...he won't be returning to Austin after his term is up. (Hooray, hooray!...a joyous cheer arises from the town...). Not that I ever really thought he'd want to come back to a blue* island (*even bluer recently, largely thanks to him..) in a sea of red, but it's good to know he has solid plans to retire to "a nice place in Dallas." That's far enough away for me. Sympathies to my friends in Big D, though.
This little factoid and more came from a book debuting tomorrow (9/4/7), called "Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush" by Robert Draper. Draper's unusual access to Bush and others around him tells more about the President's personality, values, and thinking processes than the public has ever seen up to now. Judging from excerpts published in yesterday's New York Times, I don't think Bush will be altogether pleased....
Anyway, other than getting a "nice place" in Dallas, what's his great ambition as revealed in the book?
Wealthy boredom.
Seriously. Well, it is all he's really qualified for...
This little factoid and more came from a book debuting tomorrow (9/4/7), called "Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush" by Robert Draper. Draper's unusual access to Bush and others around him tells more about the President's personality, values, and thinking processes than the public has ever seen up to now. Judging from excerpts published in yesterday's New York Times, I don't think Bush will be altogether pleased....
Anyway, other than getting a "nice place" in Dallas, what's his great ambition as revealed in the book?
Wealthy boredom.
Seriously. Well, it is all he's really qualified for...
But absolutely zero mention whatsoever of anything remotely like the selfless volunteer activities of other, older ex-Presidents, like his father GHW Bush and Bill Clinton, who've traveled the globe tirelessly in support of victims of natural disasters like the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina (despite their own significant health problems),
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton (left) George H.W. Bush (right, in USAID cap) surveying the shattered village of Lampuuk, Indonesia. Only 700 of its 6,500 inhabitants survived the tsunami. Bush and Clinton visited Aceh province, asking if the relief effort could help resolve a decades-long insurgency and calling on the government to ensure that American funds are well spent.or Jimmy Carter (bless him), who's not only literally built houses for Habitat for Humanity,
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but has dedicated his life to peace via conflict resolution around the world.
No, George Jr.'s, post-Washington plans are basically to slack off and collect huge $um$ of money..he expects to take it easy and add to his estimated $20 million as needed with occasional high-paying speaking gigs. Speaking? Bush... speaking? (!)
"I'll give some speeches, to replenish the ol' coffers," says Mr Bush. "I don't know what my dad gets - it's more than 50 to 75 (thousand dollars a speech), and "Clinton's making a lot of money". Holy Ironic Retirement, Batman!
Maybe he's automatically in their league as a highly-paid speaker because he knows the secret Presidential handshake... but G.W. Bush has got to be one of the worst public speakers on the planet...he's just so bad at it! Although I guess it might be interesting if he'd agree to take questions from his audiences, but you know he won't. He can't.... he's still not that swift on his feet, y'know. Come to think of it, he's not that good at speaking, period, much less answering questions. ...or abstract thinking, or, well, any thinking. Or riding his bike..or eating pretzels...wow. How has this idiot managed to live as long as he has?
So.. with almost unlimited resources, what does President Bush Jr. hope to do with his free time between the occasional speaking gigs? Well, again, not a whole heckuva lot.
Mr Bush pointed out that when his time in office is up, he will be only 62 and "really young". Uh-huh, sooo you're going to back to the old 'party-hearty-Marty'?.... Apart from the joy of getting bored, he is looking forward to setting up a "fantastic freedom institute in Dallas" for young democratic leaders around the world. After all, he's proven so adept at spreading democracy...(Sing it with me.. "H-i-t-l-e-r, Y-o-u-t-h...") ,
Any plans other than that? Well, no, not really. "I can just envision getting in the car, getting bored, going down to the ranch.”
You go George; we can't wait. Really. Go!
No, George Jr.'s, post-Washington plans are basically to slack off and collect huge $um$ of money..he expects to take it easy and add to his estimated $20 million as needed with occasional high-paying speaking gigs. Speaking? Bush... speaking? (!)
"I'll give some speeches, to replenish the ol' coffers," says Mr Bush. "I don't know what my dad gets - it's more than 50 to 75 (thousand dollars a speech), and "Clinton's making a lot of money". Holy Ironic Retirement, Batman!
Maybe he's automatically in their league as a highly-paid speaker because he knows the secret Presidential handshake... but G.W. Bush has got to be one of the worst public speakers on the planet...he's just so bad at it! Although I guess it might be interesting if he'd agree to take questions from his audiences, but you know he won't. He can't.... he's still not that swift on his feet, y'know. Come to think of it, he's not that good at speaking, period, much less answering questions. ...or abstract thinking, or, well, any thinking. Or riding his bike..or eating pretzels...wow. How has this idiot managed to live as long as he has?
So.. with almost unlimited resources, what does President Bush Jr. hope to do with his free time between the occasional speaking gigs? Well, again, not a whole heckuva lot.
Mr Bush pointed out that when his time in office is up, he will be only 62 and "really young". Uh-huh, sooo you're going to back to the old 'party-hearty-Marty'?.... Apart from the joy of getting bored, he is looking forward to setting up a "fantastic freedom institute in Dallas" for young democratic leaders around the world. After all, he's proven so adept at spreading democracy...(Sing it with me.. "H-i-t-l-e-r, Y-o-u-t-h...") ,
Any plans other than that? Well, no, not really. "I can just envision getting in the car, getting bored, going down to the ranch.”
You go George; we can't wait. Really. Go!
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