in Springfield during 9/11.

No matter what Cheney says, we the American people know the truth. We are not scared of the terrorist.

He Didnt watch or Pay Attention to Anything While he was In office Either no Big Surprise Maybe he is Somewhere Drinking himself to Death!

bush did not watch cheney speech because he was screwed by cheney's lies. cheney was boring.

he skipped 90% of his presidency so why should post presidency be any differant.

well of course he did not watch – why should he – he never knew what was going on right under his hillbilly nose for 8 years – why would today be any different . he still has cheney doin the thinkin for him.
they all need to go to jail – do not pass go – go directly to jail – I can't stand looking at or thinking about any one of the yahoos in the bush administration -

Why would we expect him to have listened to them? He spent 8 years with his head in the sand, why stop now?

Traveling or not, is anyone suprised?

People let Pelosi & Reid out in public .. turnabout is fair play. Get off his back, he has more class than people give him credit for.

Bush was just the mascot / public face of the Cheney cabal. No need to include him in these matters.

Well, he didn't pay attention to any important issues when he was President, why should he do it now that he's out of office?

Bush is an idiot.

he didnt watch anything while he was in office either.

Didn't watch either speech? This is also known as "Thursday."

While no fan of Bush, he is at least NOT helping al Queada by declaring to the world he thinks we are vulnerable to an attack.

Cheney should be indicted for treason.

Bush didn't do a lot of things, and what he did do, trashed our nation.

Also, what's the difference between the camp in Cuba, and a super max prison in the US for detained terrorist?

The only thing I can think of is that torture is ok as long as it's not on US soil. And we wonder why they hate us so much...

I must say one thing about W Bush

it is proving more and more that he was not the big boss man at the time of all the lies it would apear that tricky dicky Chenney as we most all figured ran the counrty from under a rock in an undesclosed location

instead of calling Cheney Darth Vader

we should all refer to him as ( CHENEY ALL MIGHTY)

works for me

He doesnt need to listen because the man who spoke for him for 8 years is still speaking and still using the technique they used so successfully on the United States citizens for 7 years – Fear. As long as Cheney can continue to scare Americans the Bush-Cheney regime is still in power. As long as 24/7 news gives him the platform his buddy will continue to spew his venom and scare Americans. Who is the real terrorist here?????? Thank you for actually retiring President Bush!! Please try to get Osama Ben Cheney to shut up.

Laura said "No Way!" With all the preparation needed for one public outing, taking a chance on some off the cuff remark turning into another GOP coffin nail was out of the question. Besides, they don't pay their attorneys to be decorations like Dick. They should at least try and listen to them once in awhile.

Evidently Mr. Bush is the classy one of the Bush/Cheney pair. I wonder what sort of administration Mr. Bush would have had if he didn't have Darth Vader as his wingman.

In other words, he's as clueless as he's ever been.

The boy just don't look right bright.

People are actually letting him give commencement speeches? He should't even be out in public.