'president' Bush: 'I always felt it was important not to pass tough issues on to future Presidents'

[BurtWorm]

He gave it his "all," he said. Woo fuckin' hoo.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/bush-agai... /



George W. Bush, now the former president, flew to Midland, Texas, after the inauguration this afternoon and told a small welcoming crowd much of what he has been saying in his farewell speeches and interviews over the last few weeks. But in light of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address today — and the new president’s stark repudiation of what his predecessor left behind — Mr. Bush’s speech almost seemed like a rebuttal.

“I always felt it was important to tackle the tough issues today and not try to pass them on to future presidents, and future generations,” Mr. Bush said. “I never took an opinion poll to tell me what to think. And I’m coming home with my head held high and a sense of accomplishment.”

Much of his speech was a defense of his presidency and his decisions, particularly after 9/11 when, he said, “we liberated 50 million people from the clutches of terrorism.”

Perhaps his dominant theme was that he believed he did the right thing, even if it wasn’t popular and he tried to make the case that popularity didn’t matter. He leaves office with the lowest poll ratings of any president in modern times.

“There were some good days and there were some tough days but every day was an honor to be your president,” he said. “I gave it my all. Listen. Sometimes what I did wasn’t popular, but that’s okay, I always did what I thought was right.”

[marylanddem]

1. unfuckingbelievable.

[tabatha]

2. yeah right - you have no idea the crap you have passed on

"I always felt it was important to tackle the tough issues today and not try to pass them on to future presidents, and future generations"

[Why Syzygy]

3. Wow. Like FAILED foreign policies?

Two FAILED wars? FAILED economy? FAILED civil liberties?

He'd rather just leave a pile of ashes I guess.

[flakey_foont]

4. oh, really?

that dog don't hunt

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Reminds me of that Far Side - bird looks into fridge and said "who ate middle from all spiders?

Bush ate the heart out of the country and left Obama the legs.

Do all the tough stuff? Bush preened and played cowboy....and left Obama nothing but the tough stuff.

[AndyA]

6. There are just so many things wrong with that speech.

But I'm glad he didn't pass on any tough issues to Obama.

Like:

1. Two wars.

2. A failing economy.

3. Huge deficits.

4. Soaring unemployment.

5. Entire industries collapsing.

6. Strained relations with other countries.

Thanks, Bush, for not dumping this shit on the guy who followed you into office.

[FightingIrish]

7. Yesterday this anology occurred to me.

Bush was like the great impostor who poses as a brain surgeon. He actually attempts a delicate surgery, totally botching everything. He leaves the operating room with his victim in cardiac arrest. That image hit me after reading this great article in Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/02/bus...

[indepat]

8. I guess passing on a royally-fucked economy and banking system, burgeoning bankruptcies, deficits,

and unemployment, and crashing stock market are not tough issues to pass on to a new President, not to mention two wars.

[Fire1]

9. I just know that had to be sarcasm.

[polly7]

10. *ing narcissistic sociopath

A million dead in Iraq and 4 - 5 million displaced, infrastructure destroyed ...... 'liberated'?? The only thing liberated was Iraq's oil from Hussein's grip. Sickening liar right to the end.

[supernova]

11. What pathology compels him

to say the exact opposite of reality?!?!!



It's really striking how this is a regular feature of his behavior.

[driver8]

12. How far up one's ass can one stuff one's head??

Unbelievable!

Nope -- no tough issues here; just a couple of wars and a recession/depression.

Fuck you, Shrub.

[Avalux]

13. Holy Shit. Now I really want to know what his private note to Obama said!

Bush is seriously messed up in the head to say such things. This country is a disaster because of what he did and Obama will have to clean it up. Amazing.

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Later today, he'll get a statement showing what his blind trusts are worth.

"Mah 401k lost 2/3!! WTF is this shit! Heads need'a roll!"

The tough issues which apparently needed to be dealt with were the dual curses of freedom and prosperity. That's one thing that Obama won't have to worry about.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. Whatever it takes to get you through the night, right george?

Delusions and gallons Jack Daniels, george. Yeah, that's the ticket!

[Ezlivin]

16. He certainly gave his vacation days "his all"

Bush was so dedicated that he spent 490 days of his eight years on vacation.

I haven't had 490 days of vacation in the last 30 years of my life!

[Z_I_Peevey]

17. Holy crap, look at all the set dressing in that photo!

That man has a serious insignia addiction. Someone had to design and manufacture a room full of "Welcome Home, Junior" seals, signs and doo-dads.

Can't somebody just dress up like Barbara and tell him he was the best president EVER so he'll shut up and go away?

[rfranklin]

18. He's emperor of Texas now!

They can have him.

[spanone]

19. iraq, iran, no. korea, afghanistan, economy, katrina etc...all your clusterfucks junior*

remember junior* if you're explainin' you ain't doin'