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May 29, 2009

Cafferty: Feelings toward former President Bush softened at all?

Posted: May 29th, 2009 01:20 PM ET

Former President Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush board Marine One following the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

While Former Vice President Dick Cheney hasn’t been able to keep his mouth shut since leaving office, the former president has been largely silent. Until last night that is.

Speaking in Michigan, George W. Bush repeated Cheney’s claim that the enhanced interrogation program — what some people call “torture” — was legal and helped get valuable information that prevented more terror attacks… and saved lives.

The former president told the crowd of 2,500 people that after 9-11, he vowed to take quote “whatever steps were necessary to protect you.” Bush said after the capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, he wanted to determine what means were legal to get information from the terror suspect.

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James Hart		May 29th, 2009 1:40 pm ET I hate him more every day.
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