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It is so unreal to see so many vicious people. No positive thinking,
no respect for our President, or Country of the great life that we have
here in the good USA. I feel President Bush (and Laura) are out of it
now, they brought back respect to the White House, and under the
major problems this country was faced with immediately after going
into office, a job well done. Our concerns now should be S.S. for the
elderly, who bought and paid for it, our health care which our current
administration is really destroying, if you were ever in Canada, who has
what Obama is pushing for, you will find that you are not going to get the
care we have now, waite six months to a year for a necessary surgery,
government telling just how much care you will get, a sad thing to go
through when you know that if you do not get the care you will DIE.
Your taxes skyrocketing, you'll see, It is going to get worse before
it will ever get better. This president needs to stop campaigning and
start working. There are so many in the White House right now
that are really not the top quality people we need to do the job.
Mostly all Clinton people. You'll see. I am hoping this President
will come to his senses and do the job that he was elected to do
instead of roaming all of the world, putting America down, apologizing
for all kind of actions that are not true. Even to Hugo Chavez..
Pray for out President, leave the one who served out Country well
out of it. Take a good look at the leaders we now have.

What a wonderful man of integrity! President Bush kept us safe for 7 years after 9-11 and he is a good man. I don't understand how those of you Dems/Leftist swear to want peace, love and happiness around the globe and then go out and HATE your own country men. It's so hard for me to accept how hateful most of you are. I can only imagine what your life has been like to date to make you have so much resentment and anger. If you went to church regularly and had a relationship with God, chances are you would feel a little differently and would react to people and situations more reasonably. There is a civil way to go about your differences with eachother. I know I pointed out the Dems/Leftist side but honestly these are the only people that I see that are always so rude and angry at anyone who disagrees or goes against what they stand for. I pray that God would soften your hearts.

A lot of Republicans don't agree with everything that President Obama is doing but I haven't seen one Republican go on a rampage against Obama like you all are doing with Bush. To be fair let's wait until Obama has been in office for 8 years and see how America feels about him then. Good luck and God bless.

I think its important to remember during this time period with Pres. Carter/Bush..their ratings were comparable to Obama so be careful about quoting approval ratings. We all know what happened to Carter.

Also, Obama whom I voted for has approved ADDITONAL troops in Afgan.' and agreed to keep large number of troops in Iraq and back stepped his promise on the prisoners in Guan.' so people have to be careful about their blind opinions involving Presidents...look at facts.

I suspect Obama will be a one term person due to him not keeping his promises and over spending. Remember US Independents decide who the next President is...the left and right are decided so its US who makes the decision and this is not a good sign for Obama.

I love Susan In Nebraska's comments. Very well put! I also like American for Truth! Lots of great comments on here. I voted for Bush twice, yeah that's right, twice! And I would have voted for him again if he could have ran. Bush 43 has my respect and my gratitude, you did a great job against all odds. I didn't agree with everything he said or did, (putting arabs in charge of our ports was one thing I disagreed with) but I can see why he did some of the things he did. And one thing is for sure, if somehow, the liberal democrats get their way, and bush is tried for crimes against humanity for torturing terrorists, go ahead and put me with bush, because I would sure rather have terrorists tortured than continue having Americans killed any day of the week. Everyone on here, every single person on here has enjoyed continued freedom and security because of the things that Bush and our soldiers have fought to protect. It's not easy, and a lot of you can't see it when you take it for granted. Thank God for the courage of George Bush, and thank God for the courage and strength of our brave men and women in our armed forces! God Bless America!

Ring Ring.....Ring Ring...... you know what that is? It's the 3:00 AM phone call, it's North Korea, will Obama answer it or let it go to voice mail?

Jeb Bush / Rush 2012.
O'Reallyyyy/Hannity 2012 and if not I will ask for Chenney/Bush 2012

Eitherway, he served our county for longer than most peopole and deserves our respect regardless of what you think of the man.

Bill – May 29th, 2009 12:59 pm ET

I have served this country in the Department of Defense for 43 years as both a soldier and a civilian. respect is earned, not desrved.

Nadine said "He's was the only sitting President in the history of America that allowed our country to be attacked on our own soil."

So the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor happened in another country???? Last I checked, Hawaii is part of the United States. Also, the sitting president at that time is the liberal hero FDR. So by Nadine's reasoning, FDR allowed the Pearl Harbor attack and should be ashamed of himself for letting all those sailors die. Don't you just love how liberals show their ignorance. Nadine, people like you need to keep blogging because it shows how ignorant some of you on the left are.

George W. meant well. He just did not make the right decisions most of the time. Iraq was a disaster, but Katrina is unforgivable.

George W. meant well. He just did not make the right decisions most of the time. Iraq was a disastrous decision, but Katrina is unforgivable.

Please go away. Nobody cares what you think.

Worst. President. Ever.

Ok, Deb,
I sure am glad to see that you have got the insight to group a bunch of unrelated people together and admonish them. First of all, lets put down the emotion and back up slowly. Next, am I to gather that you really hate all these people so much? Really, do you think that Bush screwed things up that much? If you do, and you did not like, don't get comfortable now. Obama will do no better. He will try what you like perhaps, but his results will be no better.
Also before you get so critical, why don't you try to do the job yourself?

YAA!!!!! HIS MARRIAGE GOT STRONGER HOW MANY FAMILIES DID HE DESTROY??!!!! MILLIONS!!!!

this guy is still talking???!!!!!!! OMG another dumb thing to say... Bush plz your Dad is a smart person learn from him please!!! GOP IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just because he was president didn't mean torture all of the sudden becomes legal. It happened, that's also not an accusation, that's a fact. THE JAPANESE WERE EXECUTED FOR DOING THE SAME THING PERFORMED BY OUR COUNTRY.

His response to Hurricane Katrina is a joke. People were without food/water for months, where was the help? That's how you're going to respond to a natural disaster? Months?

Were going after the wrong people here, especially Pelosi. Tell me what she did wrong in her whole investigation. If the administration at that time wouldn't have initially used interrogation methods, she wouldn't be in this mess, so it's the masterminds who are to blame.

Leon Panetta said that the 30 congressional hearings since 2002 MAY BE INACCURATE!!!!!!! Does anyone else with some logic and understand get what that means or is it just me? This means all those Republican talk show hosts blasting Pelosi are more than likely to be wrong, along with all the other brainwashed listeners they have managed through manipulation.

It's about being logical and reading facts, there's no argument, enough said.

At the expense of 5 trillion dollars? That's one expensive marital treatment.

"Whether you like Bush's politics or not you have to respect a man that was willing to put his whole life out in the open and try to make decisions that he thought were best for the country (I think he did a good job). "

I do not have to respect Bush or Cheney, in my mind they went into the presidency with the benefit of the doubt and proceeded to violate and take advantage in every and any way they could. They are opportunists from which we have only begun to reconcile the damage. Torture, recession, outing CIA, spying on Americans. These are but a few of the problems Bush/Cheney have caused.

I don't care if he thought it was the best, "the road to Hell is paved by good intentions", and he put us well on our way to ruin. He, to put it bluntly, has the intellect of an insect and never should have been pushed (marketed) on to the American people.

People like Rove have learned to continuely market so that what ever information we get is trumpeted by repeated mis-information until it is such a mess that the most glittery picture wins.

"I have respect for Obama doing the same thing–He is doing what he feels is good for the country and every president deserves to be bashed by the media, only Obama has yet to experience it and it will hurt him when it does and make his hair gray a lot quicker than a normal person's would."

On your second point we agree, and I wish only the best for Obama
And while I wish the best for Bush, I think he did terrible dis-service to our country... he does not deserve the benefit of the doubt

He violated the UN charter which "prohibited the use of military force" during the war.

He had NO APPROVAL FROM THE UN WHEN HE DID THIS.

Borrow, borrow, borrow, 674$ billion tax cut.

Opted out if 5 international treaty commitments.

Pooped on our whole Constitution with wiretapping, torture, and even destroying tapes.

50 Years ago we were the leader in exporting manufacturing goods and a leader in importing raw materials.

Now it's flipflopped, how many jobs were lost through that transition?

This presidency screwed over my local community in Oregon actually. We were one of the top leaders in exporting aluminum until Enron and Halliburton changed electricity prices. This dropped us in exporting aluminum and now the aluminum plant is being replaced with Wal-Mart. So it went from 30+$ an hour to 10$ an hour. Hundreds of jobs were lost.

These aren't accusations, they're facts.

What does it take for some of you people to understand that?

@Really:
"Explain to me how the rich is taking from the poor. I suppose you will argue the profit that is made on products sold to the poor but that is what creates the economy. The poor do not pay taxes nor are they forced to buy from the evil rich. Typical comment from the left, the government should take care of you. It is not the individuals fault they live in poverty. Get off your rear and make a difference for the poor and quit expecting the government to do everything for you."

Rich taking from the poor is obtained in the following manner:
1. Move good-paying jobs overseas to better increase the corporate bottom line and bolster profits for RICH shareholders.

2. Give huge, sweeping tax cuts to the RICH and create tax loopholes for corporations while placating the poor and middle class piddling tax rebates. (This one works particularly well during time of war when the budget is stretched thin to begin with!)

3. Cut social programs or just cut funding to them while doling out non-competitive goverment contracts to RICH corporations.

4. Deregulate the banking industry so that flimsy, unsafe debt-backed products can be created making banker and hedge fund managers RICH beyond their dreams but destabilize the mortgage industry to the point that millions of ordinary Americans lose their homes.

...I could go on, but I figure you've probably already stopped reading anyway.

The end of your presidency was a great for the rest of us as well.

I hope not for both of their sakes

Bush will be at or near the very bottom, if Obama squeezes underneath Bushes rating, that will put both in the presidential sewer of history

Obama can't do worse than nightmare Bush

he has caused such damage to this country, our families marriages, drove us into recession, lied us into two wars, spied on Americans, tortured thus endangering our troops, outted a CIA operative making them less secure...

one gets tired typing all the damage Bush did

Hellow CNN,
I've posted same following article to ABC, FOXNEWS, NBC and CNN, but only CNN has right away deleted my post. I really, truly, highly and
deeply want to know the reason. As a American citizen, tax payer who i am not like tax-cheaters, Tim Geithner, Charle Rangel (D-Manhattan Distric), i have a right to know the reason. Please e-mail me ASAP.

So many people surround me have terribly missed George and Laura Bush. Sadly, America has now the President and the Administration of ABORTION in USA which is Christian nation of 84%. We should give up trying to hear prayers and dignity, but rhetorical lie from the White House. Indubitably, I believe that history will vindicate what George Bush had done for American safe life than Obama has worked for spreading of ABORTION and being too much friendly with some Muslim countries.

OH MAN! GOOOOOOOOO AWAAAAAAAAYYYYY

Don't pretend to say your lady is fine, that your marriage is Ok

Mr. Bush..........pleeeease go away!!!! We are fine WITHOUT YOU!!!

I do not think that Bush is an idiot. Not in the least.

I think that he was an inept leader that insulated himself from reasonable advice by surrounding himself with like-minded people. I think he governed more on instinct than reason and based his decisions more on idealism than reality. His administration was oppurtunistic and power-hungry and distrorted our Constitution and tarnished out image around the world.

He is undoubtably the worst president in modern history. But an idiot? No.

@ Trevor May 29th, 2009 1:00 pm ET

I'll also bet that if you had family members die at the WTC, your opinion would also be different. You haters need to release some of that pent up stress.......make love to your whatever, get more exercise, drink or do drugs....anything to make you a less bitter person.

P.S. – Please tell your president that the election is over. He needs to stop campaigning and start governing.

If Bush is dumb, then BoBo is brain dead.

He left the country in shambles but, HEY! His marriage is doing great!
That's really good to know ;|

Well good for your marriage, your presidency tore this country a part!

So many people surround me have terribly missed George and Laura Bush. Sadly, America has now the President and the Administration of ABORTION in USA which is Christian nation of 84%. We should give up trying to hear prayers and dignity, but rhetorical lie from the White House. Indubitably, I believe that history will vindicate what George Bush had done for American safe life than Obama has worked for spreading of ABORTION and being too much friendly some Terrorist .

Hey Teleprompter and many of the other blind to Bush lovers and Obama haters. We gave W pleanty of time to prove himself. The proof is in his failed administration. This silver spoon ducked Viet Nam and oh yes, 9/11 happened on his watch...he was told, but as usual the Decider decided not to listen.

@Bill~Um you just made our point, the man completely screwed everything he touched!!!! He was NOT in con trol, the world knows it was cheney, and he is proving it every day. ALSO, his daddy got him the governorship, make no mistake. the ONLy REASON this idiot was president was because of his blood line and no other. he is and always will be a JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It;s no wonder, since Laura is one of the few people that would believe W's Bull. He thought he was above the law, never was wrong and should be put in prison with Dick Chaney. 9/11 happened on their watch...never forget!

Bush doesn't have to worry what they write about him since he doesn't read!

@ BILL – might I suggest a lower dosage of medication. As Gov. of Texas he ruined the economic base of the state and increased the death penalty as well as the number of people falsely prosecuted for crimes they didn't commit. As President he started both wars, blow 1.5 trillion dollars in surplus left by the previous administration. Never included the cost of both wars in the annual budget to fudge the numbers and requested omnibus bill after omnibus bill to fund these wars – both of which were optional. Afghanistan could and should have been done in the form of surgical strikes at Bin Laden; whom by the way he never caught. Our financial structure was in melt down and our infrastructure was in free fall, including bridges under federal control. Our education system was trashed and our global image all but in the toilet. Please Bill see your doctor about the side effect of your medication you are delusional.

GOOD (Marriage)
BAD (WAR) &
UGLY (ECONOMY) !!!

We MISS You ??!!!

FORMER republican, NEVER again! May 29th, 2009 12:57 pm ET
Steve (the real one) – to answer your question, We, us PROUD liberal Democrats are not the ones saying that we kept America safe like bush and cheyney and every rethuglicans out there is screaming. So once again, 911 happened on bushs' watch, how did he keep us safe? Doesn't matter when it was planned, it's the implementation that counts. Still listening to lush limpaugh huh to get all your talking points.
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Still picking and choosing what you want to reply to, eh? So it doesn't matter when 9-11 was planned. I see you are still allergic to responsibility! Why the name calling. I thought you were tolerant! If Clinton went after Bin Laden when he was offered up, 9-11 may not have happened but you would find some to blame on Bush anyway! By the way you DID NOT answer my question! Stil diverting like Matthews and the lot!

that's because both you and your wife are DINGBATS!

I am no fan of George Bush but I certainly respect the fact that he was the president and did a job that I would never even consider doing.

Being in government service of most any kind is always a losing proposition. No matter what decision you make there will be those that agree with it and those that don't. All you can do is what you think is right.

Unfortunately for President Bush he made too many decisions not as much as what he believed was right, but what he believed would give him more power and would benefit the smallest segments of society, namely the wealthy few. He did not create more or new wealth while president. He oversaw the lowest rate of job growth in this country since the great depression and the GDP rose at the smallest rate of any time since that statistic has been kept.

I believe he had a lot of bad advice from people like Cheney and Rove and he chose to follow it rather than what he thought was right.

Laura – I sincerely feel for you

While his marriage was made stronger during his time in office, he degraded the relationships of millions of gay Americans and gay citizens of this planet by pushing for a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Luckily, level heads prevailed and this bible thumpers' messages from the heavens did not come into play except to get him reelected. The voters of 2004 said they voted for moral issues when they voted for Bush, but that was code for anti-gay marriage. Bush has a lot of years left to see gay marriage become law and history will frown on this pitiful little trivial man.

He is a liar and a drug addict. Why would we expect him to tell the truth this time. His marriage got stronger because he was afraid that his wife might tell the truth about him. The reason that he never had a USAF separation physical is that he could not clear the narcotics from his system fast enough.

I Have to laugh at the people who thank Bush for keeping us safe. really they must have forgotton 911! 911 happened 8 Months after Bush took office, not to mention the 1000s of People that Died in a War Bush and Cheney Lied to get us into WOW I MEAN WOW I cant Believe how Gulliable some of my Fellow Americans are!

Dear Mr. Bush

I would like to make this one request...

That the true indication of your Patriotism and courage is and will always be.....

To step forward and reveal everyting, all of it, release documents, memos and e-mails.

Tell the American People why you did it, and if it is judged that you broke the law in defending your country so be it.....tell em they know where youre at and they can pick you up any time....

And if they do.......at the gallows you can recite the words of many a courgeous American....."I regret that I have but one life to give for my country"

and go with honor and go with God.

If they dont arrest you, then you are now a subject of, not just of American history, but world history.

Either way you win if you reveal the truth now.

The S. Korean leader who commited suicide in regret of his betrayal has more courage and heart and honor than anyone in your admin so far, Sir.

Isn't this what people say just before they get divorced?

Good for you – Your marriage is stronger, we have 3000 plus dead Americans in our home land, over 4000 dead Americans over seas, Bin Laden has made you a fool of the Western Hemisphere, Al Quaida is stronger than they were before you took office, the US economy is not flat, its dead and you presided over an unregulated banking system because you thought greedy wealthy donors were capable of self regulation, we were launched into socialism and the best you could do is dance like Fred Astaire and laugh when the economy was melting faster than candle wax before you eyes. What did you do as a leader? Same thing you did prior to 911, take vacation. You wrecked our party and leave scraps like Dick Cheney around to espouse and vouch for your ill character and practices. Good luck choking on all that money you made. If you need help, don't call me. Thank God for Omaba! And I'm A Member Of the GOP

Your White House failures has caused hardships and created problems in many marriages.......You and Cheney, sir, did a 'heck' of a job.......

@TTBALA

Man you desm cannot let it go...Under EVERY.....and let me say that again real slow for you....EVERY recount ased for Bush won. When the media tried to make headlines by doing the recount themselves Under EVERY recount Bush won....again you Dems cry unfair but then you forget facts......but I understand facts have never been something you cared about.

yeah...who else is going to put up with you lying drinking idiotic self. She deserves to put up with you...you, cheney, rush and newt all going to die of cancer, kidney disease and heart failure respectfully...and you cant take you dishonest money with you to the grave.

One of you said "History will favor Bush better than Obama" ???

Talk about close-minded... you're comparing one's 8 years with the other's 4 months, and yet you already handed the verdict...

Obama gets another 7-1/2 years, so get used to it.

WOW, it never ceases to amaze me how completely oblivious (nice way of saying as DUMB AS THEY COME) some people really are!

Take the comment by phoenix86 for instance.

Really!? You've got to be pulling our legs right?! Repubtards like these are the reason we had to endure the full 8 long years of the worst leadership this country has ever seen!!!

PLEASE! Pass a law that requires an IQ test before one earns the RIGHT to vote. We would weed out a great number of those that really dont have a clue and save ourselves the disastrous effects of them actually having a say in our future.

A great American. A patriot. Unlike the nadless girl who is now president...

He is still stupid.

Thank goodness for great people like George W. Bush. He is a man of integrity and loves his country. Maybe Barack OSAMA should take a lesson. He is leading us to a nation of socialism. Who we are going to bailout next?

Obama is seeing how difficult this job really is. Socialized medicine, higher taxes and foreign policies that makes the U.S. look like whimps (i.e. North Korea). The events happening in North Korea shows Obama's lack of character and willingness to play hard ball. Bush would of flipped the switch!

Pschology of the nation concerned Bush?? Give me a break. He was one the worst, most divisive presidents ever at a time when our great nation needed a leader for ALL Americans.

@FORMER republican, NEVER again! May 29th, 2009 12:16 pm ET

911 happened on bushs' watch. How did he keep us safe?
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It's been proven that 911 started before Bush and that your hero Bill, between getting tail in the white house allowed it to happen...he missed several chances to put a stop to it...so 911's failures belong to you crazy dems.....how do you sleep at night knowing it's all your fault?

@FORMER republican, NEVER again!

I dare you to show proof he lied. That's the normal play book. Half the world thought he had WMD's it's been proven that Iraq worked hard to make the world think they had WMDs.....well guess what Iraq's plan worked and the world thought they did...hell it's been proven that at one time Iraq did have WMDs the real problem is....no one knows what he did with all of those weapons...maybe you do.

Dutch/Bad Newz, VA May 29th, 2009 12:41 pm ET
@ Teleprompter of the U.S.A.
I'm trying to forget about Dictator George W. Bush. He wasn't the 43rd President of the U.S., he was the 1st dictator of the U.S. He's lucky his wife stands behind him because alot of Americans don't! Ask the people of New Orleans what they think about Dictator Bush. Enough said!
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1. Who then is the second dictator?? Ask te people of GM, and Chrysler whatTHEY think about the 2nd dictator! More tah enough said!
2. A lot of Americans don't stand behind Jesus either! Your point is mute and has been rendered helpless and hopeless.

"George Bush kept us safe" – except for 9/11, doing a half a$$ed job on the Taliban who are now resurgent in Pakistan, going to war under false pretenses and alienating us from the rest of the world, and if you don't consider the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to be part of "us".

The Dems have been in charge since 2006. The Dems also voted for the Iraq war. You Libs can keep blaming Bush, but it is now 2009 and it's time for you lefties to pony up and admit that the problems in our country as well as the economy rest squarely on the shoulders of the democats in the house. I don't see you holding Clinton or Kerry responsible for their votes on the Iraq war. Because your a Dem doesn't make it OK to flip flop when the political winds changes direction.

What???????!!!

One things for sure...We can thank the Bush Administration for the fall of the Republican party...hopefully never to rise again.

His legacy speaks for it self. He is by far the worst president we ever had...

@FORMER republican, NEVER again! – Using your logic then, the GM failure, Chrysler failure, the spike in the interest rates, the increase in the cost of oil (have you noticed it is up 30%, the stagnation in the stock market, the loss of 6 million jobs, and keep counting are all Obama's fault because they happened on his watch. Get a life people. Bush at least held to his beliefs whether we liked them or not. He did what he thought was best for our country unlike many of you who only want what is best for you and should anyone have a different opinion they are called stupid and racist.

I thought the Globe said she was leaving him. Ha!

One last comment or I will have to forsake the internet reading of comments. No more comments.

@ Susan...

Hahahahahaha...he fooled you twice?

Typical dumbocrat.

Oh yeah Bush was brilliant, yeah yeah....heard it all before...what more do you need as proof of absolute failure, honestly...this is a president we are talking about here...clueless. Read a book and get off the internet for a little bit. Think about it, the best these people can come up with is the teleprompter? muslim? hes not even black?!?!?! or....hes not even white?!?!?! saving money is making us less safe?!?! science is bad!!! Michelle doesnt dress good, omg they have a garden at the white house...hes a terrorist!! best one yet...god forbid we get off our dependence on foreign oil....a HUGE no brainer...what else? see where this is goiing? you people have to get an education and stop wasting time with your childish opinions that are irrelevant to the reality we find ourselves in now and in the future. Sit!!!

Wow and wow indeed! We did scan thru the number of responses to W's statements and the opinions were divided. Unfortunately for W, adverse comments far outnumber the fabv. ones.

"Bush kept us safe from terrorist attacks" -– huh? I seem to recall one big terrorist attack 8 months after he won the presidency, but lost the popular vote. 7 months after he "won", he went on a month-long vacation. I wonder how republicans would feel if President Obama spent all of this August clearing brush?

As I predicted – took about three posts before hate-filled liberals started bashing President Bush.

President Clinton's policies made us less safe, caused numerous attacks against us, and culminated in 9/11 being completely planned on Clinton's watch and most of the hijackers came into the country on Clinton's watch. Add to that refusing to take Bin Laden three times – something he admitted...proves Democrats do not know how to protect this country. But not one bad word about Clinton, oh no.

Obama is headed down the same path.

Bush, after 9/11, something erroneously pinned on him by the kooky left, kept us safe for 7.5 years.

Obama is already proving incompetent in protecting us. North Korea is publicly laughing at Obama, Turkey officials make youtubes making fun of Obama, The Queen of England is seething because of the Obama admin gaffes, etc., etc., etc.....

And all the liberals can think of doing is cling to their bitter hatred of Bush because he beat Gore fair and square in 2000, and then had to beat him in court when Gore tried to steal the election.

You sure it was that or the alcohol and drugs you and your wife consumed.

Bill: How would we handle 9/11, Katrina and two wars? First of all, 9/11 happened on HIS watch after receiving a memo that Osama Bin Laden wanted to fly airplanes into tall buildings, Second, he DIDN'T handle Katrina. People are still suffering because of the poor handling of that crisis. Last, but not least, the two wars are HIS wars. One of them we should never have gotten into. I think he deserves all the criticism and more.

Bush and Rush two clowns of the 20th century

On 9/11/2001, I was greatful Bush was president instead of Gore. By 2003 I was angry over the invasion of Iraq, it didn't make sense. By 2008 I was praying he wouldn't mess up anymore before we could elect his replacement.

At least one person loves him.

No...no...no... Bush, wrong again, it's the viagra! hee hee hee

President George W. Bush continues to be an honorable, patriotic man that maintained his character, honor and integrity throughout eight years in office and during the months following his presidency. I am honored that I got to serve in uniform in the War on Terror while he was the Commander in Chief. Thank you for standing up for those of us on the frontlines Mr. President.

The real problem ....... REPUBLICAN'Ts

"One fact: a $10+ trillion dollar war (and counting) based on unfounded causes, and in violation of international law. "
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10+ trillion, huh? Who's arse did you pull that number out of? Get real if you're going to make statements.

What a bunch of creeps you dope smokin' libs are. Read em all. They are astounding. George Soros, the unions and ACORN (which has not yet been investigated) sold all of you such a pile.

Why don't you get sick and die.

Thank you Bush, for the war in Iraq, I made alot of money with that , thanks for the bank bailout, katrina, aftganistan, finding bin ladin, the economy is doing so well, I got a raise on my salary, and I move to Alaska to be with our next savior sarah palin. Oh and laura is one hot mommy!
I'll vote for you again, again, again.
NOT!!!!

Whoops, I forgot to mention that Bush made America stronger by completely disregarding the rule of law and trampling on our privacy.

If we elected him one more term perhaps he would have also made nuclear war legal in order to defend our freedom, that works better than torture, and keeps us STRONG and SAFE.

My thanks to "Matt" who is one of the only persons with literary comments worth my time to read. It just dawned on me, reading all this junk from hippies stoned in communes who did not want to work or fight or read, unless it was non literary junk while another set of persons grew into adulthood, accepted the daily vicissitudes and learned something each day of life.

MATT WRITE MORE. YOU KNOW HOW TO WRITE.

Most of the stoned ones of course do not understand leadership because one cannot read and understand if stoned on drugs and what is known as "weed" now days.

Not only Laura Bush, but Bush's mother, Barbara Bush constantly discussed the necessity of reading and understanding.

@ American for Truth

You're statement that Bush kept us safe for 8 years is NOT THE TRUTH! 9/11 happened WHILE BUSH WAS PRESIDENT!!! Why can't you simpletons get that very, very basic fact through your tiny brains???!!!

I guess nobody remembers W's drunk a%s at the Olympics, walking around patting the volleyball team on their backsides. All while wifey Bush just smiled on like the Stepford wife she looks like....LOL

"May 29th, 2009 12:58 pm ET

This man kept Americans safe for 8 years. Thank you president Bush. Do you hear that????? It's that famous 3:00 am phone call ringing as N. Korea defies and tests this new rookie administration. We'll see if Hillary was right after all.

OBAMA = less safe America"

Last I checked 9/11 happened on Bush's watch, 9 months after he took office. You guys were blaming Obama for Bush's mess two weeks after inauguration! Give it rest. This "rookie" administration has the strong majority of Americans on their side and the more you rant and yell out every name of the book (socialist, commie, racist, etc), the more they fall on deaf ears. Wow, is the GOP really that politically bankrupt?

He loves his wife and screwed the rest of us, too!!

As a friend said of her teen when the kid was into drugs, "When her lips were moving, she was lying." W., how can anything you say be taken as truth after what you have done to our country, its standing in the world, the people of Iraq, etc.?

So he saved his marriage, was responsible for the death of thousands of Iraqis and Americans, ruined the Constitution, supported torture and put us in danger by paying no attention to intelligence before 9/11. Great legacy indeed !!

You just know there were times when Laura Bush wanted to pull a "Moonstruck" Cher/Nic Cage moment on George....Slap him up aside the head and say"....SNAP OUT OF IT!...." HA!

Let him lose his job and his house and see how long Laura stays around.

Unfortunately, he will never have to suffer from the economy he has created for so many Americans. Ain’t be wealthy wonderful?

Worst. President. Ever.

Wow. You all should try acting like adults some day. You might be amazed how well it works.

I have tried to post but it will not go

I do not feel that Gerorge W Bush is necessarily a bad person, what I do feel however is that he surrounded himself with individuals that gave him bad consul, and he did not have the foresight to understand that they might be good ole boys in his adminstration, but what they were telling him to do was not in his best intersts or the interests of the nation. Cheney and Rove come right to the top of the list.

Basically, some are right, history will be the judge of Gerorge W Bush, it will look back at him in shock and disbelief that the nation could have been so rattled that under his leadership the nation forgot its very roots and ideals.

One reason that such blogs should be forbidden is because they provide a home for a small minority of low IQ and hate filled morons to vent their venom. This people represent the US population not more as Rush Limbaugh or the 'Move On" anarchist (posing as liberal) movement

I wish this man would be arrested or at least slink away. I guess he has figured he won't be prosecuted for permitting 9-11 to occur after being told about it. I guess he has not driven his car into a closed garage because Laura was more loudly applauded than he. That moron w is such a liar or a dimwit that he says he cannot remember doing all the cocaine he did, the dry drunk.

If people want to make the claim that Bush "kept us safe for 8 years," they must also acknowledge that Bush bears the blame for 9-11. The attack happened on his watch. You can't have one without the other.

Its interesting, Reagan had a great economic expansion and in his 2nd term noticed a major Collapse in history. Bush had a good economic expansion and in his 2nd term noticed a major Collapse in history

Seems like their house of cards tend to fall

What an IDOIT!!!

Thank you, President Bush. We all love you. You kept this country safe and sound for 8 years. You're right... don't let the turkeys bother you.

To the Bush haters... if you voted for BO and you got laid-off, you have nobody to blame, but yourself. Because the entire economy is based on forecast, ie. future growth of the company/country. And yes... your upper management see there is no way anything will grow under the BO administration, so you're chopped. Have a good day... hiding your head under sand. =)

All you Bush haters, should know in Texas we are happy to have him. In fact We are just happy. Texas doesn't have the problems the rest of you complain about. Simple if the Dem's take over Texas we will be miserable. Thank you Mr. President Bush. If Obama even gets re-elected then all you Obamanites can speak. Yea and try blaming N Korea on Bush thats so funny. No one respects Obama go get some newports Barry. Love them new college pictures. Smoke some green in Cali did ya.

A Stepford Wife with bad taste in men. He was a Lounge Lizard in his 20/30s who evolved into AWOL missing in action (at the Lounge) from his military duty station – oh hell, everybody knows all this. He is just a sad, sad example of a man. He has hit bottom, and started to dig.

His new coloring book...."THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GEORGE BUSH"...It comes complete with crayons...It will be out in June....

Being president probably isn't as hard when you have the tools to do the job. Bush was intellectually lazy and appeared to have little to no comprehension of many of the issues he was forced to deal with. This made him a mallable dupe for the likes of cheney, rumsfeld and the rest of the neocon cabal.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

I'm glad Bush is taking the long needed retirement out of politics.

Stay out of sight, out of mind and perhaps may be redeemed.

Dims whine about 4300 dead since the Iraq invasion. It never ceases to amaze. Considering these people are playing with death 100% of the time there, 4300 is extremely low. Alcohol related deaths in 2006 were over 16,000. Why don't the dims scream bloody murder about that??? They lied to us about WMD's!!!! NO they didn't. We supplied WMD's to Iraq. Get over your knee-jerk liberalisms and wake up to the socialism headed down the pike right at us all.

So many still believe the lies about Bush that the liberals have perpetrated for years. The fact is, Bush was a great president because he is morally upright , a man of integrity, and had the courage to do what others would shrink back from. Those who complain about the torture issue would shut their mouths if their loved ones' lives were threatened and the only way to save them was by torturing a thug. Just face the reality of it; you know you would approve of any means of getting info if a terrorist was holding a knife to your child's throat.

After three months on the job, President Obama continues to be widely popular.

That is according to a new poll released today by Gallup that shows Obama's approval rating at 65%

President Obama's approval rating has stayed relatively consistent - and high - since he was sworn into office in January. He started out with a 66% rating and dropped temporarily to 62% in March.

That puts Obama into a select group of presidents whose approval ratings have increased from February to May of their first year in office.

Since World War II, only three first-term presidents - Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan - have had a higher average approval rating in May of their first year.

In recent years, declining approval ratings have been the standard. George W. Bush's rating dropped four points from February to May, and Bill Clinton's dropped nine.

Thank God those days are over. Thank God!

meg,

You know why you talk to terrorists? Because you keep your friends close, your enemies closer. That way you might get one up on them before they can you.

Sniffit May 29th, 2009 1:00 pm ET
things like the right of choice or to equal treatment as loving couples
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Stop trying to pin the gay marriage issue on Repubs. If you think that Obama siding with traditional marriage did not affect Prop 8 in California you are blind. The only thing you can do is to try to drum up equal protection via the Constitution?? This is a weak argument (Any man can marry a willing woman straight or gay –that is pretty equal) This is just a way of pushing an agenda that the majority of Americans disagree with.

CNN shame on you for printing that crap spewed from "Dave, the Truth Teller". Can't you tell the man has a mental problem!

His marriage is stronger? How are the marriages of the troops killed in a useless war initiated by W ?

Yes it is amazing what alcohol and illegal drugs will do to you remember Bush during Vietnam doing these things and papa having his military records doctored up. Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri

GWBush..what more do you expect from him? Lies, being a wus and giving the power to Cheney.....hope you enjoy your oil dirty money, George!

The only one thing that can be said without reservations is that President Bush kept the country safe since 9/11 attacks. He delivered on the mahn charge of his office in time of emergency, in a crisis without guidelines or precedent. Can anyone explain how we are safer now? President Bush left office four months ago. Obama continues warrantless wiretaps, renditions, Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Predator Drone and Gitmo still open. What measures or policies has Obama implented that has made us safer in which is different than Bush policies.

Bush's failure to respond to Katrina is a favorite topic for liberals. But what about how democrats EXPLOITED katrina victims for political gain?? Boy, did the left get a lot of mileage out of that catastrophe. Its curious how dems consistently fail to effect meaninful change for their consitutents...makes one wonder. If it werent victims, the dems would be out of business. They are committed to keeping people in need.

I love President Bush – I think he was a great President, a good man, and loyal to his family and his God. Yes, I know he believed in God.
Can you say that about Obama – in the 60's Obama was living in Hawaii, laying on the beach, drinking, doing drugs and smoking and this is by his own admission. Who wants a President like that. Obama just doesn't have enough sense or experience to be President and the people around him are all dishonest, never paying taxes. What do you people think you know about Obama. How many of you have read the book "Audicity of Hope", a book so radical that it should be taken off the shelves and teachers will not let it be opened in their classrooms and this is the man you elected to run this country. He was born in Hawaii, lives in Indonesia and came to the U.S. when he was 19 years old to go to school. American needs to wake up,

Bush put the country into 2 wars, an economic meltdown, offended every nation in this global economy, and created a health care crisis. He put the country on AUTO-PILOT for 8 years and let Dick Cheney run amok with his torture games and who knows what else.

The posts that Bush was an excellent president are such a stretch that the word 'stretch' doesn't even reach that far.

Pressure? You were never there you moron!

I think as much as people dislike things Pres. Bush did. He was still the President of the United States. If people think being in the spotlight all the time is easy, you have rocks in your head. I dont think he did a good job a president but I still respect the fact that he was. We are being such disrepectful citizens to each other. We all need to pray.

Okay, okay. We get it. Lots of people didn't like Bush, blah, blah, blah... Bush bashing is getting old, leave it alone, get on with your lives.

I just don't know the media keeps putting idiots in the news

1. I am not sure Laura voted for him the second time around
2. Dick CHeney WAS the President...GW was just the marionette

Bush is a pathological liar. Remember the lies about "we will be greeted as liberators" in Iraq, the oil revenue will pay for the reconstruction of Iraq, proof of WMD is a slam dunk, there will be a "mushroom cloud" in Iraq if we don't invade, and "we are in the last throes" of the insurgency? All proven to be lies so he could conduct an illegal war without a Congressional declaration of war using illegal interrogation methods.

War criminal.

@Crossbuck May 29th, 2009 12:15 pm ET.......you are a jerk .....Bush and the real leader Cheney ****Bush took a thriving economy and borrowed/spent it into shambles on an unnecessary war. He has given our enemies plenty of ammo with abuses & torture of detainees, and by keeping them unlawfully at gitmo......Teleprompter of the U.S.A. May 29th, 2009 11:54 am ET yiu are sooo wrong ......The article about Bush open the door for all the Racist Rethugs like you to attack President Obama **Iraq DID NOT have WMDs. Bush DID ignore relevant memos and documents indicating an impending Al Qaeda attack. Bush DID create Gitmo and DID torture people and that DOES violate international law, every principle upon which our country was founded and basic human rights. Bush DID engage in extraordinary rendition. Bush DID create a massive wiretapping program that violated the Constitutional privacy rights of every American citizen who was tapped. Bush DID create massive tax cuts for the wealthy based on trickle-down economic theory and it DID continue the trend started by Reagan of the already-wealthy becoming more and more wealthy while the middle-class kept receiving the same salaries. The list goes on and on **Now shut lying Pie Hole!!!

OMG....Maybe he should have watched the news and listened to what was being said. The President of the United does not have the right to live in a vacumn with only HIS religion to guide him.

I am so glad this scumball bottom feeder is so happy and proud....

But what about the millions he murdered worldwide, and the 5000 U.S. Military who have died to make him and his bimbo happy...Do you do you beleive they are so happy??

Neither one of his big fat butt daughters joined the milirary

He belongs in a federal prison for murder..facing a hangmans noose.

ROTTEN SCUM BOTH OF THEM....

Even you "conservative christians" who voted for this pathetic excuse of a man for president must realize that DarthCheney was really running the show for the past 8 years.And he had one mission.Make himself and his rich friends richer.He did that by starting an illegal
war,not for oil,not for WMD'S,but for contracts.Knock a whole bunch of things down,get paid billions to build them back up.So what if a 4300 American soldiers died and countless more were wounded,I GOT MINE BABY!And where was Cheney during Vietnam?.......5 deferments.Avoided combat any way possible,but happy to send yours and my children to die.......Oh by the way,anyone catch Bin Laden yet?......"Were gonna smoke him out" Dubya said.I think he was smoking something else! Bush didn't really want to catch him.Their family ties go back forty years.Bin Laden knows what kind of unethical criminals his entire family is, going all the way back to Prescott Bush, the dummy's grandpa,and he would tell the rest of the world.

"As a president you don't want your nation to be so worried about an attack that people don't go about their lives"

Unless it's election time, and you're trying to scare everyone with the ridiculous claim that we wouldn't be safe under a Democratic administration.

Or unless you're thinking about invading a country that had nothing to do with September 11.

Or unless you're trying to justify your use of illegal interrogation techniques.

I guess maybe you do want your nation to be worried, as long as it benefits you to keep it that way.

To all of you that keep claiming that Bush kept America safe for 8 years – guess what – the 9//11 terrorist attack happened during his 8 years – so you are all wrong. It happened -that is a fact so why do all of you lie about it? He also invaded a country after telling the American people a bunch of lies to garner our support – it happened- that is a fact.

How does he know she actually did vote for him?

Bill....Is it any better to be an Obama hater?

BILL.....So is any better for you to be an Obama Hater? When you have a 2 party system someone is always going to lose. The Majority of the people in this country believe that Bush made idiotic choices. The Majority of the people in this country voted for and still aprove of Obama. George Bush enjoyed the support of this country until he started making idiotic choices that actually came to fruition. Lets give the current President of the United States the same chance to show us his choices.

What a relief, W. All of your screw-ups improved your personal life.

Ignored the memos that lead to 9/11? My gosh, people hate President Bush so much that they can't see the trees through the forest. The plot for 9/11 strated long before Bush was even in office. the hijackers visas were approved before the election. Disagree with views on policy all you like, but to blame him for 9/11 is stupid and ignores the facts. You won, you have one of the most liberal presidents ever. It is time to get over your blind hatred and start accepting responsiblity for the direction that the current president is taking this country in.

What's done is done. Just like the business cycle of expansion and recession, another administration in the future will also make mistakes. The Dems will rule and then another re-alignemnt will occur when they get too powerful. Then, like clockwork, the Republicans will get too powerful and it will keep repeating. This is good and healthy. I think everyone should move on and realize that in 10 years you will be blogging about Obama or the president after Obama and how they screwed something up. The leaders we choose are all trying to do the best thing for our country. I believe that Obama and Bush have the best interest of the citizens truly at heart. They have different thoughts on the best way to move forward, but neither is evil or trying to move America back. We cannot ever know what really happens behind the scenes at the White House with terriosm or the ecomomy. I am sure that if many of the bloggers on this site had the task of running the country they could not do any better. If they feel they could, then go out and run for office and give it a try.

in other words, being under the spotlight gave him the motivation to be on his best behavior, in contrast to his instincts.

He served our country, so show respect. He was not perfect and mistakes were made, but to put the majority (or all) of the blame for bad things on him is completely unfair and stupid.
I believe he made decisions because he was sincerely concerned about the USA people. He would even sacrifice his approval ratings in doing so, something that would be unheard of for previous prezs.
The fact that USA did return back to their way of life w/o fear of attackes does so he did his job.

Nothing new, it made the Clintons' marriage strong too.

Democrats are the nastiest most hateful people on this planet. PERIOD

First of all, the cries about "SOCIALISM!" is the same OLD tired ploy, of the Republicans!

In the 50's & 60's the GOP cried "the commies are coming!"

In 2004, its was "the terrorists are coming!"

And now... they are back to the "Socialists!!!" So predictable!

In regards to Bush, good for Laura & W. if their marriage is stronger.
Regardless of how I feel about Bush's 8 years, they seem to be a solid couple.

Take note, GOPers, I can disagree with the man, but I do not HATE him!

Hey Matt, your point is moot and here's why. It was big banks and lending institutions that put a 250k price tag on a 40k home and opened the door for all of this sub prime credit mess! I'll give you credit though for making uninformed, and idiotic comments on a pretty consistant basis. So in short, your and uninformed moron whose arguement hold about as much water as a spagetti strainer!

Funny how the Communist News Network will let people go on an on about how bad Bush, Cheney, Limbaugh and any other republican or conservative is, but anything critical of dems and the current administration is subject to 'moderation' and comments are cut short.

There hasn't been another terrorist attack on US soil in the eight years since 9/11... 'nuff said.

This is probably the wisest and most human thing I've heard him say.

Who really cares?

....too bad it didn't make the country stronger.

Dave, the truth teller: The GOP doesn't care about Poor White Trash...they just want your vote.

I really think that CNN should put a cookie on computers and then people could only blog once on each subject. The way it is now, they use many names and want us to think that many folks share their view.
Idiots !
Bush was the worst president ever. He almost destroyed our great county. As for Laura, I have nothing against her except that she is like a Stepford ( spelling may be off for all you English/spelling fanatics ) wife and puts up with his BS.

Marriage stronger but the nation weaker! This man is a baffoon. What about the American soldiers and their families who have given and suffered so much just to make Bush's "marriage stronger". I could just vomit.

Ill buy the book

Phoenix86 you are just talking from the side of your mouth, you need
To remember 911 happen on Bush watch....history will judge Bush but Chaney was the one giving the orders. How did Bush presidency made America stronger? Obama is not weakening the US. He is
Doing fine. He is turning this MESS (BUSH) INTO A MESSAGE.
Get real. .

Get the hell out of MI butt head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really wonder if Mrs. Bush, (Laura) actually voted for her husband.

George DUH-bya Bush ... the WORST PRESIDENT EVER! You call 9/11 keeping us safe? It happened on HIS WATCH. He's a WAR CRIMINAL, and OUGHT to be in PRISON for LIFE!

I am so sick and tired of hearing everyone slam "the media."

Does anyone understand this is the ONE protection given us by our forefathers that holds more power to MAINTAIN our democracy than ANY other constitutional protection?

Gun nuts all claim it's the "right to bear arms." They try to tell you the first thing a dictator does is come and take your guns.

Sorry - the first thing a dictator does is TAKE CONTROL OF THE MEDIA so they can dictate what they publish. THEN it's easy to take you by surprise when they show up at your door to demand your guns.

Media is SUPPOSED to dog our public officials. That's OUR VOICE. If you don't agree - switch media! There is something out there to suite the tastes and beliefs of ANYONE. If not - we are ALL guaranteed the right to start our OWN publications.

It's so true - you just can't fix stupid.

When I read things like this I think of Bush as a kind of cute little puppy, and its almost difficult to dislike him. Then I think of my friends who are in Iraq, the passage of Medicaid Part D that will break the Treasury and ultimately the country, the destruction and denigration of scientific research.... and then I remember that he signed off on all of it.

Bad dog George... bad dog!

@ Candy....how can you say with a straight face that you have any morals whatsoever? When you change your mind about abortion, maybe I'll believe you.

Just because you don't agree with his policies doesn't make them criminal either. You libs are so out of touch with reality it won't be long before the majority see's the dems for what they really are.

@ American for Truth, who said "This man kept Americans safe for 8 years."

Let's get down to brass tacks: Because of what that man did, WE WEREN'T AMERICA FOR 8 YEARS.

Personally, I believe all the hullaballoo Jefferson and Madison and their contemporaries wrote and I'd rather die an American than live knowing I abandoned it all.

And having Bush in the White House made our country weaker.

Well, as long as Bush's marriage got stronger, then the Iraq fiasco and the New Orleans fiasco and the Plame scandal and the U.S. Attorneys scsndal and the illegal wiretapping fiasco and the torture fiasco and the economic disaster were all worth it.

Thanks for putting the thin silver lining on that long dark cloud, George!

What a class act. how different from the classless "blame everyone but me" attitude of obama.

History will judge Bush more favorably than obama. bush made one mistake, Iraq. obama makes one every day.

Word is, Laura is thinking about kicking this moron to the curb...

Who was President when the World Trade Center was destroyed and thousands of American men, women and children were killed. Oh yeah, Bush was. This claim of how he and Dick Cheney kept America safe for 8 years is crazy. He's was the only sitting President in the history of America that allowed our country to be attacked on our own soil. My god the Pentagon was bombed, the Twin Towers fell. How stupid do you have to be to swallow this crap about Bush keeping this country safe for 8 years. We were attacked during his 8 years, we were always on some different level of attack warnings in his 8 years, we had the economy bottom out during his eight years and yet theirs these idiots that seem to think he kept us safe. He's the reason we were attacked in the first place. No other President ever let something like 911 happen. Thank God he's gone before he complete destroyed what's left of America. God Bless President Obama and the USA!!!

I am not a fan of President Bush and I didn't vote for him either time. However, during the debates with John Kerry, when he started talking about his christian faith and his family, his facial expressions and demeanor completely softened. I saw how important they were to him. I may not like his policies or his presidency, but I admire his commitment to his family and his faith. I am a christian democrat. Yes – there is such a person!!!

Some of these neocons would praise Charles Manson and call for his release also.Watch "The Right: Feeling Wronged",an HBO special that aired some time ago.You will see the nut jobs that still back Bush.Have a towel near by ,you will both laugh and cry.

@ Bill, who said "Unfortunately for Obama he can't blame Bush for North Korea's missle stunts."

Right, because what Bush did with them worked so incredibly well, they've stopped pulling any stunts. Oh wait...

Bush's chest-thumping threaten-and-sanction sans diplomacy strategery only made NK and Iran WANT NUKES MORE. It's what's been tried for the past century and IT HAS NEVER WORKED. The only way to stop them from trying is to get them not to want to. That may or may not be possible at this point, but I can guarantee you that continuing the traditional strong arm approach will get us NOWHERE...it ALWAYS results in rebound like we're seeing now.

Who shined the light on the rats. First that great American patriot Dick, I'm too busy to fight in Viet Nam, Chaney comes out and now another war criminal shows his head. The only thing that will make me happy is if all of the R.N.'s in the rightwingers party where sent to the gallows for war crimes.

What's done is done. Just like the business cycle of expansion and recession, another administration in the future will also make mistakes. The Dems will rule and then another re-alignemnt will occur when they get too powerful. Then, like clockwork, the Republicans will get too powerful and it will keep repeating. This is good and healthy. I think everyone should move on and realize that in 10 years you will be blogging about Obama or the president after Obama and how they screwed something up. The leaders we choose are all trying to do the best thing for our country. I believe that Obama and Bush have the best interest of the citizens truly at heart. They have different thoughts on the best way to move forward, but neither is evil or trying to move America back. We cannot ever know what really happens behind the scenes at the White House with terriosm or the ecomomy. I am sure that if many of the bloggers on this site had the task of running the country they could not do any better. If they feel they could, then go out and run for office and give it a try.

He was a good president. Kept us safe in a time when terrorists wanted to kill us. I thank him for that.

Liberals would rather save a tree then fight for our freedom. President Bush did what was necessary and should be commended.

Hey Meg: Actually having a clue is a wonderful thing! You should give it a try sometime! MORON!

Mr. Bush did you keep American safe on 9/11? Have you a detailed account of the contracts following the invasion of Iraq? You have blood in your hands!

Why is it asserted by several on this chat that liberals are uneducated, slovenly individuals whom live off the work of others? It is well known by both parties that higher educated individuals tend to vote Democratic. Moreover, professionals tend to vote Democrat.

The primary conservative argument is that this is due to universities being "liberal", some going so far to say that universities have been "indoctrinated" with left ideology. Do you know that is EXACTLY what the NAZIs said about Universities in Germany, save they also added the Zionist plot element. To take this a little further, the GOP are right-wing nationalists: so were the NAZIs.

As for the economic beliefs of conservatives, you should read up on an Italian economist named Pareto, whom endorsed and was endorsed by Fascists. They really resemble current GOP thought.

To add to my previous comment:
Thank you President Bush and Mrs. Bush for your dedicated service to our country and years as President and First Lady. We Republicans certainly miss seeing you on a daily basis on the news and in the White House. You have our most sincere appreciation and gratitude.

u that blame bush for 911 must blame , lincoln , fdr, truman , and kenny for the other wars.............morons,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Okay–you're back for a moment...now, go back under your rock and stay there.

This man really have No Shame OR Conscience after ALL the things he has done to this Country!! I really don't know what Hole he resurected from!!, please tell him, go right back in (and take Rush, Cheney, Condi, Rowe, Rummey and with him). Hi Mrs. Bush!!, I raise my hat to yu, to have the heart to STAY with this man!! (if it's REALLY not for the Family Name/Money).

SEMINAR ON SOCIALISM

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Now, Professor and Philosopher of Howard University, Department of Political Science and Nobel Prize Winner Prof. Rush Limbaugh will Define and Explain the Meaning of the Word, “Socialism”; Concepts of Socialism and its applicability to Obama Administration..…
…….Applause !!

PROF. Rush Limbaugh:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for Inviting me to speak about Socialism in USA. I thank the Nobel Committee for awarding me the Nobel prize for my research about Socialism…… My Definition of Socialism is:
****Whosoever is not a Republican is a Socialist****……
…….Applause !!

@ Really?

Newsflash: Obama IS following the Constitution. Nothing in it prevents a bailout and case law holds that the gov't can attach whatever strings it wants to money it hands out...the banks didn't have to take it. While your cries of "soshulizm" are entirely misplaced, nothing in the Constitution prevents that either. Nothing in the Constitution requires we adhere to an ideal of a cpitalistic free market either. The reality is, the only people who aren't following the Constitution are those who are seeking to change it by taking away rights or prevent the recognition of them...things like the right of choice or to equal treatment as loving couples or to freedom of religion by claiming that despite the Frist Amendment we are a "krischun nashun." You conservatives see the Constotitution as an impediment to your agenda because the GOP has used religious wedge issue for so long, they're entire strategy is mired in it and they think that by fighting to turn our founding document into the King James Constitution, they can win themselves a free ride to permanent power.

I do not ever want to be the President of the United States for that reason alone. I couldn't handle the pressure and the constant supervision by the press. Especially if you are conservative you are going to be hammered in the media, it is a foregone conclusion. That being said, I know it has to be hard on the Obama family as well.

Whether you like Bush's politics or not you have to respect a man that was willing to put his whole life out in the open and try to make decisions that he thought were best for the country (I think he did a good job). I have respect for Obama doing the same thing–He is doing what he feels is good for the country and every president deserves to be bashed by the media, only Obama has yet to experience it and it will hurt him when it does and make his hair gray a lot quicker than a normal person's would.

It must be hard being president when you have no idea whats going on or simply on vacation 47% of the time. This man was, and certainly still is a babbling fool. The only people more stupid than bush are the people who voted for him. I can understand, alright, you had a lack of reasoning skills in 2000, but in 2004 people actually voted for him again. I can imagine the lack the intelligence it takes to do something like that. To the people that still think he did a good job, my one question is, What did he do that was good? War profiteering? Torture? Starting illegal wars? Did your husbands, wives, or children die just so haliburton and black water could make billions. I bet if they did you would have a different opinion of bush. Time to wake up people. That man was a puppet and nothing more.

It's amazing how many Bush haters still feel compelled to vent their rage against this man. He was President for 8 years and Gov. of Texas for 5 years but his critics always feel the need to imply he's "an idiot". I would love to see how many people would carry themselves during 9/11, two wars, Hurricane Katrina, etc. Eitherway, he served our county for longer than most peopole and deserves our respect regardless of what you think of the man.

President Obama is just now staring to learn that is easier to campaign than it is to govern. His inexperience showed during his flip flopping several issues including what to do with Guantanamo. Frankly how Obama handles the escalating of nuclear threats in North Korea and Iran will likely define his presidency. Unfortunately for Obama he can't blame Bush for North Korea's missle stunts.

@Dave the Truth Teller

Did you accrue your racism over time, or is it an inbred trait carried over from generation to generation?

This man kept Americans safe for 8 years. Thank you president Bush. Do you hear that????? It's that famous 3:00 am phone call ringing as N. Korea defies and tests this new rookie administration. We'll see if Hillary was right after all.

OBAMA = less safe America

Wonder where a lot of these people lived for the previous eight years? In La La Land, maybe. Bush has made this once and will be again wonderful country, into something I don't ever wnat to see again. Thank God, for the so called liberals of this country, who made it possible for most, yes, most of the people in this country to be better off and be live better then ever. Thank God, for Obama who will build this country back to the greatness it once was, when government built the most important things in our country. Thank God, for the federal government.

She is a bobblehead. Anyone ever heard her opinion?

Steve (the real one) – to answer your question, We, us PROUD liberal Democrats are not the ones saying that we kept America safe like bush and cheyney and every rethuglicans out there is screaming. So once again, 911 happened on bushs' watch, how did he keep us safe? Doesn't matter when it was planned, it's the implementation that counts. Still listening to lush limpaugh huh to get all your talking points.

It is so great see President Bush in the news again. He is a great patriot and really saved the U.S. from additional terrorist attacks. I really miss him as President because he imparted dignity to the office. It is so good to see this feature on President Bush's trip to MI. I am surprized you devoted so much space to him, since CNN is so liberal and biased in favor of the Democrats. Those of us who are conservative Republicans love to hear about the leaders we admire, like President Bush.

How strong will your marriage be Mr. Bush when your in jail, and Laura starts dating again!

It sure didn't make your brain any stronger, George.

So what the heck is he talking about??

Thankfully we have someone in the whitehouse now who cares about being articulate when speaking to the American people.

The Democrats did a good sales job with Obama. People were so disenchanted with Bush and the GOP that they could have won if they'd had Mickey Mouse on the ticket. The White House isn't this country's problem. The House and Senate are lost in the woods on the war, economy, and most social issues. They need more Independent voices that can move away from the Right/Left and focus on governing the other 90% of Americans.

Although in my defense I did forget that my party destroyed America and Bush/Cheney did lead us into an unjustified war.

Or was that the CIA? I can't say because if the CIA misled us about WMDs then I have to admit Pelosi was right. But if I blame Bush/Cheney then it proves I'm just spewing jibber jabber.

What to do......

@ Dave, the truth teller, who said "unlike the rejects from Planet of the Apes that occupy the Whitehouse now."

Kudos. You win today's racism award.

Bush is getting worried now that the World Court is calling for his head.Rushs head is about to explode,keep up the great work Crushers.Many of his sponsors are not renewing their contracts.Keep the e mails and calls going.

2006...

Highest GNP in US history
250,000 new jobs in third quarter alone
DOW/S&P 500 hit all time highs

Democrats win contoll of congress (you know... law makers)

All gone in 24 months

@ Mo, who said "How does he know she voted for him?"

Hahaha.... too true.

God Bless George W. Bush and wife, Laura.

Thank you President Bush for keeping our country safe. God Bless you and Mrs. Bush as you live our your private lives. Wishing you the very best and a long and peaceful life.

It amazes me of how much we depend on the President to be our dictator. Please Mr. Obama, I am lazy and out of work, please feed me. I cannot find a job that pays the same inflated wages I use to have in my liberal state. I am sure that we can tax those that work hard to make my life better.

Or, maybe I can get off my lazy butt and get more involved in local politics and stop the fraud, waste, and abuse where it makes a difference. Possibly, I can take my money out of one of those Giant Banks and invest locally for my family.

Yes, MR Bush, thank you for not giving in to Media extremes. Thank you for hiring Mr. Gates. Thank you for safely interrogating our enemies, too bad they can't also play by the rules. Thank you for maintaining your value system with your family.

Let's not forget the effects of the decisions or indecisions he made. Thanks to the influence of Cheney and company. Or how he ignored the memos that lead to 911.

People, please as much as we want to feel sorry for Bush – and I actually do – he is the worst President this country had ever had.

I'm sorry to say that Laura in my opinion is a stepford wife. She may be a nice woman, but with no personality. Women like her are the reason for men like Bush.

Looking forward to former President George W. Bush's book about his eight years as President and more words from him. From one person who is thankful to have voted for George Bush two times and would vote for him again. His legacy as he stated in SW Michigan is fully appreciated.

Will be following the forum in Toronto via the internet. As a matter of fact, I also voted for #41 too.

When will our Presidenct decide that it is time to follow our national Constiution. Does anyone realize that nationalizing the bank system is not the job of the government, nor is nationalizing the health care system. Our new President also decided we wanted to increase our national deficity 33% over the next two years. We are also going to see the potential for hyperinflatiion b/c of all the dollars he is throwing into the economy. Not to mention the fact that he has no plan to figure out how to cover Social Sec. and Medicaid (which year after year will add $2Trillion to our deficit).

Our President spoke of Change, he spoke of fixing out economy with a stimulus (def. – something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: ) well a stimulus is something that is suppose to be a "quick fix". What our President did was add a bunch of programs that we will see results from in two to three years (his own words). Thanks for the help. Nice to see your professional background is paying off.

The stupidity of this country is amazing to me, NOT ONE person on this post knows what Bush had or didn't have in front of him when making a decision. I do know that the word "liberal" has become synonymous with "anti-Bush." Obama saw the opportunity and played the dems like a freaking harp. Conservatives are stupid?? Please, the brainwashing happened with Obama's campaign and you hippies all bought into it. He's laughing in the White House now with a 400K salary and when he was in the Senate, he only voted in 18% of the votes. He was busy being built up by the rest of the Dem Party and preparing his anti-Bush speeches that this whole country ate like candy from his hand. Over 50% of the people who voted for Obama didn't know anything about him, you just hated Bush. And as for the state of the economy, I go to work everyday and pay my bills and don't expect anything from any one of you, the sooner this country learns personal responsiblity and accountability, the sooner we'll be prosperous again. If you make 40K a year, DON'T buy a 250K house!!! Morons

@Brian May 29th, 2009 12:47 pm ET

God bless Bush he was a great president and a real American HERO!!!!
Palin/J.Bush 2012
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Glad this wasn't a nasty article....and was just about relationships...Laura should carry Saint status (lol aren't we all saints?)....
The office is surely hard on any family....nothing is private.

He says he hasn't stopped at a traffic light in 8 years. Since he's living in Dallas he should know that stopping at traffic lights is optional there, along with observing all of the other rules of the road. Dallas has the worst drivers ever!

@ Dave, @phoenix86, @Texas, @rob,

The onky thing you can say now to save face is History will judge him favorably, you guys are all delusional in denial that your man the stupis idiot GW first stole the presidency YES HE STOLE THE PRESIDENCY he was never elected by the people, then he proceded to ruin this country, and you guys are still the same idiots who voted for him and are blaming Obama and the democrats, I didn't knoe that God can create such idiots, but then again see who you voted for!!!!!!!!!!!

Teleprompter, it's not an article about bush. It's an article about Bush. I've got no problem with bush. I've always liked bush, and bush has always liked me. I've had many great experiences with bush, and I hope to have many more, IF you get my drift.
Bush, on the other hand, was the Worst President Ever.

@ Clinton Fringer, who said "we have now moved into Pakistan...the Europeans are turning against him..."

And you were criticizing someone for not having facts?

@Idiot

You're right, you are sick.

God bless Bush he was a great president and a real American HERO!!!!
Palin/J.Bush 2012

Those who hate President Bush so much are blinded by that hate. Look at what is happening right now in this country. We cannot speak our mind about anything without being called a bigot, homophobe, neocon, religious zealot, and the list goes on. The middle class is disappearing before our very eyes as the government takes over banks, car companies, etc., ridiculous bailouts, a joke of an economic stimulus package, and spending tax dollars like there is no tomorrow. Now trying to rush through universal healthcare for all that will bankrupt this country. We need LESS government and we need to have term limits in Congress. The Senate and House of Representatives are really stinking up the country! Uninformed voters also bear some responsibility for the current situation.

meg,
My dear, don't talk about respect and then bash the President of the United States in the next sentence. Do you know anything about respect?

Great blame George for all your failures in your life.

BO is killing people[women, kids] no big deal.

double standard

the dems. voted for the war too

bill clinton said there was WMD

clap for him. I thought the pressure in the white house would have u a stronger president.No it is all about u.this idiot is so full of himself.Americans must waterboard this idiot so that he will tell us what he knew before 911 and after 911.

Nice guy personally, but shallow as a dried-up creek bed in hot August in terms of political savvy.

Oh oh, the Lib monkeys are throwing their poop again. Libs: eat your monkey chow, listen to some soothing words from your liar-in-chief, run around and throw a few sticks, and you will feel better. By the way, the Bush's had a lot of class unlike the rejects from Planet of the Apes that occupy the Whitehouse now. Come on Lib monkeys, cry and shout – I feed on your anger....

For those who think that this president should not be attacked, I only have to say that you are not paying attention to the mess that this country was in after 8 years of Cheney/Bush. We are less safe whether you refuse to accept it or not. Cheney never would have been elected president of this country, and so he ruled through Bush. With any attacks on Cheney/Bush, my answer is a big fat SO! One other thing, Laura seems like a very reasonable, rational individual who, I believe, may not possibly have voted for her husband. Who really knows?

Republicans are the socialists: they evenly distributed the poverty.

How does he know she voted for him?

I wish we could have him back for another 8 years.

The best prez will will ever see.

George kept us safe.

God bless you George

Don't you people get it? Bush and Cheney did EXACTLY what bin Laden wanted them to do when they they tossed everything we stand for out the window like a highway diaper. Bin Laden sought and seeks the destruction of America...and what better way to get that to happen than convince America itself to not be America anymore, to abandon its ideals out of fear, cowardice and convenience? Patriotism is NEVER abandoning your beliefs or your identity as a nation NO MATTER WHAT...not in the face of threats or danger and even if it means your death. That chimp in the picture above is a COWARD and history will NEVER record him as a patriot.

I'm from the South. I get the whole thing about sharing cute stories. But in politics it really just sounds like an easy way to not really get to the truth. "Talk about strong marriage, talk about religion, talk about your new house, but let's just skip over that whole 9/11 thing and the country not liking me bit." And Cheney didn't distance himself from Bush because Cheney was working Bush like a puppet. Bush not watching the news reminds me of what Sarah Palin would be like as President. Denial, denial, denial, and trying to look "peachy clean American" and smile and wink.

His policies were not my cup of tea but I admire his family values.

Sounds like his preamble to his opening defense argument of his war crimes trial......

One may as well had a pretty young looking journalist in the press pool asking questions of how the president can sustain his day in day out routine by his beliefs in his religion but I remember that being asked of him when he was president and such people were in the press pool asking those thinly veiled attempts at softball questioning! It is all well and good that George W. Bush had and has a wonderful wife who helped sustain his daily situation but I for one would not have wanted to have paid or have belabored going to an event to simply hear this drivel come forth from the past leader! People who went to this event and did not hear anything substantial other than listening to the above would have been disappointed to have gone to this event in the first place because nothing of value was elicited in this supposed first place!

Teleprompter of the U.S.A.: "...How long before the hate-filled liberals start posting about him making all sorts of accusations that aren't true and can't be proven?"

Weapons of mass destruction

Dick Cheney

Halliburton

$5 trilliion added to national debt

Treated returning veterans like crap

Only took me five seconds.

Laura was almost unseen and hidden during the White House years unless she was walking almost behind her husband.

I am sure she obeyed her husband well during the years as she did very well covering for him and making excuses anytime she appeared on any shows. My personal opinion always was the Bush family was a very dysfunction family.

Now they come out of hiding with the hopes of gaining support so Jeb can run for president. First out comes Cheney spewing his bad rhetoric and now comes Bush softening things..ya know like bad cop –good cop brainwashing. Wasn't 8 years enough of these people!!

you people have no respect at all for anyone other than your liberal hippy friends. Plain and simple. Obama is a joke. He thinks the world would be a better place if we talk to the terrorists? Um...ok...i guess then china and russia can have their long awaited field day

@ Teleprompter of the U.S.A.

I'm trying to forget about Dictator George W. Bush. He wasn't the 43rd President of the U.S., he was the 1st dictator of the U.S. He's lucky his wife stands behind him because alot of Americans don't! Ask the people of New Orleans what they think about Dictator Bush. Enough said!

Even with all Bush's faults and misjudgements, by the time Obama is done with this country, Bush will look like a saint.

Yeah! Made the marriage stronger and our country weaker and less relevant all at the same time! What a guy! Go back to Crawford and shut your pie hole I think we've all had just about enough of you! Maybe you should pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV sometime! In your so called conversation with God about going to war with Iraq, did he happen to mention what an incompetent and complete failure you would turn out to be as our President? If God is so all knowing and all powerful (as you Christians claim) than it would stand to reason that maybe God somehow would have mentioned that! Am I wrong?

This idiot killed more than 5000 of his soldiers in Iraq in retaliation for 3000 the bad guys killed in New york and spent trillions of dollar fighting that war.Two wrongs cannot make a right my friends.Its a pity that the GOP still defend this idiot.If he had made friends and use the power of diplomacy,those bastards would have been arrested. Some fools have argued that he kept America safe since 911.What was he doing nine months before 911.I thought he sweared to protect and defend American from the day he took office or was it after 911he took the oat.?

The guy lives in a neighborhood where the homes go up to 15 million. He could care less about the middle class that he and his administration destroyed. He should be selling shoes!

Why aren't you right-wing Bush lovers in Iraq right now fighing his lie of a war? Well? Let's hear the excuses……I mean, the reasons….
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The question should be......why aren't you? The military traditionally votes Republican so many of his supporters ARE fighting that war.........and the one in Afganistan and now the one in Pakistan and hanging out waiting in Korea too. The reason/excuse is that they do it so you don't have to. So next time you see a soldier, thank them for giving up their time and lives and families so you can so easily critize and do nothing about it.

Rob " May 29th, 2009 12:08 pm ET

Idiot liberals is more like it…godless, you "owe me" morons. obama will go down as the worst president in history when its all said and done. you voted for him…so go to hell with him

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH A POST MORE....

Exactly whose lives is he talking about having saved?

The only American lives at stake were the ones he sent over there on a reckless and ill-advised military adventure. Bush's failure to provide adequate body armor and other reasonable protections for our soldiers killed far more people than torture saved.

Is Bush saying that if we tortured more people, we could have saved even more lives?

It will be a couple of generations before the Muslim world will view Americans as people with values and principles. They hate us mostly because we allowed a man like Bush to lead us into a stupid war with senseless death and destruction. Not one Iraq family has not suffered because of Bush.

When your own Vice President says you "basically knew everything that was going on" you know there's a problem. Most thinking Americans realize that the president should know EVERYTHING that's going on. GW was asleep in the backseat, while his VP drove this country into the ground. End of story.

Dawn in PA said "You right wing nuts calls President Obama Robin Hood? Well Bush and any Republican who takes from the poor to give to the filthy rich. Do you live in a well to do area, or someplace where there is poverty."

Explain to me how the rich is taking from the poor. I suppose you will argue the profit that is made on products sold to the poor but that is what creates the economy. The poor do not pay taxes nor are they forced to buy from the evil rich. Typical comment from the left, the government should take care of you. It is not the individuals fault they live in poverty. Get off your rear and make a difference for the poor and quit expecting the government to do everything for you.

Save all the "he kept us safe for 7 years" talking points. The truth is he was in Crawford vacationing and cutting brush in August of 2001 when the daily briefing hit his desk and it was entitled "bin Laden Determined to strike U.S.", if he had been working instead of vacationing MAYBE 3,000 innocent Americans would be alive today!

This "too drunk" to remember the entire month of August and whether he served in the National Guard and the 5 time draft dodger dick, are the parasites that have killed and maimed thousands of American soldiers all the the name of empire building and securing a steady supply of oil.

You limbaugh lemmings can spin it anyway you want to make yourselves feel better for voting for the previous clown-in-chief.

How many millions you made with the Iraq war? Was it worth it?

People have forgotten that Bush was elected by the people to be President of the United States just like Obama was. Apparently people have no class or respect for American people's opinion. Just like there are people that did not like Bush; there are people that do not like Obama. I think it is a sad day in history and human mankind when people are hateful and disrespectful. It will be interesting to see how people react to Obama when he is no longer "popular" with the people. I just think that people need to react to the present–not the past and get over it.

George should remember all of the vacations that he enjoyed, probably more than any other president. He undoubtedly had more working time at Crawford than in the white house. It seemed to me that he was always clearing brush,,,,must of had a lot of it. Riding and falling off his bicycle. Vacationing in Maine,,,,,fishing with his father. Many weekends at Camp David. I feel compelled to mention his vacationing while New Orleans was being flooded. I guess Crawford Texas did NOT yet have TV. What a wonderful legacy you have left for us. Please tell me, Jebb will NOT run for president.

@don't blame me

"As for me, them most intelligent idiot that we have ever had as president is in office right now."

What??? "Them most intelligent idiot..." Huh? I really don't think you should be allowed to comment on anyone's intelligence.

Good for you Former Pres Bush! FL Laura Bush is a graciou woman. He is one lucky dude!

Although I did not vote for him, and I did not support his policies, I'm happy for him to be relieved from the highest office in the land!

God bless George W Bush and thank you for sticking your neck out for us and thank you for taking all the crap from the die hard liberals that did all they could to bring you and fellow Republicans down. It is a shame that you bear the blame for people like Barney Frank and Chris Dodd for not doing their jobs as they were hired to do. Republicans will return after people have once again had all they can stomach of the Democrats and their liberalism.

Could I ask that the conservatives please stop assuming every nasty, angry comment is from a liberal. I happen to know plenty of angry people that supported this president and his policies. So please stop telling people, liberal or caonservative, how to deal with their anger. Because this is possibly their way.

Oh, dry up, Brian.

@trish May 29th, 2009 12:05 pm ET

He shouldn't be so certain that she DID vote for him!

Trish i laughed when I read this till i cried! Thanks!!

You liberals can't see 2 inches in front of your nose... Your hate is the ugliest thing I have seen in the country ever. Comparing what you say about Bush to the fact that you said it, put Bush ten notches above you on the scale of morals, honor etc...

Obama has changed nothing except labels...

It's a bit disturbing that W did not read any editorials, because he thought they were "predictable". Was that using the same clairvoyant power he had when he looked int Putin's eyes and saw his soul? He is saying that he deliberately created his own bubble beyond even the standard one of the White House. Perhaps it shielded him from having to think too hard. Now the GOP is in about the same shape as the country. Is the country and the party better off after his 8 years?

I'm sure he thinks the wives, kids, and parents of the dead and maimed soldiers are stronger too.

What an idiot.

Former Republican, show me the proof he "lied." That he intentionally deceived the public? Please, stop making up bs. You know nothing about intelligence gathering and what it entails.

One day maybe one day a republican will take responsibility for their failures–probably tomorrow because tomorrow never comes!

Obama is working like a mad man to stabilize the economy, ending the war and to create a better image around the world
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Can you present these facts please? We aren't out of Iraq and the new word is that we will at least be there a decade...the "peace force" even longer......we are still in Afganistan with people dying and deploying daily......... we have now moved into Pakistan and under Obama in the first week of office ordered attacks that killed many innocents with more dying each day. N. Korea is threatening us and the personnel that have been stationed there for 50 years and and lives there will be lost . Our economy is in the toilet, unemployment and foreclosues are up, businesses are failing, CA is bankruptand the Europeans are turing against him. I hate to burst your bubble.........but the time to stop blaming a former administration has come. He needs to present his promised change.

She is the best little stepford.A role model for young girls everywhere.Their motto is shutup and do what your told and never question me.

And all it cost was one little destryed city and two trashed countries. Ain't love grand.

Bush is such a good, decent man. I miss him in the Oval Office.

TOTUS, in answer to your question, rob posted 7 minutes after your initial, first post question. That's how long it takes some of these degenerates to actually read through and bash, bash, bash.

One fact: a $10+ trillion dollar war (and counting) based on unfounded causes, and in violation of international law. Moreover, it destabilized the region, because Iraq and Iran were fervent ENEMIES: Iran couldn't do much, without worrying about Iraq. US forces are drawn thin, and are currently unable to engage in a "true" war if one arises. Finally, thousands of AMERICANS have died, in addition to an untold number of Iraqis.

No President in three decades has done anything close to this travesty.

It is irrefutable that George W. Bush was a horrible president.

You may dissagree with his policies but try and remember people that Bush did what he did under good faith of protecting our country. His heart was in the right place.

With that said

I didnt vote for Bush either time cause I thought he was over his head, Cheney and Rove didnt help either. Cheney should be in Jail

** Sigh **

I wonder how many people spew hatred without once thinking about what they are building up in their own heart.

Karma and balance, there is no place for demons.

To the Bush supporters on here hoping for his return and declaring how great a president he was, only have to look as far as the voting booth to realize that they were the minority when it came to supporting the previous president and his agenda, and still are a very small minority who think he did a good job. I like calling the right wing republican evangelicals the minority. Minority, minority, minority.

No, Dan, we're watching history go down right now with who will end up being 'the worst president in American history'. Watching our great country turn into a socialist, whining, cowering, weak nation with the leader being the biggest traitor to it than others in other countries. It makes me sick to my stomach.

His marriage is probably one of the few things in which he has had success. Then again, who other than Laura would have him!

@ Jeff, who said "Moder day liberals cannot understand that freedom is often purchased with a price, and that price is the human capital that it takes in times of war. "

Wrong. The price we paid during the Bush presidency was the abandonment of every single fundamental belief upon which our nation and our society were founded. And whose freedom are you talking about anyway? Ours? We didn't purchase our own freedom by sending our young ones over to Iraq to die. We certainly didn't purchase freedom for the almost 5,000 who have died, nor for the 150,000+/- Iraqis who are now dead because of our invasion and our destruction of their infrastructure. Please explain how illegally wiretapping millions of Americans in violation of our privacy rights, i.e., one of the pillars of our freedom, was purchasing our freedom...you can't, it's a pradox. Explain how throwing out our belief in equality and inalienable human rights with Gitmo and torture, all because it was expedient, how that purchases our freedom. It doesn't, because it shows our freedom might just be an illusion that can be stripped away by the convenience of the moment. True patriots die upholding our beliefs...they don't live by trampling them.

To the Bush supporters on here hoping for his return and declaring how great a president he was, only have to look as far as the voting booth to realize that they were the minority when it came to supporting the previous president and his agenda, and still are a very small minority who think he did a good job. I like calling the right wing republican evangelicals the minority. Minority, minority, minority. That feels so damn good.

Teleprompter of the U.S.A.: ",,, How long before the hate-filled liberals start posting about him making all sorts of accusations that aren't true and can't be proven?"

Bush sent a couple hundred thousand American troops to Iraq because, his Administration said, "There is no doubt" that weapons of mass destruction were there in enormous quantity. So, we invaded Iraq, went trillions of dollars in the hole, and sent good men and women into coffins for no reason. The real bad characters were Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Darfur, but we blew our resources and precious lives due to one incredibly bad decision and now our resources have been spent – for nothing. Well,not for nothing. The world does have one less Stalinist dictator. However, the real weapons of mass destruction are still safe in Iran and N. Korea.

That's the first thing this "hate-filled Liberal" would like to mention. I could mention a few more, but I thought that one

To the Republicans: Perhaps if this jacka#$ Bush hadn't put our troops in Iraq fighting Saddam's regime, we might have enough manpower and resources to actually pose a threat to North Korea who actually DOES HAVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. You can thank your messiah, Bush for 'keeping us safe'... yeah.

This is not a liberal or conservative thing. Bush was better as not being president. That is why he has kept quiet. He knows he screwed up royaly. Yes conservatives miss him but we would endure more danger and problems under him bottomline. He did right by staying out of limelight. Now people want to put the current prez under the bus for the mess of the last administration and the party of WHINE!!

Your Republicans are total moron's the only thing this country walked away with after Bush left office is his stong marriage? The Idiot left a very weaken country.

I'm appalled...there's NOTHING to be gained in attacking Bush now, yet the comments on this board are about as hateful as if he were running in 2012, and delusional enough that I wouldn't be surprised if the authors didn't REALLY think he was running in 2012.

Behold what CNN's demonizing sensationalism hath wrought. All for a quick buck. How long til the yellow pen costs the red, white and blue its liberty altogether?

To the Conniver-in-Chief:
The end of your presidency came as a GREAT relief to many of us. I hope someday we can experience even greater relief when you and Cheney and Rove are held accountable for the damage you did to this nation, its people and our collective self-esteem. Offshored jobs, devastated economy, damaged enviroment and the rich got richer. It is a crime, what you did, and I will dance when you die like I did when Nixon did. I never thought I could hate anyone as much as him, but you have surpassed him by ight years. Good Riddance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am enjoying the recently contrived mantra of the right, that liberals are somehow filled with "hate", I suppose because we dare to evaluate and criticize actions taken by our leaders in our names. I thought that participation in government was being a responsible citizen. The bile that Republithugs regularly vent is driving away Christians, women, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, and working folks; soon it will be a small cabal of the wealthy and Christian Identity folks. Several folks indicate America is somehow better off after Bush than before...can anyone identify one thing that was better at the end of 2008 than it was at the end of 2000? Honestly, I want to know.

@phoenix86

You couldn't be more wrong. Bush made our country weaker. It's easy to run the country when you don't adhere to any laws. Dictatorship is a cake walk. When Bush didn't like something or worst didn’t understand something, he would break the laws and change the rules (like a 5 year old).

We are not China or Cuba, but the United States of America. That used to stand for something in the world.

Don’t blame President Obama for doing the right thing. It's harder to run the country when you abide by the laws and principles of our founding fathers. President Barack Obama is doing a yeoman's job in cleaning up Bush's MESS.

Why isn't this man in jail?

@pat May 29th, 2009 12:21 pm ET

Public opinion would be a lot more favorable toward President Bush, if the people had to stand in his shoes for just one week of his term.

What most do not understand, is he inheirited the terriorist that the previous president allowed into our country. He inheirited the economic crisis that went totally unchecked and even promoted under the previous president.
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Actually, Bin Laden was trained by the USA while Reagan was in office. I'd say blame starts there.

For Economics, I seem to recall prosperity and a budget surplus when Mr. Clinton left office.

The one truly inheriting a mess is Obama.

Rob May 29th, 2009 12:08 pm ET

Idiot liberals is more like it…godless, you "owe me" morons. obama will go down as the worst president in history when its all said and done. you voted for him…so go to hell with him
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See ya there!

SoCal Vet:

An educated and compassionate take on the presidency. We need more dem voting citizens like you. I may not agree with your vote, but at least I can tell you've thought about it.

Do you folks that bad mouth ANY president really think they do it all on their own? That would be a dictatorship. Since we are a democratic nation, Americans are responsible for any percieved or real American Downfall.

I believe that purported democrats forget what Kennedy said: "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country!" That really is the only way out of our messes at any point in history. Put aside your personal anger and personal agendas and work to make it better. Pointing fingers and placing blame is cowardice and escapism.

My relationship with my husband is always better after a nice relaxing vacation. So, it makes sense that former Pres. Bush's marriage is stronger after his extended vacation, oops, I mean presidency. I have trouble remembering that he was president when he spent more time at the ranch than he did at the White House.

Why aren't you right-wing Bush lovers in Iraq right now fighing his lie of a war? Well? Let's hear the excuses......I mean, the reasons....

IRAQ WAR = BUSH'S GREED FOR OIL.

Iraq war is all about having control over the Gulf oil and OPEC.

None of the 9/11 terrorists were from Iraq. Most of the 9/11 terrorists were from countries that are friends of US. Remember even in the London Subway bombings, all terrorists were from Pakistan, which is a friend of US and UK.

Iraq never had WMDs. UN arms inspectors said this very clearly. But Bush did not believe UN arms inspectors, he still wanted war, because his father had a war with Iraq in 1990. Bush admitted that Iraq WMDs was a mistake. Can anybody imagine this one mistake has resulted in how many deaths?

4300 US Troops have died so far. 25000 US Troops have suffered life time injuries. Our economy is in Shambles.

Some of you posters are just flat PATHETIC Bush haters and that is something that will never change.

And some of you call him an idiot.

As for me, them most intelligent idiot that we have ever had as president is in office right now.

How many of you are going to continue to ignore the corruption, lies, cheating, theft, tax evation, and distruction of America that is currently going on under this current administration.

Obama is raising taxes on the the poor, he lied.

Obama is socializing the banks.

Obama is socializing the car industry.

Obama wants to socialize health care.

My God, you people have no idea what is happening to this country, right under your noses.

After reading MOST of the posts – the Center for Disease Control is quite concerned with the lasting effects of BDS.

Seriously – you "enlightened" & "accepting" people who spew such hatred towards President Bush have real problems.

He's rested up from his 8 yrs of destroying our country and now he wants to rewrite history. Good luck GW. Liars like you, Cheney, Rove, etc count on people's good graces to forgive them, but what you've done to our country, only God can forgive.

Marriage is a great thing, MR. Ex-President-between a man and a woman-these Democrats and some lost Repubs can't see that for the "fog" that covers their eyes and "brains".....this country is headed towards "foreclosure" in a Demo basket!

Bush has torture, deceit, and a collapsing economy, what a legacy. The GOP seems to get amnesia when we talk about the root of today's problems. Obama is doing well considering the disaster the last administration left. Now if we can get rid of the party of NO we can move forward.

FORMER republican, NEVER again! May 29th, 2009 12:16 pm ET
911 happened on bushs' watch. How did he keep us safe?
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True but when was it planned? Since you are pointing fingers, let's point fingers! The following occurred during the watch of Clinton:
The 1st World Trade Center attack
The attack on te USS Cole
The attacks on te Americam Embassies in Africa
A strong response against any of these might have prevented 9-11!

To phoenix86;

I like to know what planet you are on, how can Bush keep America stronger, when the whole world was not going to back us in anything.
North Korea is a product of him saying at the State of the Union, the axis of Evil. They don't take kindly to insults. Bush left the Presidency with lowest rating of any President, that includes Nixon and Carter.

You right wing nuts calls President Obama Robin Hood? Well Bush and any Republican who takes from the poor to give to the filthy rich. Do you live in a well to do area, or someplace where there is poverty.

If anyone likes to have some good laughs, google Bushisms.
it would make you chuckle.

What a class act. . .I think when things calm down, we'll end up with a very different view of his presidency then we are being force-fed right now. Obama is showing signs of being blown about by the same forces that bedeviled the Bush administration, and every day seems to bring forth new vindication for the Bush administration, as Obama's initial attempts at economic stimulus and foreign policy fail dramatically one after another.

who says she voted for u this time! she might have been smarter than all of the hypocrit jesus freaks and old people that u scared into voting for u the second time around(remember all of the heightened security awareness threats before the election and haven't had one since). she knows you're an idiot and probably hoped the rest of the country knew the same.

Glad something got stronger...everything else you touch got weaker... I just wish we can persecute him for crimes against humanity.

It is also time for the POTUS to not use Bush's name to push forward. The golden rule!

Bethie in TX needs a history lesson. Bush inherited an economy that was sinking into recession as a result of the dot-com bust, etc. As it turned out, the recession was very mild under Bush's watch.

As for whether we are stronger or safer, the verdict is certainly still out on that one. Yes, 911 was on Bush's watch – but planning of that attack started well before 1-20-01 and was instigated by events that occured well before1-20-01.

All we've seen so far is that Obama's world apology tour has thrilled the Euros, but if anything, has resulted in more threats from rogue states such as Iran (their missle test in response to Obama's kind words) and North Korea (more threatening actions and words than ever before).

I'm glad that something got stronger for Bush. It wasn't America, it wasn't the level of respect for us from the rest of the world, and it certainly wasn't the fabric of peace, civility, and morality.

A failed presidency, proving once again that just because anyone can become president, not everyone should.

Conservatives want this administration to fail so they can regain power. Conservatism has no beliefs, no ideology, no vision. Conservatism is only a marketing strategy. It describes how to bring down an administration that might otherwise be successful, so they can increase their own power and wealth.

Therefore, they will oppose anything and everything, block, delay, prevent, stall, exaggerate, and defame while pretending to adhere to imaginary principles. Those principles, by the way, mean nothing to them when they ARE in power. During the Reagan, Bush, and Bush years, did we get smaller government, a preference for local control, a flag burning amendment, a gay marriage amendment, lower taxes on the middle class, or anything else they promised? I rest my case.

Conservatives want this administration to fail so they can regain power. Conservatism has no beliefs, no ideology, no vision. Conservatism is only a marketing strategy. It describes how to bring down an administration that might otherwise be successful, so they can increase their own power and wealth.

Therefore, they will oppose anything and everything, block, delay, prevent, stall, exaggerate, and defame while pretending to adhere to imaginary principles. Those principles, by the way, mean nothing to them when they ARE in power. During the Reagan, Bush, and Bush years, did we get smaller government, a preference for local control, a flag burning amendment, a gay marriage amendment, lower taxes on the middle class, or anything else they promised? I rest my case.

I love these conservatives saying "history will prove, blah, blah, blah". Ha, the fact is they don't read history; even recent history. They don't read Presidential Daily Briefings, they don't pay attention to anything but how to make a buck on war, lies, and deceit. I feel sorry for Laura Bush.

if I purchase a house and the previous owner sits down with me there and tells me, "watch that back fence, the dog next door comes in all the time and is vicious", and I don't do anything about it, then the dog comes in the fence and mauls my children, whose at fault.....me or the previous owner for not fixing the fence.....

Worst president in American History
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Actually, that was Jimmy Carter.........

Politics aside, I think Laura Bush held up well under the circumstances and deserves a lot of credit. She was a very likeable and graceful First Lady who earned, and deserves our respect for representing us so well. Any marraige, at times, can be tough enough; even without being the President and First Lady. The fact that Presidential marraiges survive, after the 24/7/365 scrutiny they had to endure for 4 to 8 years, is commendable.

Amazing the amount of liberal hate and vitriol. Bush says something benign and harmless and the liberals just react with vitriol. Some of you folks need counseling to deal with your anger.

Well, after all the damage that he caused, the only thing he's happy about is HIS MARRIAGE IS STRONGER. He's a strange man and a small man in my eyes.

Thank goodness he will never be known as a good president. He was horrible.

This is completely off subject but I am sick and tired of this same sex crap. I'm not a hater but everytime I look, this crap is on the web sights and cable new, enough already!!!

I can't tellyou how thrilled I am that your presidency had a positive effect on someone seeing how it totally screwed the rest of us. Thanks for sharing.

Phoenix86, are you losing your mind. You actually believe that the country was stronger and better when Bush was president. Do you live in this United States are what. Bush and his cronies have left our county in a horriable mess. Look at the many lives that have been lost over a war that should never have happened. Look at our economy and the thousand of peoples that have lost their jobs and homes. There are also, thousand of people that are homeless and have no way of getting another and the number of people that has apply for a little stubance from our wellfare department. When that runs out what will they do. I am so very happy that he is out of office and good riddence to him and Chaney. We finally have a President that is for the people and he listens to the people and understand what they need. Also, the white house is now open to the people and I for one thank God everyday for our new President and first Lady.

d84000 – I am a Christian (not a war-loving, gay-hating, greed-monger Christian from the South, but the old-school kind, you know, the Jesus-follower type – I know, that's crazy in these days of Neoconservative Fascism). Anyhow, I am offended by your Anti-American comment.

The nation I live in (The USA), was founded largely based on Freedom of Religion, and as citizens of a SECULAR-GOVERNED NATION, I have no problem calling Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, even sects of Christianity who act in ways I consider very non-Christian (i.e. Neocons), Athiests, etc., fellow Citizens.

Anyone who doesn't like it should move to a Fundamentalist Theocracy. Iran would be perfect for such Anti-Constitution, Anti-USA zealots.

You will change your mind ....Bush did alot off goods things for our country.....people will see down the road what a great man he is!

Where's the "HOPE"? Where is the "CHANGE"? All I see is Hate!!

Despite the "Messiah's" Change, it sure appears as if the foolish mind sets and blame games continue. Keep up the good work!

Several people think Scott Stodden is an idiot so do I.

Public opinion would be a lot more favorable toward President Bush, if the people had to stand in his shoes for just one week of his term.

What most do not understand, is he inheirited the terriorist that the previous president allowed into our country. He inheirited the economic crisis that went totally unchecked and even promoted under the previous president.

When people are making money, they put blinders on and can not see that the bubble was going to burst in the worst way. Too bad for the ones with the blinders on.

We are all wishing for Bush back. Obama is sending us nothing but trouble. He needs to go back to Chicago with his kind of people.

Worst president in American History

That's actually very sweet. I have to say that I am very impressed with how respectful of our current president he is and for that I respect him. Good luck to the former President.

Thank you Mr. President for not bowing down to your political detractors. You kept this nation safe and I hope the best for you and your family. Also, what a great display of class in not criticizing the current administration. You have shown integrity and true leadership. Your decision to lead our nation to war to fight a hate-filled enemy was a just decision. Moder day liberals cannot understand that freedom is often purchased with a price, and that price is the human capital that it takes in times of war. These liberals running congress today would have even opposed FDR when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. They truly are pathetic. So, God bless you Mr. Preisdent and God bless your family.

When one takes the Presidency of the USA as seriously as one does ownership of a baseball team, then maybe it isn't so hard to be President.
And when one creates a legacy of constitutional abuse, trampling civil rights, cynical defiance of international law, selling out to Big Industry, rampant corruption, the destruction of the middle class, nonchalance in the face of natural disaster, scientific ignorance and national financial ruin...then maybe it IS harder to be a relative.

I'm just glad that George W is no longer our President. I like him much better when he isnt the President. haaa!

Scott Stodden, you ought to do some research before you speak. Most of the mess came from the liberal democrats.

Spoiled little rich son had the family pay his way the presidency. What a joke for a president. Laura should have left him a long time ago, but thenagain, who is Laura really. Glad he is gone and I never want to see a Bush in charge of anything in the United States again. The only reason we went to war was because Sadam was trying to take out Bush Senior and Bush Jr said that he would get Sadam for that, At What Cost to the American people and the world. Bush is an idiot

Bush: 'The information we got saved lives'

Really, where?
Did it save any of the 4000 dead Americans in Iraq?
Did it save any of the 200,000 dead Iraqi's?
Did it save one single life in the US?

Just repeating your "torture saved lives" mantra doesn't make it true.

When one takes the presidency as seriously as ownership of a baseball team, I guess it isn't very hard to be president.
And when one creates a legacy of constitutional abuse, trampling civil rights, cynical defiance of international law, selling out to Big Industry, nonchalance in the face of natural disasters, rampant corruption, scientific ignorance, and national financial ruin, then yes, maybe it IS harder to be a relative.

Well we all know that Bush's predecessor can't possible say his presidency made his marriage stronger, now can he???
What say you, Billy Boy??

President Bush: Thank you so much for keeping us safe for seven years! You are a good man; thank you for serving our country, you did your best. Don't let the loons on the left get you down.

Does security make everyone who attends his speaches go barefoot? I can't tell you how much I'd like to throw a shoe at this guy's face. It should become a national past time...like hotdogs at a baseball game or sticking our noses in other sovereign nations' business.

Oh George. You are at your best when you don't talk. Do us all a favor please and slip quietly away into oblivion.

Bush should be waterboarded.

Despite the little regard I have for him, I have to concede that George W. Bush has expressed a truth that most Americans never think about; that is, the difficulty of the Presidency on the immediate family members of the President. We all imagine how great it must be to live in the White House, but none of us truly contemplates how awful it can also be.

Mr. Bush you spent 2/3 of your Presedency on vacation, which is true, and Obama is working like a mad man to stabilize the economy, ending the war and to create a better image around the world. I don't know how history will judge you, but failed Mr. Presedent.

Teleprompter of the USA. The way you think and write is what is tearing America apart. Are you saying that all conservatives agreed with 43? The office of the presidency is bigger than its occupant. When an accusation is made, do not assume that the accusations are personal. 44 has only been in office for a few months, and your type has already made over one million accusations of him. Grow up, you don;t own America; its for the people and its people speak freely. When all is said and done, most americans love their former presidents. I've always liked 43 as a human being, but not some of his policies.

911 happened on bushs' watch. How did he keep us safe?

The same leftists here whom I'm cetain have rally behind Bush right after 9/11 but later hated him for anything and everything under the sun, would do the same and turn on their golden boy Obama before too long.

Pushing massive tax cuts for the wealthy, while waging two wars (one of them built upon lies) coupled with unregulated banking led to the economic debacle, thus weakening the US abroad and at home.

This is the real Bush legacy and he can not escape the truth.

I'm glad his marriage made him stronger. But his leadership turned this country into a disaster and the laughing stock of the world. This joke caused the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, treated African-Americans in New Orleans like dirt during Hurricane Katrina, sent our brave men and women to die for NO CAUSE, 9/11 happened under his watch, he put the extremely important Israeli/Palestinian conflict on the back burner, etc. etc. But hey, I'm glad him and Laura are making more 'whoopy' in their Texas Ranch.

The only reason he and Chency are lying about torturing those people is to save their butts from jail and a war crimes trial in The Hague. I can't believe the brainwashed people here who think this guy actually made the country safer....he made us more vulnerable by the Iraq war, torturing, getting our country very deep in debt to China and elsewhere by borrowing to fund the Iraq war and hiding it from the American people, he and Cheney dodged going to war yet they are responsible for over 4,000 soldiers losing their lives and thousands more maimed for life. They sent our National Guard to Iraq, and the deep-water equipment letting New Orleans drown, fired US Attorneys for not prosecuting people in order to gain political advantage, stole two elections and lied about everything, still lying.

I believe President Bush made this country safer for doing the interrogations. I also beleive President Obama has been making this country a lot less safe. It's not his fault though, he just hasn't got a clue as to what he is doing on any topic, economy, national defense, healthcare, judges, etc.

I see the party of "tolerance" is anything but! Your hatred is cause for a name change to the party of tolerant social, leftist, liberals, who only tolerate social, leftist, liberals. Just wait until inflation kicks your social, leftist, liberal behinds, just wait for a VAT (Value Added TAX). You hate Bush so much, then please explain the love for a man who is closely following Bush policies (foreign and domestic), except without the Czar support!!! Still waiting!

@ Rob

You are such an idiot!!!! No other way to say it, Idiot, idiot, idiot.

Consevative state you can not judge Bush only history can but yet you make a silly statement like that 125 days into Obama presidency.

Phoenix86 you are just talking from the side of your mouth, you need
To remember 911 happen on Bush watch....history will judge Bush but Chaney was the one giving the orders. How did Bush presidency made America stronger? Obama is not weakening the US. He is turning this MESS (BUSH) INTO A MESSAGE. Get real. One thing I must say I do admire Bush for not bad mouthing the President.

May 29th, 2009 11:58 am ET

The Bush presidency made America stronger as well. Unfortunately, Obama is rapidly weakening the US both in foreign and domestic matters.

History will judge Bush much more favorably than Obama.
(Phoenix 86)
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You are so wrong it isn't even funny. How can you possibly say that we are stronger now? Bush took a thriving economy and borrowed/spent it into shambles on an unnecessary war. He has given our enemies plenty of ammo with abuses & torture of detainees, and by keeping them unlawfully at gitmo. He lied to us about the reasons for going into Iraq-even changing the reasons when no WMDs were found. IMHO, Bush (along with Cheney) will be judged worse than Nixon. At least Nixon's lies didn't lead to the deaths of 4000+ soldiers and untold thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians in a "preemptive" war.

We don't know yet about Obama, but I highly doubt that he could ruin our country more than the Bush administration already has.

Kevin in Ohio – funny how you can't even defend the man, you just harp on us PROUD Liberals. BTW, being called a Liberal is wonderful, wouldn't want to be a conservative if my life depended on it, I have a conscience as well as morals.

I think if we all think about it, liberal and conservative, unbiased we can say that no matter how bad a president we feel GW was (I am one of them), that he had to make some of the most difficult decisions a president has had to make. I don't believe Bush is to blame for all of the mess we are in now, two wars, economic meltdown, housing meltdown, etc., but he could have made decisions or put policies in place that would have prevented much of it.

At the very least, I will thank George W. Bush for being our president and serving our country, hey AMERICA did elect him twice (I am still dumbfounded by that and I am from Texas), and at least he did not quit or make excuses.

I think Bush's first mistake and maybe what cost the country the most was picking Cheney as his VP. There should be no doubt that Cheney and his right-wing buddies were running the country and Bush was their puppet.

@ phoenix86 May 29th, 2009 11:58 am ET

History will judge Bush much more favorably than Obama.

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IDIOTS will judge Bush much more favorably than Obama.

No Rob the real jerk is now in office.

Republican Presidents Ronald Regan and George H.W. Bush and CIA supplied weapons to Taliban and other Muslim separatists to Disintegrate USSR in the 1980s and 1990s. These weapons were used in Bloodshed of thousands in Kazakhstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Azerbaijan So now Russia is supplying weapons to Al Quida to Attack US. Russia is supplying weapons to Somalia Pirates. Russia is supplying nuclear technology to Iran and N. Korea.

Who is a bigger threat? Russia or these Guantanamo Detainees?

George W. Bush followed the foot steps of his Father. George W. Bush misled us into Iraq war, where as the actual culprit is Russia and not Timid countries like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Republicans are Warmongers. Republicans will always have us in War. No more Republicans. Thank you very much. We don't need 650 lbs Gorillas like Rush Limbaugh.

This response is towards Susan. "Fooled you twice" ... what made you believe that after fooling you the first time he wouldn't do it again? Its the weak people like yourself that let this country fall into what it is today by voting for him the first time let alone the second time!!!!

To phoenix86, how much did they pay you to say that? Every day is a new and better day since President Obama took office. He has been given this horrible mess that the last regime got us into but he is turning this country around. Jobs are coming back, we will get a health care package for everyone. We will be out of the mess in the middle east and get on to alternative fuels. We will take measures to stop global warming, remember bush and co lied and said it wasn't happening. This is a new and wonderful day.

The real question is that the Dems. were all for the war and now they flip flop..[no spine] Pretty sad

remember Bill Clinton sad there was WMD

May I vomit now?

Minnesotan May 29th, 2009 12:03 pm ET
"Thanks for all the failed decisions, failed policies, economic catastrophes, rampant corruption, borrow-and-spend waste, cronyism, doubling the national debt, record Pork Barrel Spending, and the steaming pile of manure you left behind, you incompetent fool."

Sadly... it's all happening again

"How long before the hate-filled liberals start posting about him making all sorts of accusations that aren't true and can't be proven?"

Give us an example. Almost every single criticism of Bush has been proven true by real facts and real evidence. Iraq DID NOT have WMDs. Bush DID ignore relevant memos and documents indicating an impending Al Qaeda attack. Bush DID create Gitmo and DID torture people and that DOES violate international law, every principle upon which our country was founded and basic human rights. Bush DID engage in extraordinary rendition. Bush DID create a massive wiretapping program that violated the Constitutional privacy rights of every American citizen who was tapped. Bush DID create massive tax cuts for the wealthy based on trickle-down economic theory and it DID continue the trend started by Reagan of the already-wealthy becoming more and more wealthy while the middle-class kept receiving the same salaries. The list goes on and on and NONE of it is debateable no matter how blind you choose to be.

What a great man....We can only pray for this much integrity going forward.

Bring Bush back. Enough of Obama already.

Wow this guy really wasn't running anything, was he.

correction to the previous issue "faith in a Christian Nation" ... Obama had not right to indicate that the USA was not under one God with Christian overtones. He is wrong and should be repremanded for such a comment.

Looks like the hate filled liberals beat you to the post. The ringing of their bell is getting really ugly and sickening... The-Most-Closed-Minded folks ever... The worm is turning...

Bush haters, get over it already. He's ten times the president NObama will ever be.

I would just like to say one thing to President George W. Bush, thank you so much, we are so honored for the mess you got us into, this is all your fault.

Scott Stodden (Freeport, Il)

I still agree that history will remember Bush more fondly than 2008 did. Imagine all the information he had to process to which we weren't privy in every decision.

A lot of people bought the Obama sales pitch because they were frustrated. But look what happens: He gets in office and has to learn and deal with all the classified details of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan etc. And the economy had much more in play than Obama could ever plan for standing outside looking in as he was.

Perhaps as our current president expands military and lengthens stays and continues to spend tax money on credit (oops! how many Americans fell in to the debt trap without politicians' help?) then people will be willing to take a more un-biased and perhaps more educated look at our last president's tenure.

Your approval rating at the end may have been low, Bush, but there are at least some of us that will remember your efforts with gratitude.

[...] President Bush says his presidency made his marriage stronger.  How nice that SOMEBODY benefitted.  It made the nation immeasurably weaker, less moral, less an [...]

Phoenix66 get your head out of the sand. Look I'm a Democrat voted for Obama and will gladly vote for him in 2012. I knew W would be a disaster as Prez when he was selected, not elected in 2000. Nevertheless, l don't hate Bush. He just should have never been President, his own family thought so and according to this article neither did Laura.

I am glad President Bush was my President he was a great President and history will bear witness to this. Bush stood up for America and didn't bow to dictators like the current Administration. America will one day pay the high price for Obama's reign. Over spending, abortion, gay issues, right wing issues, faith in a Christian Nation, not standing for anything and falling for everything. He tries to please the very people that tried to destroy the USA. YAH BUSH!

We don't care.

Speaking of IDIOTS JOHHHNNN, he wasn't even president a year prior to 9/11, oh but I forget, it's his fault for forest fires, tsunami's, common colds, the fact we haven't found the cure for cancer....ummm, what else...?? I'm sure the list goes on. "You people" are pathetic.

Booo booo

Bush bad Obama good

We're a better country because of your presidency. Thank you, George Bush.

I wouldn't want his Karma nor any of those who believe in what he did.

Bush contends that the pressure of the White House made his marriage stronger. What he did not explain was why Laura, a person we assume possesses reasonable intellegence, would marry a drunk. Do you suppose it was because of his family's wealth and power?

his personal reflections are more worthwhile than his political excuse-making.

Teleprompter of the U.S.A. – sorry but it was PROVEN that he lied to us to start a war that caused over 100,000 innocent Iraq lives and over 5,000 USA soldiers. Those are FACTS. If you can live with that then that is your karma.

Go away. You literally killed much of what was great about our country. In a just world, you will be sitting at the defendent's table in a court of law.

Idiot liberals is more like it...godless, you "owe me" morons. obama will go down as the worst president in history when its all said and done. you voted for him...so go to hell with him

I am amazed how you can live with your guilt.

Can anyone follow where his conversations go yet?

Spoken with TRUE CLASS!!!!!

Yep, the vitriol from the liberals is coming forth as expected. Ya know, I thought liberals were supposed to be the ones with a "heart". I guess I'm wrong. Nothing but hate from them. No heart. No brains either.

"You know Laura bought this house sight unseen. At least she saw. I didn't. It was like a faith-based initiative."

What? If she bought the house "sight unseen", she didn't see it beforehand. Also, the metaphor is inept. Faith may be based on believing on things unseen, but faith-based initiatives should be made with a clear vision of the project. Weird.

If I spent 25% of my time on vacation I would think my job was easy too.... as he cuts brush in Crawford, do you think he even realizes he's NOT president anymore?

This lump of slime belongs in prison for war crimes.

Poor George, still an idiot. "He was an idiot before president, he was an idiot during president, and he is an idiot after president" to paraphrase him.

He shouldn't be so certain that she DID vote for him.

Thank God this man is not running our country anymore.

One of the greatest Americans to ever hold office.
Wish he was back in office.

Someone please help us in 2012!!!! Anyone!!!! Hopefully someone with some nads.....

Well I'm SO glad his marriage is stronger. But it's still a sin that he left the country weaker, and worse off, than when he came in to office. Thanks for all the failed decisions, failed policies, economic catastrophes, rampant corruption, borrow-and-spend waste, cronyism, doubling the national debt, record Pork Barrel Spending, and the steaming pile of manure you left behind, you incompetent fool.

i am not interested to hear what Bush says. he fooled me twice in elections.

Every Word this Idiot speaks is a LIE.

Yesterday he said, "The information we got saved lives".

What an Idiot, he is.

Why did he not get information prior to 9/11. So that 9/11 could be prevented.

WHAT ABOUT THE INFORMATION OF IRAQ's WMDs. This information was falsely created to mislead for obtaining support for war.

4300 US Troops have died, and this Jerk says, ""The information we got saved lives"".

Even a 2nd Grader will not buy his story. Bush is misleading us once again.

Grrr! Arrgg! Bush! Rrrrrr! Grawl!

like anyone really cares what this jerk has to say

The Bush presidency made America stronger as well. Unfortunately, Obama is rapidly weakening the US both in foreign and domestic matters.

History will judge Bush much more favorably than Obama.

Holy cow, an article about bush. How long before the hate-filled liberals start posting about him making all sorts of accusations that aren't true and can't be proven?