Former US president George W. Bush told a group of his White House aides at a breakfast Friday that he is “trying to regain a sense of anonymity,” an event attendee confirmed to AFP.
Bush also told the group that he was pleased former vice president Dick Cheney had taken a lead role in defending their national security policies, declaring: “I’m glad Cheney is out there.”
The former president, who also touted his administration’s domestic agenda, said he was resolved to keep a low profile and indicated he did not want to be a thorn in the side of President Barack Obama.
“I have no desire to see myself on television. I don’t want to be on a panel of formers instructing the currents on what to do. I’m trying to regain a sense of anonymity,” Bush said.
“I didn’t like it when a certain former president — and it wasn’t 41 or 42 — made my life miserable,” he said in a reference to Jimmy Carter, who infuriated the Bush White House in 2007 when he accused the administration of allowing the use of torture on terror suspects.
The online political publication Politico first reported the remarks at the breakfast, which was closed to the media.
Second to last paragraph about Carter summarizes it well. I didn’t agree with everything he did while in office (immigration, spending, etc.), but he was (and still is) a decent man, with a respect and dignity for the Office of the President. I only wish he would have defended himself more, while in office, under constant (and often libelous) attack by the left.
Barrack Obama was touring the countryside in his chauffeur-driven limo. Suddenly, a male donkey jumps out onto the road, they hit it full on and the car comes to a stop.
Obama says to the chauffeur: ‘You get out and check, you were driving.’
The chauffeur gets out, checks and reports that the animal is dead.
‘You were driving; go and tell the farmer,’ says Obama.
Hours later, the chauffeur returns totally plastered, hair ruffled with a big grin on his face.
‘My god man, what happened to you?’ asks Obama.
The chauffeur replies: ‘When I got there, the farmer opened his best bottle of whiskey, the wife gave me a slap-up meal and the daughter made love to me.’
‘What on earth did you say to them?’ asks Obama.
‘I knocked on the door, and when it was answered, I said to them, I’m Barrack Obama’s chauffeur and I’ve just killed the jackass.’
Here is what Obama needs to have set up to talk to a few school children. He still needs to have the teleprompters, and even his glorious podium with the Presidential Seal. Not much room for kids there, huh?
I guess the secret service guy in back keeps eye out for any terrorist-type-8-year-olds with tea partying parents…
Romney at CPAC: “In case you didn’t hear the late-breaking news, the gold medal in the downhill was taken away from American Lindsey Vonn. It was determined that President Obama is going downhill faster than she is.”
Remember how the left constantly made fun of Bush, over his pronunciation of nuclear? Well say what you will, but at least HE knows the difference between corps and corpse.
It was twice on that video, and as I understand it from the news reporting, a total of three times, so it really is how he thinks you say corpsman.
Say it with me now, Mr. President… corpsman… “kohr-muhn”. If you’re still not sure, click on the last link and then the little speaker icon beside the word.
Vegas, baby! You can’t get more American than this… gambling… smoking.. drinking… and guns!
So the first thing I see when I step out of the plane into the terminal in Las Vegas was a bunch of slot machines… shocker, right? and then this ad…. Love it!!
Never shot a full-auto Tommy gun, I’m so gonna have to do that! Might have to get a suit, bowler hat and cigar and do it Winston Churchill style, though. heh.
and then this ad…. Love it!!