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I was just thinking how liberating it was to have him out of office. Apparently, a lot of people here feel the same way.

This man literally scared the Republican out of me. I'm no longer a Republican and I am not looking back.

I am a proud supporter of President Obama.

This idiot should have never been the president of any countries period. hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine how we feel.......

I am sure he does, as would anyone.

I have to say, like many others that I feel liberated since he left office and the republicans were removed from power in the house and senate.

I am sick and tired of you morons thanking this creep for keeping us "safe"

9/11 happened on his watch because he ignored the warning signs. Is 3,000 dead amercians the "safe" you are thanking him for?

Bush may not have been the greatest President we've ever had but he can take comfort in knowing that he was far, far better than the imbecile we have now.

I also feel liberated thanks.

I have to give Bush credit. He has handled the transition with class and honor. It's too bad that Cheney didn't take lessons.

Obama will probably not be so worn out from the job when he leaves office. 8 years are much harder on a guy than 4.

Fred Barry
would you care about trying to make some sense when you write a post?

Sounds like Bush and Cheney aren't playing with a full deck. What is wrong with those people???? Seriously, the entire GOP is acting a little loopy. Maybe they got mad-cow disease at one of the RNC dinners or something. There is just no logic or reason with any of them – It's getting to the point of being scary.

I feel liberated since Bush left, too. We all do.

donttreadonme May 22nd, 2009 2:05 pm ET
I find it ironic that some want put you on trial for warterboarding when the evil dictator Sadam who slaughtered 100s of thousands of people was never put on trial at all.
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Considering how often you post on a news site, I would think you should have actually gotten some news out of it. Saddam was put on trial. And found guilty. And executed.

Bush should have to spend all his days in IRAQ instead of billionaire row in Dallas.
Our soldiers are fighting and dying at his hand, and he has the guts to say how good it is to be out of office.
He makes me sick!!!!!

I like eggs

it is easy for the demotax to be Monday morning quarterbacks, and Peloisi and company would have no idea how to handle what President Bush had to do.

Where is my stimulus check?

Im just glad Bush is not bashing Obama like Dick is. I have a bit more respect for him now.......

Dick Cheney needs to put a sock in it. Try picking up hunting again, just remember which end of the gun is the dangerous end.

Liberating for the whole world actually. Bye bye.

we feel the same way, Mr. Bush: liberated from your daily torture

Don't worry we feeling very liberated from Bush and Dick.

repugs govern with FEAR.

With Bush, a least everyone knew he was an idiot. Americans haven't yet figured out how dangerous Obama's transformation of our freedoms really are – and just how much your children are going to lose in economic and individual freedom.

If EVER any evidence was needed to prove BDS still infects the veins of looney liberals.... all that is needed is to post a picture of President Bush at CNN.

LOOK at the hate on this site!!

LOL... and you're completely clueless to the fact that you ARE what you project.

George is as stupid as Sara Palin. the high school is the only place that will allow him to speak. He is a slimy person who deserves no respect.

Mr. Bush, I bet you do feel liberated of responsibility because you certainly did not take any while in office. Otherwise, you wouldn't have left the country in the mess you did. I feel liberated that you no longer hold the office and that we finally have a Commander in Chief in President Obama who has an interest in caring about the needs of the American people.

An awesome American. A great man.

For once, i agree with W.

It is most sincerely liberating to know that George W. Bush is no longer our president.

I will say this about Bush ...... never did like him, always felt bad for him and hated hated his laugh ..... but I will say this .... Thank you for staying away from the cameras.

its sounds crazy listening to these people thanking this ex-Prez, who spend his 8yrs lying to this country. Continue having a wonderul vacation.

Kevin in Ohio May 22nd, 2009 3:08 pm ET

For all the hate-mongering lefties here….. we will be sure to treat YOUR President with the same degree of respect, each and every day of his four years.
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Won't expected any other way Kevin. Bring it on! ;op

Bush......... it has been a real pleasure for you & the GOPers to be thrown out of Office. THANK YOU........ AMERICA!

Now, will Congress have the cajones to indict Bus & DICK for war crimes?!

Chimpy McChimpface strikes again...

Just a thought?
1. How many times do you leave a job and go back to tell the new person that got your hired what they should do?
2. What would the boss say to you? "Get security and remove him or her"

We hired OB and GW retired to private life. Why are we spending time with the old VP unless he was really running the WH and he is trying to protect what he did!!!!!!!

You feel liberated!

Imagine how we the people feel now that we are no longer under the dark clould of the bush regiem

Oh Bush we were Jumping for Joy On 1-20-09 8 Years of your Disasters Was long enough!

A speech to a high school class?

Boy, "W" sure is in demand, eh?!

What's next, Sesame Street?!

LOL!!!!!!!

For all the hate-mongering lefties here..... we will be sure to treat YOUR President with the same degree of respect, each and every day of his four years.

You know, that 2000 Election Felony Theft, it really came back to haunt you didn't it ? Kind of unfair. None of the Supremes are suffering. Just you. That's just wrong.

Bush has either gained some class or he does not want to be associated with his former vice-president's lunatic ravings. Perhaps Bush realized just how bad Cheney's disservice to the country was. In my opinion, Cheney should be tried for treason, convicted and then pay the penalty for treason. The world needs one less maniac.

Guess 'W' is loving those reruns of 'The Beverly Hillbillies'!!!

Man, what hateful people. Gee, you must also all hate the soldier who couldn't wait to recover from his amputation and go to the White House and run with the President. The soldier didn't hate Bush, and he certainly could have had a reason to. I feel very sorry for haters of any stripe.

We're liberated to have him out of office. One of the worse president's in our history. I hope we never hear from him again. Jean

Thank you, President Bush, for keeping us safe, and for righting the indiscretions and platitudes of the Clinton years.

Crazy Michael Savage may be right, LIBERLISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER. I am a Liberal, and I am starting to feel sorry for, and exhibit compassion for this man. I need to see a Shrink.

It's liberating for the rest of the world as well, George.

It's a liberating feeling to have him be out of office.

We felt the same way Mr.Bush

Bush has done enough and he knows it. The fish that opens its mouth gets caught. Hear that Cheney?

It's been liberating for me too.

It's certainly liberating for us, the American people, as well. So glad he's gone!

Mr. Bush...you are not alone.

The entire world feels 'liberated' now that you are no longer in office.

Gee.... must be nice to have the ability to return to a life of normalcy and absolve yourself of any responsibility in screwing things up for the average person over the last 8 years. Wish he had put the bag over his head instead and inhaled deeply.

President Bush
While I disapproved of some of your policies, I do offer my sincere thank-you for keeping our country safe after 9-11. You honored the office by doing so. One day, hopefully soon Americans will finally realize this. We have become dangerously complacent in our view of terrorism, however I fear things will change in the future-in a not so good way. So thank you again.

He knows he screwed this great nation of ours.

It's a 'liberating feeling' to no longer have you in office W.

For us too!

We share your feeling of liberation, Mr. President.

George we are just as relieved that your not in office anymore...

Yeah, it's a liberating feeling all right. He can go back to being the know-nothing, loser doofus he really is.

I'm sure it is very liberating to Bush to be out of the fray. Too bad that his stupid former running partner is trying to drag him back in! He should try to muzzle Cheney, but that will never happen because Cheney was the one actually running that circus for eight years!

Yes George.....I too, have felt liberated now that you are out of office.

Mr. President – although I may not agree with some of your policies. Enjoy your time with your family.

It's liberating because him and his crew don't have to clean up the mess that they made the last 8 years. The eight years of the Bush presidency sums up majority of his life: One failure after another and someone else coming in to fix it.

Thanks for keeping us safe Mr. President!!

…And there I was, former President of the United States of America, with a plastic bag on my hand. Life is returning back to normal."

Following Cheney around .... pickin up after him like he used to do me ....

Thank you, President Bush, for your courageous and principled leadership of our nation over the past eight years. We miss you, and wish you the very best.

Perhaps now that we see Dick Cheney in his true colors we can understand what GW had to listen to and put up with for eight long years.

Now how can being out of office feel liberating? You were on vacation most, if not all, of the time you were in office. What a joke and good riddance to you and your party ethos!

Having you out of office feels pretty good to us too Mr. Bush.

Now only if Americans can feel and be liberated from the mess GWB left this country in then that's what I would call having a liberating feeling.

I'm proud of you Mr. Bush. You truly know that the old and busted must move out of the way of the new hotness. Too bad Cheney isn't following your lead...if he ever did.

Wish you were back instead of the lying,ugly,purple lip idiot.

What a tool. Good job, boy.

Now he knows how the rest of us feel.

that liberating feeling is shared by the rest of the country.

Glad your life is returning back to normal. The lives of the 4000+ troops that died in your phony war will never go back to normal. And those 4000 troops will never have life again. NEVER. DEAD. They dont exist anymore because of you.

It's liberating for us that you're out of office, but I'd personally feel more liberated if you put Dick back in his otherwise undisclosed location.

'Liberating feeling' to be out of office, says Bush and then added "But I do miss being able to commit mass genocide"

I think we all feel more liberated with Bush out of office.

Enjoy it while you can Georgie. Cause if there is a God and real Patriots in America, you'll spend your final days in a cold jail cell waiting for the gallows.

I, too, feel liberated with you out of office Mr. Bush. It's like a world of responsibility and worry has been lifted from my shoulders. God Bless America again, please.

I, too, feel liberated that you are out of office.

There is something most refreshing about former President Bush. He is a Captain who has left the ship to another Captain. In an honorable way, he respects the Presidency a lot more than his former Vice President Dick Cheney.

It's a tremendous relief to me that you are out of office. Unfortunately we can't close the book on your big mouth mentor Darth Cheney.

Since he teed it up, it's hard not to think how liberating it feels for us that he is no longer in office...

It's liberating for us too, George.

Now all of you liberals should voice your verbal attacks on this man because that is the hate, spite and vile that fills the ideaology of your beliefs and politics.

how appropriate. while most everyone else on the political scene is giving commencement addresses at serious centers of learning, george bush is addressing a high school.

He isn't a total fool. He knows when to hang low. He is not going to blow his horn like Cheney, as it is about ready to backfire big time. Only the severely radical element of the republican party agrees with Cheney. The rest of America does not. Or have these republicans forgot the outcome of the last election?

And how liberating to us, Mr. Bush not having to see or listen to you !

Well, Mr. Bush the feeling is mutual, we feel liberated to now that your gone

I think Bush is just as happy to be away from the Oval Office as we are to have him gone.

Yes we are liberated!

Mr. Bush, it is liberating for me to know that you no longer bear the great responsibility of being president. I would have never imagined you and I having anything in common.

He is just learning to walk again...Most of us learned years ago...He spends all his time with his coloring books and crayons now....

This is so liberating feeling, to have Bush and Cheney out of office!

Cheney could have never won the presidency; and even more so, he couldn't win today. Yet, he is as responsible for much of the previous administration's failures as Bush. It appeared the Bush was often times a puppet on a string while Cheney was the real force behind the failed policies that caused many of the problems at present time.

Cheney even played a vital role in the search for a running mate for Bush when he began his campaign; ultimately choosing himself.

Cheney could have never won the presidency; and even more so, he couldn't win today. Yet, he is as responsible for much of the previous administration's failures as Bush. It appeared the Bush was often times a puppet on a string while Cheney was the real force behind the failed policies that caused many of the problems at present time.

Cheney even played a vital role in the search for running mate for Bush when he began his campaign; ultimately choosing himself.

He will never take responsibility for his actions.........We all know now that Cheney was the puppet master............That is why he feels compelled to speak out . their legacy is going down in flames together..................Cheney looks deranged. His poor wife can't stop him.......and the saddest part is he's taking his daughter down with him.............

I appreciate the effort President Bush made to at least try and do the right thing. Mistakes were made but, acknowledged and accepted by the person responsible. We are in trouble now and being governed by the blind and ignorant Democratic Socialist Party. Their greed and self serving ways are going to be this country's downfall.

If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it must be a duck.

Our walking, talking lame duck ex-president in action.

There is that stupid look on his face again...What me worry???

He will feel liberated when they escort him to his cell and remove the hand cuffs and leg irons..and slam the cell door in his face.

How did the country get stuck with this piece of garbage for 8 years????

Cheney could learn a lot from Bush. For all of the wrongs I blame GWB for, he at least is staying quiet and not trying to knock down Pres. Obama. He has class! Cheney is a classless idiot – who is riddled with guilt from all of his wrongdoings and feels the need to defend himself for everything.

well now how refreshing an ex president not getting involed in the day to day policy of the predidency. but Cheney on the other hand can't keep his mouth shut.. cheney the all mighty..

And here comes the Obamabot haters' derision and vile in 3...2...1...

No kidding its liberating. For all of us.

We have the exact same feeling Bush. Liberating. Glad your gone. However you did leave behind a mess all over the world and you forgot to take your VP with you too as he apparently still thinks he is in office.

bush is a good man. to bad you liberal marxis jerks blame him for everything.your memories are short, just like your brains.

Same here cowboy. We feel liberated now that you are out of office also!

I am sure he feels relieved, not a job I would want.

It's liberating for us all, George. Stay away from Washington, please.

Like Pavloff's salivating dogs... Liberals will be howling over Bush since CNN posted an article about him....

The FACT is... love him or hate him... President Bush did what he thought was right and best for the Country. His intention was to defend our Country by reducing the threat against us.

Thank Mr President!

I am begining to like this guy more after he stepped down the presidency...:)

The worst President (unelected) in U.S. history would feel liberated since he was never mentally compentent enough to do the job in the first place.

It's funny how Bush takes the high road... and rightly so... as a former president but Cheney still wont settle down. It's going to take years to truly figure out (not just conjecture) but I wonder just how these two worked together as Pres and VP. For Bush he's probably happier to be away from Cheney more he is the office.

We agree – its liberating having that SOB out of office!

I feel exactly the same way; it was a great sigh of relief when this idiot finally left.

One thing I always admired about Bush that he is a stright talker. Yes. Presidency was too much for him. He is an example why you do not want to elect somebody to that high office because you think he is someone you can sit and have beer with. I would want my President much smarter than me.

We all know you hated being President. Let's be honest. It was a rough 8 years of being told what to do by everyone and not thinking for yourself. I bet you're just glad you don't have to listen to Cheney any more.

Never thought I'd say this, but I miss Bush. Yes, he was horrible, terrible, worthless and dumb. But I'd take that over what we have now.

Other than the liberal spending policies you were a great President. You did what you thought was best for this country without care of approval ratings and politics. You removed a tyrant from power.
I find it ironic that some want put you on trial for warterboarding when the evil dictator Sadam who slaughtered 100s of thousands of people was never put on trial at all.
Rest easy freind many of us will defend you!

I'll bet it's liberating. By his 6th year, DUHbya had gotten tired of being President and pretty much lost interest in everything. He didn't care a whit when he was in office, and he cares even less now. Good riddance!

Now if we could just get blabbermouth Cheney to fade away . . .

I hear ya buddy...I tried really hard to liberate you four years earlier. Think of how much less hard work you would have had to think about doing!

Gee, I'm sorry the Office of the President burdened you with so much, Dubya.

George you were never in office...DICK was!

Thank you very much, now go home!

Former president Bush is now a wise man. Everybody could be a wise man at some point of their life time. Being smart or intelligent has nothing to do with wisdom, however.

just walk away from the smoldering mess you made.

dick.

I totally agree. It is a liberating feeling to have YOU out of office.

I'm sure it is a liberating feeling. I didn't agree with his policies as President and voted for the other guy twice, but I have to say now that he's out of office I like the guy a whole lot more. He's adapting to his new role and displaying some integrity – as opposed to his former VP, who is obviously attempting to cling to power and control in a manner that's downright classless.

now you know how WE FEEL!

We are all feeling Liberated Mr. Bush...too bad you are too self absorbed to acknowledge the damage you and your administration caused this great country. Thank you for staying quiet. Now if only Darth Vader would do the same.

In time even liberal historians will have to begrudge that he did a fine job. He's also got way more dignity than either Bill Clinton or Al Gore with their shrill denounciations of him literally from the time he took office. But now its simply not possible to have a balanced look at his time in office.

Good for you, Mr. President. You took way more than anyone should have to have taken after leading our country through thw worst attack on our soil in history. Fortunately, once this fool that's in there now is through, you won't look so bad!!

He can't feel nearly as liberated as we do.

It feels liberating to you because NO ONE LIKED YOU. Except Laura.

That's funny–I feel a strong sense of liberation with him not being in office too! (the sinking feeling I got in my stomach listening to Cheney talk yesterday not withstanding).

I bet it is Mr. Bush, "liberating" to get away from "burdens of governance." Now if we can just get the liberals liberated from their hateful comments towards you and liberate Mr. Obama from blaming you for everything that's wrong in the world, maybe we can get some things done.

I may not have agreed with everything you did Mr. Bush, but thank you so much for your eight years of service to this country.

Welcome back to Texas!

Chenney is just trying to down talk the new policies since he is afraid of being found guilty of torture and going to prison for life.

What does he care what Obama thinks or says. Looks like someone is getting a little scared nowdays.

Thats because the real president during the Bush years is Cheney ! no wonder bush feels liberated, and no longer has to obey Cheney !

We feel liberated as well...

"Liberating feeling?"

Dubya, the feeling is mutual.

It is certainly a "liberating feeling" -- the country has been liberated from him and his arrogant, incompetent and anti-intellectual style of governing

For once I agree with George W. Bush, we all feel liberated since he left office.

This is one presidency that should never had happened.

We also feel liberated now that you are no longer in power.

Gives him more time to read comics. But really...I do not fault this man for his decisions...I fault America for putting him in office not once, but twice. GW simply did what he thought was right. I would do the same...it is just my opinion of what is right is very different.

Sure you feel liberated........But you left a binding MESS behind, including Cheney........You should have taken him and his family with you.......

The utter nonchalance of this man is overwhelming. He sunk this country down to a level I have never seen before in my lifetime and now having left office, he wipes his hands freee of all responsibility and feels "liberated" to be a civillian? Liberated in the same way we "liberated" Iraq no doubt . . . oh well, there is one higher than I who will eventually judge our previous president for his deeds.

We are all happy that POS is no longer in the White House, but wished he had left much earlier.

President Bush? Responsibility? Since when has Bush been held responsible for his decisions? The entire time he was in office I always heard the following mantra. "It wasn't Bush's fault for 911! It wasn't Bush's fault for the response to hurricane Katrina! It wasn't Bush's fault for the economic meltdown!" All his life, Bush had people constantly backing him up and paving his way. Now that he is out of office, I shall breathe a sigh of relief.

Take it easy Mr Prez, I'm sure is very, very difficult and quite honestly, complex as well.

Ohh and by the way, you think it was kind of tough with a Conservative in office, huh? Just look at my boy! LOL!!! Believe it or not, is like seeing the same thing but opposites, we've talked about here for many months. It is pretty unique, there's no doubt that my boy and former boy are different but they definitely have the same demeanor styles, it impresses us.

Is pretty amazing what you find out in this world and how small it is...

Enjoy your liberty now, sir, it may not last much longer. If we don't prosecute for torture, the Hague is more than willing to.

Evil in the name of good is still evil.

The country feels liberated too now that your gone.

Believe me George – no one feels more liberated than the American people. We've been "liberated" from your incompetence – and it feels great!

The lights are on but nobody's home.

Here comes the hate from the posters on this site.

This guy should be Liberated to PRISON ASAP along with Cheney .

Most of the American people feel the same way George.They are thankful you and Cheney are finally gone. It nice to be able to preach to the choir.I think that think tanks should be taxed,on both sides of the isle.Why should they be exempt?

Gee. Bush's first speech after leaving office is to a bunch of high school kids? Must be a real letdown. I wonder how much Bush had to pay them to get the gig?

I feel liberated as well, now, that he is out of office.
He was good on defense, and I am grateful for his efforts to protect the US. However, in my opinion, he performed miserably in all other areas, from the economy to the wide open borders.

We feel liberated too George, really we do. Stay out of the limelight and we'll all be happy.

I feel liberated now that your out of office Junior.

You're right Mr. Bush it is liberating not to see you in office anymore. I think I like him better now that he isn't in charge.

Bush is shameful!

Bush was such a disaster as President, he says his new goal is to be a better Former President than Lincoln, Kennedy and FDR!

It just keeps getting better. Please oh please Bush, keep talking. Maybe you and Cheney shoudl do a reunion tour and go around the country inciting fear and hatred to help out your drowning GOP. As it is, they're so desperate they pushed up their first "daisy" the other day.

Enjoy it as long as you can W. Your prison cell is awaiting you in Gitmo!

I'm so glad to be away from all that governininceship... cue stupid smerk....