Bush seems at ease as presidency ends

[sabra]

Source: Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – After eight years of days carved into five-minute increments, each begun with an update on mortal threats to the nation, President George W. Bush said Thursday that he's eager for a more carefree life in Dallas.

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"The routine is gone," Bush said, relaxing in a high-backed Oval Office chair, sounding both wistful and a bit relieved that soon, the burdens will fall to the next president. "Being a type-A personality, I'm confident I'll be able to fill my days with activities."

In an exclusive Dallas Morning News interview with a dozen days left in his presidency, Bush expressed few regrets over policy fights misplayed or opportunities lost. He displayed an ease some might find remarkable for a president who has recorded some of the highest and lowest approval ratings in history and who leaves office with the economy teetering and two wars unresolved.

For him, the days ahead will bring bike rides on trails he hasn't yet ridden. An office at Preston Center. A memoir. Maybe some baseball games, though he's not sure if he'll get season tickets for his beloved Texas Rangers.

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"This is not going to be a 'George Bush Is a Wonderful Person Center,' or the 'Center for Republican Party Campaign Tactics,' " Bush said. "It's going to be a place of debate, thought, writing, lecturing."

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[Skittles]

1. fucking sociopath

[opihimoimoi]

2. SELFCENTERED SOB never thinks for the Nation...only of his sorry ASS

I hope he chokes on more pretzels the size of basketballs

He is one sick asshole...

[KansDem]

3. Is this really "news?"

This is almost as bad as the NPR reports of Cokie Roberts about Bush's "charm offensive" during the 2000 campaign.

Almost as bad...

edited for spelling

[Scooter24]

4. One of my favorite stores is at Preston Center...

You can tell how overjoyed I am for the possibility of running into Bush while shopping for dress shirts. :sarcasm:

[Kutjara]

5. Of course he's at ease. He's accomplished everything his masters ordered him to do.

Mission way more than accomplished!

[deutsey]

6. Beat me to it. He was a smashing success...

to those interests he served, anyway.

[blm]

17. b...b...but, I've been told that global fascism is just nutty conspiracy theory.

You mean to tell me Bushes really DID/DO have a fascist agenda?

Coincidence theorists would be funny if they weren't so gawddam much a part of the reason why this nation has NO ACCOUNTABILITY for its government anymore.

[MADem]

7. They've finally got his dose right, apparently. nt

[xxqqqzme]

8. '..."It's going to be a place of

debate, thought, writing, lecturing." ....

All disciplines he has no idea how to attempt.

[ClusterFreak]

9. "seems at ease"?

That's easy enough I guess when you reject all introspection and self-doubt, unlike normal humans.

What a lugan.

[totodeinhere]

10. Of course he's at ease. He doesn't give a shit about all of the damage he has done.

In fact, he is proud of it.

[GreenTea]

11. Not a care in the world, Bush & his buddies stole our treasury & everything else, now let Obama

and the Democrats take the blame - Fucking Republicans!

[sarcasmo]

12. Booze does calm the nerves.

[Gwendolyn]

14. Especially when you don't have all those people telling you that you should stop now.

[Virginia Dare]

15. It also makes you mean and stupid...case in point...n/t

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

13. I wonder how a Type-A personality does in a 5x5 cell.....

Plenty of routine in Jail, maybe that will get him back on par.

[Solly Mack]

16. Of course...he rides off into the sunset...free

As for this..

"This is not going to be a 'George Bush Is a Wonderful Person Center.....It's going to be a place of debate, thought, writing, lecturing."

ROFLMAO

[Barrett808]

18. Oh, he'll definitely be filling his days with activities...defending against the war-crimes charges

Which can't come too soon, as far as I'm concerned.