said. For all the people saying GWB will be known as the worst POTUS in US history, they obviously haven’t read much of our history. In fact, most of the people saying that probably only know history as far back to Reagan, so that’s all they are comparing GWB to. Indeed, GWB will be known as a POTUS that dealt with one of the most trying times that our country has faced since the Civil War and certainly since WWII. Even the problems that FDR dealt with cannot compare to what President Bush had to deal with in his Presidency. Time will go by and emotions will ease. Further, as people realize that Obama isn’t perfect either and being POTUS is indeed challenging, they will no doubt ease up on the criticisms.

With the exception of official events, the occasional “special envoy” request, the “national chair” of this or that relief effort, etc., George W. Bush will be a far less visible former POTUS than either of the other still-living former-Presidents not named Bush.

The reason is simple: class. The Bushes have it, Carter and Clinton don’t.

Also, how many times have we heard about donations to the George W. Bush Presidential Library in the last four months? Granted, there has been a recession, but that hasn’t stopped Obama from raising hundreds of millions for transition, the guv’mint from spending truckloads of cash on the inaugural events, or the Yankees from spending more than the GDP of most nations on three players. Surely, donations to a Presidential LIbrary could have been solicited… I’ve not heard or read about that at all. Quite a contrast to the Linda Rich, Hugh Rodham, etc. talk that was ubiquitous back in early 2001.

While I’m comparing the waxing days of a presidency, this line has got to rankle: “President Bush is recognized all over Africa as the best friend in the White House that continent ever had.” Who could forget the “Don’t You Love Me/Rainbow Tour” Clinton took on the taxpayer dime in his last four months? That man spent more time in his last four months playing dress up in native garb and getting his ego stroked the world over than he spent spent actually governing for the bulk of his second term. “The First Black President”? Heh. Seems that accolade is forgotten.

Not Bush — stayed at home, stayed low-key, and powered-down rather than continuing the masturbatory show of importance culminated by a chintzy grand exit, with the fine silverware clanking around in the luggage.

“I’m going to make coffee for Laura.” What a perfect answer.

Have a nice retirement, President Bush: you’ve earned it.

I mailed him a hand-written thank you note from our family. I hope he gets many of those, so he knows.

I think that many of us will look back to the Bush years with some fondness and nostalgia in the very near future. For now we are come to a very dark period in American history.

is that he is a man of honor. In light of that, I expect that when he dies, the MSM will pull the same stunt they did with Reagan, proclaiming what a good president he was and denying they ever said a bad thing about him. History may not regard him as one of the best presidents ever, but he will surely be placed well above average, possibly even in the top 10.

I salute you Mr. Bush, you’ve worked hard and protected our country to the best of your ability. May your retirement be blessedly peaceful.

As a conservative I simply can not agree that I will look back on the presidency of George W. Bush with any fondness. The man I voted for in 2000 did not give me the presidency and leadership I expected.
From campaign finance reform to the almost destruction of the Republican party… Huge deficit spending the likes of which haven’t been seen before (at least until 44 issues his first budget). The immigration fiasco and the ridiculous idea to invade Iraq without nearly enough troops (and the completely stupid idea to disband the Iraqi military and police forces)…. While we have been safe and I do applaud him for that, I am afraid he leaves the Republican party in even worse shape than Jimmy Carter left the democrat party, and that is not a good thing.

Dear President Bush and Vice President Cheney, Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney:

Thank you for your service to our nation. May God watch over you and protect you.

Many regards,

SFC (Ret) Timothy Jones
C-1/116 Infantry
Virginia Army National Guard
Lovingston, Virginia

Please enlighten me? If I hear one more person say that they can finally breathe after these eight years, I scratch my head. What was keeping them from breathing or being? Was it only drama and BDS that caused such statements?

Honest, I do not get it. Was President Bush causing them to wake up surrounded by doom and gloom? I think not and I am truly baffled.
As I watched the swearing in, I felt sad, knowing that the class, and grace of GWB and his wife will not be presiding.

In a sense, with a new President, I wonder if I am breathing. Heh. Yep, I am still here. Phew! I thought since the man I voted for wasn’t prez that I might be surrounded by doom and gloom and struck by lightning.
Goodbye, Mr. Bush. You will be missed.

God bless President Bush.

As this day ends for me, I am going to sleep tonight feeling like something is missing behind/under me. Hard to put a finger on it, but I feel different. I don’t know if I will ever feel this way about our new President but I don’t think so. I never attributed a feeling of security with a president before but I did with President Bush.

After Bush won reelection in 2004, because I knew that come what may, he would face it–not perfectly, nor with finesse and “diplomacy,” but with courage and straightforwardness.

The feeling yesterday was the hair on the back of my neck standing on end–as though I now needed to watch my back, because we now have a leader who is bent on appearance and appeasement above all else.

I echo Thomas Paine’s sentiment, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”