The president speaks on Obama and regrets

Mr Bush what you say is a little too late, the damage has been done under your watch and I don't think I need to lay it out in detail. However, after you leave office, you should, like other past Presidents, spend your time creating financial support and programs to help and honor our troops who have been harmed in so many ways from this foolish war you raged. Begin by traveling the country, on your dime, and visit our soldiers ( marines, army,sailors,national guards and anyone who served in your war) that have been wounded mentally and physical and are forever changed. Be their advocate for the required help they need now and for the rest of their lives. Make sure Washington does everything possible for them.
When you are done, which should take the rest of your life, go to Iraq and serve all the innocent people and families you have harmed raging your WAR! And see to it you provide as much help to these people as you did destroying their country and way of life, and maybe the Iraqi people will allow you to open a library in your name. President George W. Bush mission accomplished!

So sad to see the far left loonies still spitting nails at Bush...
How long will it be before they focus their hatred on President Obama?
Only time will tell, but I'm betting that it will be weeks rather than months.

Politics are more of a circle than "right" or "left" go too far in either direction and people end up in prison or graves. At this point in our history, the far left poses a greater danger than the far right.

We can only hope that the Center will hold.

That's the thing with Bush - you never know who is going to show up, whether it is the good George W. or his evil twin Skippy, the one who thought it was cool to tape firecrackers on cats' tails. I have more than a few regrets about the last 8 years, one being that I didn't put my own effort into the Gore or Kerry campaigns. Hell, I would have quit my job and campaigned for Gore if I'd know that we were going to get hit with a war in Iraq, a torture camp, suspension of key portions of the Constitution and the incredible arrogance of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld and the pack of fools known as neo-conservatives, along with the implementation of their bankrupt philosophy.

It is often said that a man is known by the company he keeps - that will no less apply to George W. Bush and his presidential legacy.

My only regret is that his administration hasn't been impeached YET.

History will be kind to Bush... Are you f-ing kidding me? Well, i guess it depends who writes those books, and at this rate we'll all be illiterate in the future.

Every major department under the Bush administration failed miserably and utterly when we most needed them. Department of State, Defense, FEMA & Homeland Security, Education, EPA. Talk about phoning it in! History will remember it well.

He expressed regrets about relatively minor things. He did not express regret for leading this country into an absolutely unnecessary and terrible war, he did not express regret for pushing tax cuts for the rich that helped lead to incredible deficits. He did not express regret for trampling the constitution with illegal wiretaps. Then of course there was rendition, torture, ...
He has no idea how awful he was/is.

Lol posts 1 and 2. You are both a little more than bitter. It is not 'the left'; this person did not do well as president plain and simple, and it wasn't 'the left' that demonized him as much as it was 'the right' that followed him no matter how ridiculous his actions and reasoning. In the end, it is everyone who criticizes him and his administration for its real shortcomings.

I'm not on 'the left', I'm in 'the middle'. But wherever I am--this left, or left media, or whatever! is completely crap and people really need to reign in their mis-aimed hate. When mistakes are made, and people call them out, even if you don't agree, you don't go ahead and label them--that's pure childishness that we've allowed into the governing of our great country. It is the pure crap that we’ve let the lowest of our politicians shovel to us, but in the end, it is still us who have failed to use our God given intellect. You hate a party, you hate a group? Think about how idiotic this is when we are one people. You can disagree with an idea, or disagree with an ideology, but try to avoid hating this leftist Democratic strawman that has been built in the most ingenuine and intelligence insulting way. You’re losing site of what this is all about.

Bush was such a great president, he stood for doing the right thing, and kept up the fight on terror overseas. We owe this president the big thank you for a job well done. We knew what Bush stood for.
Obama flip flops on all the issues, I am praying for him (Obama) that God will get hold of his heart and save him, so he can lead this country. Please all you Christians out there help me pray that god will deal with Obama and come to know Jesus as Lord.

Bush taught me how awful it feels to hate, You have to give it up! And then you contemn yourself for doing so.

Bush was the worst President since Herbert Hoover. He will be used as the low bottom mark. However I don't think Obama could of been elected if it weren't for Bush. He set the stage for enormous change that no one could of foreseen, so that maybe a great thing. We have a great Country. We are trying to find our way out of the dark, and I am proud to be an American again!!!

The Bush administration has been an unmitigated disaster, and I can't believe that history will view it any other way. The only question about George Bush's legacy is how much is due to him directly, and how much is due to his failure to control Cheney, and to a lesser extent, Rumsfeld.

I'd love to sit down with Bush and read Angler out loud to him.

In order to restore faith in the rule of law, the US Anti-torture Act of 1994 (18 U.S.C. § 2340A) must be applied to outgoing members of the Bush administration, and let the chips fall where they may.

Thus the worst Presidency in history finally ends.

Bush and Cheney have been wrong more than right in everything they've done. The military response to 9/11 was righteous, but was soon followed by an illegal, poorly considered invasion of Iraq (no WMDs, OOPS wrong agin!!!), which has squandered an unacceptable amount of American blood and money. All over oil and personal vanity. I don't know where Bush found the time to hand over the wealth and control of America to his business cronies, who continue to loot the till like there's no tomorrow. TWO mistakes? You gotta be kiddin me. The blunders committed by these fools are unforgivable and will cost us all for decades to come.

so, he regrets only that one statement, and the one banner?

no regrets about letting al-qaida off te hook as he did... no regrets for squandering the strength and resources of america in his war of choice i9n iraq?
no regret for the energy policy, and it;s inevitable consequences for the populace?
i knew he was ignorant by choice.. living in his own fantasy, but no leader oft he free world really has that luxury....
instinct alone xcannot captain a soul,. let alone a nation.. direction must be LEARNED , and NOT merely guessed!

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Mr. Clark, the President in waiting is Barack Obama, not Obama Baraka. Perhaps you should at least learn the names of our public officials before sharing your profound knowledge.

Bottom line, though, he pumped $5 Trillion (about $15,000 per person) in borrowed money into the economy to avoid the tough tax-or-spend questions that real politicians (like Balanced Budget Bill Clinton) were courageous enough to address.

We are now spending approximately 20% of the federal budget on paying interest on debt raised by Republicans. I'm pleased Bush is feeling gracious, but I'm feeling "indebted" in ways that are not flattering to his record.

Was is necessary to make this mockery before leaving? Just leave!!

No matter what you may say about it, HE DID STEAL THE ELECTION! That was so rigged!!

History will indeed judge him better. Unfortunately it will be a couple decades. Anyone care to venture how Gore of Kerry would have done, faced with his circumstances? Sure, he could have been a bit more charasmatic, but gotta hand it to him for being so purpose-driven in his convictions...never wavering.

I think President Bush is very sincere and honest person. I also believe he did more to African-Americans than any other president did. His appointment of African-Americans to the top government positions indicates that he is fair and honest. I wish him and his family happiness.

I believe George W. Bush is a fine man. This has been a tough time in history for many many Americans. I wish that I had prayed for him more often. I did not vote for Mr. Obama; however, I will pray for his leadership to be reflective of God. I hope that we can come together again and make American a country that helps others, loves others and is the example for freedom. Let freedom ring my friends!

Only two regrets?
President Bush EARNED his criticism by pushing for a war in Iraq that was built on flawed intelligence, acting unilaterally and with complete disregard for diplomacy, attempting to expand the powers of the presidency beyond the bounds of the Constitution, falling asleep at the helm on 9/11, neglecting the Katrina crisis, pushing our nation into debt while pushing for the removal of important corporate regulations, denying the environmental crisis, giving lobbyists unprecedented influence in the White House...
Bush may or may not be a bad man, that is not for us to judge, but he was certainly a bad President and he let down his nation, especially those who most needed him, more often than can be counted here.

Ah...the Lefties can't even be generous in victory. How do you people live with so much hate in your hearts? Honestly...give it a rest. You're going to give yourself an anurism.

The Left has demonized the president for 8 years...like a bunch of petulant children who didn't get their way they would rather tear the country apart with their rhetoric, than simply "be". History will be kind to the president, you will still be angry.

History will not be kind to this president. Two wars, bankrupting the treasury, multiple distasters on the homefront, nepotism, incompetency, damaging the constitution will be his legacy. I remember an interview with Laura Bush during the heat of the Iraq war. She was asked what he reads. He was not reading about the history of the middle east, and arm conflicts, or the history of western intrusion in these conutries. According to Laura Bush, he was reading about the life of presidents. Now you tell me, what the hell is a presidents doing reading about the dead presidents.... This was a man not worried about his country, his soldiers, but about his legacy... Indeed, history will be very harsh to this man and will judge him as weak, un-intelligent, and remote.

"I won’t sink to the level I saw from most Democrats."

What a classy, back-handed remark.

W shouldn't be blamed entirely for the mess we see on Wall Street. Much of the blame lies with Phil Gramm and the deregulating members of the DLC (like Bill Clinton).

But W shredded the Constitution, vastly expanded the power of the federal government, and violated human rights laws. So much for freedom and small government.

It is amazing to see how the Democrats are still bashing every Republican. Unity huh? In four years we may be better off or we may be paying the highest taxes in the world. Obama's programs are not free. Many look at the health care system in Canada and want to have that system. Ask a Canadian what he pays in taxes and government fees each year. Obama is not the messiah, he will be faced with enough problems on his own without the hate being spouted by his party causing further division in our country. The election is over, at least for most of us. it is time to be Americans again not red or blue.

I pray that the media will put more stories like this in the spotlight. Our leaders need encouragement to unite rather than fuel for a fight amonst their own team. We are not a red or blue nation, but a red, white, AND blue nation.

I always felt GWB was a decent person who had a limited world view. Rather than get up to speed, he put his trust in the neoconservative ideologues like Cheney and Rumsfeld to run his foreign policy. On the one issue where he did exercise some practical expertise gained as governor of Texas — immigration — he was excoriated by the right-wing base. I'm not saying the immigration bill was perfect, but it was at least more pragmatic than the simplistic bulld-a-fence strategy of the right.

Where I have more faith in Obama is in his instincts for hiring talent for his team. No president governs alone, and I have hope that we'll see better picks from No. 44.

I only hope the supporters of Bush can be half as gracious as he has been. I feel sorry for Bush because I think there were others running the show and undoing regulation, making sure the war mongers profitted, etc. I don't think he had enough intelligence to forecast the disasterous results of corporate greed carried out to the extreme.
And the right wing has really scared themselves into a corner where they believe the trash that has been fasely circulating on the internet about Obama. They have made up some serious lies.. I pity those fools.

Bush was manipulated by the far right - i.e. conservatives, Christian fundamentalist, etc. I frankly think that he is too intellectually challenged to realise that he was a puppet for those crafty right-wingers such as Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, etc. I wish him and his family a happy retirement and I do sincerely believe that while history will rate his IQ in the lowest percentile as far as presidents go, however, history will report that there is not one mean bone in this man's body. Shame of the ultra right for taking advantage of a disadvantaged individual in order to do their sordid bidding.

The only way that history will be kind to GWB is by having revisionists come in and gloss over the miscarriages of justice and trampling of the U.S. Constitution by Mr. Bush's administration. GWB should be up on charges for high crimes like lying to get into a war and violating his duty to uphold the U.S. Constitution by denying american citizens their right of habius corpus. Also, come on people, where was he when things went wrong over the past 8 years (Katrina, 9/11,Sub-prime regulation, market price spikes )? It is wrong to not hold him and his administration accountable for this atrocious presidency. Morons who have only to say that an uncritical news peice on Mr. Bush is "fair and balanced" should be ashamed of themselves.

It is easy to critical of those who serve, especially when the only news most people get is what the press wants to write about. The American People think they
know what is really going on, but we only get 1% of the facts....
A good example of our reporting is that the only world news you get is on the internet by reading world newspapers and watching the BBC.
Thank you President Bush for bringing the war to those that to harm us, rather then
waiting for them to attack us again on our own soil.

Totally uncharacteristic of Bush to speak this way. I wonder what will be uncovered about the Bush administration in the years to come.

We had so many years of prosperity and a good economy. Then bush takes office and we get attacked. Everyone wanted revenge. And bush gave them that revenge. The attacking Iraq was a great idea Most supported it. But then after we removed Saddam. The terrorists used Iraq to destroy International and public opinion of the USA and the Bush Admin through guerrilla warfare tactics and bad press. Bush had a perfect and proven track record when he came to office. His track record was ruined by history and War. I personally do not dislike him. He did the best he could and made mistakes. Proves hes human. Now we have a new President coming and he is new and may bring a fresh perspective to our problems. GL BO

From someone who never voted for President bush, and does not support alot of the policies that he persued. I wish Him the best. And I know that He does not deserve the Blame for all of our problems.

I'm not a huge Bush fan, but why does everyone say that Bush started the Iraq War? Let's review, the UN let Saddam break 17 resolutions stating they must let the world look for their weapons of mass destruction that the entire world "knew" they had. Finally, after many other countries failed to back up their words with action against a disgusting murderous human, a group of countries took that mass killer down. Of course the US led the charge, we are the best military force on the planet, its our duty. Frankly, the world is a better place, one mass murderer and all of his cohorts are dead and the people of the middle east now can see that Muslim rule of law is not the only place and will maybe begin to change. For goodness sakes, perhaps women will one day be actual citizens over there.

Amazing how Bush starts to get weak in the knees in his final days. The least popular president in history mainly because he never really understood the idea of being a diplomat. He had one of the best chances ever as a president to address the world and truly become a world leader on Sept 11. If he had only said "now is the time for all people to learn to live together as one" and "now we are going to figure out why this has happened". He was the worst ever and it will go down in history as exactly that. The most arrogant, ignorant and obnoxious of all presidents in my lifetime. I feel totally confident that Obama will be one that listens to others and seeks out the best in the people that he puts into the appropriate positions. What a concept-A leader who looks to others to help him lead. Please, Mr. Bush-no tears-no regrets and no sympathy as you have brought all of this on yourself. Please leave office quietly as you are not going to be applauded by anyone in this country or the world.

In those quiet moments of his post presidency, George Bush will have many more regrets. He and his administration will be remembered for its insecurities, arrogance, ignorance, incompetence and embarrassing ways.He will be remembered as the worst president in American history. To think that America, the greatest country on earth had, as its president, George W. Bush for eight years is simply preposterous. It will take years for the nation and world to recover from this debacle.

Great leaders know when to seek advice, reject advice, and think for themselves. A concept Bush never understood.

Bush, Cheney, Rove, et. al.; all meanspirited and antiiellectually motivated. But, the real villains are those constituents who blindly backed them and many of whom still have tunnel vision about all the damage that has been done. Shame on uninformed Americans who, as someone said about Palen, wear anti-
intellectualism like a badge of honor. This past 8 years truly have been destructive ones for ua all. Perhaps the good to come out of it is that most Americans and many other people across the world have been awakened to what can happen with the wrong people in control.

Bush is a total idiot and spent 8 years in the White House screwing up all the good things that Clinton did. Just read the top of this very article. Bush is so stupid and inarticulate. He can't even speak a normal sentence: QUOTE:

This will be a fantastic experience for he and his family ???? WTF????? LOSER.

I wonder how many Americans are aware of what's really going on-- how and who really run the government in this great nation. If only today's citizens search deep into the history of our beloved country, many would be surprised, and no too pleasantly. Oh, that some will understand President Woodrow Wilson's amazing regret he made public not too long before leaving this world!!! In elementary school I learned about my resposibility to PRAY for our President, and those in administrative positions, whoever they are...and to this day I have not forgotten that lesson.

may peace be with you, your service to this great nation will be remembered by all.

Only regrets things he "shouldn't have said"? At least he can think of shortcomings this time - chalk that up to experience. What about not fully committing to capturing or killing Bin Laden? History will only be kind to Bush if his warmongering somehow manages to instill long-term peace over a region with a culture still harboring anger over the crusades. And since he regrets things he said, maybe he regrets calling it a "crusade." At least now there is hope that our new president will choose his actions as wisely as he chooses his words.

You've got to be kidding. What a joke. Feel sorry for this sick little man? This guy sanctioned so much nasty, evil business in our name. Innocent, COMPLETELY INNOCENT, people were tortured in vicious, sadistic ways by military, CIA, and private contractors in Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan and secret CIA prisons worldwide. Hello, people. We have lost the moral high ground b/c of Bush. When we talk about human rights or equality or democracy, people roll their eyes. They say "yeah, right, ok my friend". What a joke. In a just world Bush, Cheney, Scooter, Condi, Wolfie, Karl, and all the rest would be sent straight to prison for war crimes.

OK come on really, he could have been a worse president, and you have to wonder how much of what he has done has been based on top secret knowledge. what information does he have that is top secret that makes most of his decisions, good decisions but from the outside, to the american people look bad. He probably wont been seen in ten years as a bad president and it would be good to let everything that was stirred up during his presidency settle before judging him. Now I'm not saying he did well on everything, like Katrina was really bad, but how much of the war do we really know about. There is only so much you can do in the middle of an economic crisis. I also agree with Richard Clark, how much bad advise did he get from his cabinet. A president is sometimes only as strong as his cabinet in some areas and the areas he or she doesn't know best. In that case his cabinet is just as much to blame as he is. So please don't be to hard on bush when only a very select few people know the whole story.

It is telling, is it not, that President Bush can only say now what should have been said a long time ago. I, too, wish this man no harm but do hope that after he returns to Texas that he will have the time and the psychological safety to take stock of his years in office and come to grips with how his Presidency was squandered, and the country shattered by his actions. Clearly, as a nation we must insist that our leaders are up to the task. Mr. Bush was clearly in over his head and whatever skills he thought he brought to his position was quickly outstripped by the mass complexities of the office.

The country deeply regrets giving this cretin the reins of power. He's a pathetic excuse for a human being, on every measurable and intangible level. He has trashed the US Constitution at every opportunity, and for these offenses alone, he should have been impeached. If the last congress had shown any backbone at all, he'd be in leg irons today. This has truly been the Dark Ages for the US, these long eight years. We are finally emerging from this long national nightmare. and all intelligent Americans can see this. Now let's all get behind the first DECENT man in the white house in 28 years.

History will not be kind to the Shrub. His legacy will be that he supported policies that enriched his (already) rich friends. And it lead to many injuries and deaths for common Americans.
I saw his folksy speech on TV and it made me want to vomit. He thinks this country will forgot all of his blunders, disregard for the Constitution and overall arrogance. We will not.
January 21, 2009 could not come soon enough!

Bush failed more than he succeeded. He failed to control spending, couldn't spell VETO for six years. He failed to mange the military, allowing Rumsfeld to destroy the military and ignore IRAQ after winning the war.

But his worst fault was bringing religion, his personal view of religion, to the running of government. He put uneducated political hacks in government agencies with authority to review and demand changes in professional and scientific reports. One such jerk demanded that scientists precede every use of the word evolution with "theory of"; that particular jerk had lied on his resume and was dismissed.

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OK, so now we give the guy a pass? How ridiculous! HE is the President. HE is responsible for what has happened in Iraq. HIS administration has put us where we are. Yes, it is well known that Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld etc. were the aggressors, but Bush is just as responsible. The "crybabies" are the people with the guts to say what is wrong. So now that he's almost done we just forget that the war is unjustified? Tell that to the families of the soldiers who have been killed or injured. If we keep allowing things like this to happen, it will repeat someday. There are plenty more like him.

Oh, I'm sorry- I forgot. The left has been wrong about everything. The war, WMDs, the environment, the economy, Bush's incompetence. Crazy liberals. What do they know?

If history is kind to him, we will never advance.

I wish Bush had been this humble and forthcoming for 8 years, instead of the last 8 weeks of his presidency.

I believe that history will show President Bush as a president that had the best interest of our country in mind. He made some mistakes, but he also made many tough good decisions that were not popular - yet were needed.
Thank you President Bush.

Well I think this is again nothing more than a lie from Bush, the great!
If he really regrets screwing up a great country then he should donate all the money he has added up to his family owned oil and ammunition business in past 8 yrs.

GeeDubya ends thousands of American lives, causes tens of thousands of American wounds, and extinguishes hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi lives in a war started for unexplained reasons, while blowing trillions of dollars of our money, and all he regrets is saying a couple of "less than artful" lines?

Unbe-frickin'-lievable.

He is likely to develop and market his own barbeque sauce when he gets back to Texas. Or maybe he will shuffle along the beach alone with his pants rolled up like Nixon did...

Obama supporters need yet another reminder that Congress led by the firm of Pelosi, Frank and Reid have a lower approval rating than Bush. Now in the co-pilot seat next to PF and R, their One is going to end up making Bush look good. The major come-uppance for the whirling-propeller/90-day-wonder, no wait, whirling-propeller/two-year-wonder (inflation) will be that His supporters that drank the most kool-aid will be the first to turn on him a year into Jimmy Carter II. It will be like starting the wave at the stadium.

well the leftists can blame him for the economy; but economists know its cyclical. History will not blame him for this recession; nor should it.

I'm a Democrat who voted for Obama, even so, I supported the war in Iraq. I was appalled, however, by how the occupation was handled, and how the Powell Doctrine was abandoned. If Churchill had invaded Germany in 1933 preventing Hitler from coming to power all we would remember is the "waste" of British lives and treasure in bringing down a two-bit dictator in a protracted war and occupation. No millions dead, no economies in shambles, no countries torn apart, to weigh against the costs would or could be considered. Not equating Saddam with Hitler, but the consequences of not invading Iraq will never enter into the equation.

History will judge him on his actions, not on his demeanor. Iraq, Katrina, the economic crisis, firing of the U.S. Attorneys, domestic spying, Guantanamo, and not catching Bin Laden. These are permanent marks on his record.

You can ask the Republicans ousted this election season if Bush should have some additional regrets.

I voted against Bush in both elections. He's a decent man, just simply in over his head. Now Cheney and Rove and decency- that's a different story.

Why do people care about our international image? If i remember correctly we are Americans. I think we care so much about what other countrys think that we've turned ourselves into a weaker counrty. Call me old fashion, but this is America love it, or leave it. President Bush was faced with some horrible circumstances and did as honorable a job as possible. I am very upset that Senator Obama won the election, but unlike the democrats I will still support my President, even though I do not agree with him.

George W. Bush kept us safe and secure for 7 years. He stood tall and defended our nation against dozens of serious terrorist attacks. In due time we will miss his honesty, solid social values, and stability of purpose. I pray our future leaders will have such a tremendous record of success in securing our nation from attack. R. Christopher

The comparison with President Truman is a good one. President Truman had strong convictions as does President Bush and our critical nature does not allow for less than instant success. Trumans' firing of General MacArthur , ending the war in Korea and dropping the bomb were all controversial but proved to be the correct decisions. If Iraq succeeds as a democracy, Bush will be considered a great president. An unpopular decision is not always a wrong decision. It's hard to change 1,300 years of hatred towards the West in less than a decade. Populism wins elections but not history.

The Republicans and Conservatives will always do what the others wont or cannot do, to protect America and get our hands dirty. The Democraps will always make excuses, cry, and blame others for their own mistakes. I like Clinton and George W. I voted for both. Most of the jerks I know of in life are Democraps. Like anything else, there are a few good but very few. The whole premise of America was built by the Conservative standards. Men make mistakes and good men admit them. I have not seen a Democrap President admit their mistakes for a very long time now. Remember Bay of Pigs and John F. Kennedy? That was the biggest mess and could have gotten us into a nuclear war. JFK over stepped his power and yet I never have seen an admitted mistake or anything close to that from him. There is nothing thtat you cantype that will make that go away.

I truly think George bush was a Great President ...He believed in Americas freedom and he fought to protect it .Despite all is mistakes he Kept America safe and not forgetting the world. Well-done George you did a grand job .Lets remember no one has a sliver bullet to fix world .And George bush was steadfast in is leadership and we should admire him for is strong convictions..

George W. Bush has been an unmitigated disaster for our country. History will, and has judged him as such. Good riddance President Jerko.

to Keith B :

hey Moron, Bush did steal the 2000 election - he never shoud have been the prez.

For those of you that make negative remarks about our President, didn't your parents ever teach you to have respect for those in authority? You can have respect and still not be very fond of someone. Think about what you are teaching those who watch and listen to you. You will never have respect for others until you first respect yourself.

So he doesn't mention his complete fumbling of Katrina?

"Regrets, I've had a few.........but I did it myyyyyy way.."

yup, he did it his way and we are all gonna pay dearly for it.

I think history will look back on not only him, but Americans that voted him in, not once, but twice,to be the leader of this counrty, and say, "What were they thinking"

Really, folks, the time to speak no ill of a man is after he has died, not after he retires from his job. The question at hand is not whether deep down Bush is a good person, an older but wiser person, a regretful or profound person. The question is whether he is a knave or a fool. His presidency was a disaster in every regard, and it is either because he came to power with a Norquistian desire to destroy the government and offer the spoils to his buddies, or because he was utterly incompetent. I would hope it's the latter, but fear it's the former.

You don't have to hate the man to dislike his presidency. He is nothing more than the embodiment of right wing ideology - he was everything they wanted. And, yet they realised after they got him that they didn't want such a president.

I feel a little sorry for him - he just ran for president with his misguided ideology --- it's the American people who elected him.

I'm really happy that Bush regrets of some of his doings. Any way people do make mistakes. I wish you good luck and may God forgive you.

Sincerely, I've never thought President Bush to be either stupid or callous. However I think the lesson of his presidency for the sake of history will be that Ideology should be no more indicative of success than experience. I believe President Bush, when our nation most needed it, consistenly made poor decisions (blame whomever you want, but it ain't called commander-in-chief for nothing!) . Going forward, I pray the President-elect Obama will be mindful that his job is not to be the anti-bush/republican, but rather to leader who considers equally what is the best interest of America, her people, as well as the impact on
the real world. Reaction is easy, taking a long view requires pragmatism. This is something that I beleive the nation and indeed the world could use alot more of.

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George Bush should have only ONE regret.. and that's the day he decided to let Dick Cheney be his running mate.

He should have admitted to his regrets about going to war in Iraq. This has been the biggest and the costliest mistake of his presidency. Also, what about apologizing for the biggest economic collapse by pushing deregulation? Even now he is not being honest with the american people. I don't buy all this stuff about him being profound. He had plenty of people advising him not to be an extremist and arrogant and he ignored all of them because he is not a man who governs by choosing the best course of action based on ideas. He is first an foremost an ideologue!

be postively into out future, wish new president the best , anchor our country be world leader again .....

I believe Bush and Co. have a lot to worry about. They have broken the law and the American people have voted against them. His sweet talk for the press about his meeting with the president elect is an effort to cover this up. In a just society he has crimes to answer for.

I, too, think history will be much more kind to President Bush than many Americans were.

Many great presidents were demonized---and assassinated--for being great men. Few were more hated than Lincoln. I think President Bush is a great man and history will bear that out.

Some things were left out --- we have had a President who catered to the fringe right wing of his party (the only way to get elected as a Republican) -- then the far right literally hijacked a once-sensible party. From there -- eight years of ant science (more to the point -- "dumb" and false science) -- lying and distorting facts to support thwarting stem cell research, letting our environment go belly-up, losing sight of where education in this nation should be going -- like wishing Creationism should be taught in public schools --- We have stagnated in so many areas, regressed in some. In my humble opinion, Bush is NOT a demon -- he is just plain ignorant and wanted this copuntry to be likewise.

History will not be kind to Mr.Bush .The public record of his incompetence, belligerence, and sheer avarice will stun anyone well into the distant future. No use trying to blame Rove and Cheney - the President is responsible for the policies of his administration. We don't vote for puppets in the USA.

Hubris is for the Gods to judge.

Lets see 12 total comments to right now. 1,2,4,and 12 appear to be people who can think
3,6,8, and 10 are fairly neutral
5 and 7 are negative
and 9 and 12 are the reason our country has a huge divide. The hatred is unecessary.
The election is over. Try to find something else to turn your anger and bitterness toward

King George wants us to like him now. I'm overcome with shock and awe. Go in peace, Mr. President, but go -- far, far away

HISTORY WILL PROBABLY PORTRAY PRES. BUSH NOT AS A BAD PERSON, BUT AS SOMEONE WHO LACKED THE BRAINPOWER TO COMPETE WITH ( READ: CONTROL) HIS HANDLERS: CHENEY, ROVE AND RUMSFELD.

President Bush had events thrust on him and did the best job any president could do under the circumstances. The information he was given about Iraq was heard by all members of the armed services comm. and they all agreed that military action was required but Bush got all the blame when the info was determined to be incorrect.
In coming years after the current events have run their course, Bush will be recognized as one of our great leaders.

Mr. Clark, the world hate our country with or without IRAK. IRAK was a poor excuse.

Regrets? What about U.S. missles and bombs slamming into innocent Iraqis homes and neighborhoods, a million displaced families, over 4,000 American soldiers dead, another 30,000+ seriously wounded while Osama bin Laden hid away, torture of non-combatant civilians, the creation of countless more anti-american terrorists than previously existed, the setting up of no bid contracts that bilked us out of billions and the list goes on and on. Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz are all criminals who should be indicted, tried and convicted of complicity in breaking nearly every law known to man, moral and otherwise.

There is a way we all are when we speak from actual experience, a bit more humble, a bit less certain. Barack's experience lies in his growing up as a minority and still believing in what this country represents in the world and what this democracy offers each individual the right to try to do for themselves. This can be a presidency that is more about democracy than about politics. I hope we all give it a chance to be so.

George was the privileged son of a political dynasty. He thought he was entitled to the presidency, as did his family. His entire life of preparing for the presidency was filled with people who enabled him, fixed his mistakes and covered for him. The result was that he never learned what it took to rise to the occasion and take full responsibility until it was too late.

This is why the US is not a monarchy, those who are raised to think they are born to rule are usually incapable.

Those who work hard and are sought out to lead are the truly exceptional leaders. In America, the president is first and foremost a public servant. We rejected being ruled. Instead we have a system where the people determine who is best able to lead. I hope it never changes.

Ol’ Dubbs never ceases to amaze me. A fantastic experience for Obama and his family? Do you think he has any comprehension of the mess that he is handing over? You’d think that he just handed him the corporate yacht for the weekend. What a buffoon.

Bush is blamed for everything from the Economy to Loss of jobs. Bottom line the world economy was rocked hard from the 9/11 attacks and we are just now seeing the effects of that great disaster.. millions of people are loosing jobs worldwide.Yet most of people are too ignorant to really know whats going on. So they blame bush on mistakes hes made and don't pay any attention to his accomplishments. Which this list is very large. Bush held this country together in a time of crisis. Pulled the American people together to fight the terrorists and we supported him. He ousted a horrible dictator and yet because we are facing hard times now he is not treated like absolute garbage by ignorant americans and europeans.

To Madman: Worry not that you may yet become illiterate! You are too hate-filled to experience any other circumstance.

I feel confident that my intent to continue to "bash" the Bush administration is a righteous thing to do. My intent and commitment to continue to "bash" Bush and his cronies is not a "left wing" based action. It is based upon a fair analysis of the facts, the primary one being that the Bush administration continually bashed the Constitution of the United States. There can be no foregiveness for a mortal sin of this magnitude. The investigation of Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney's wrongdoings should be intensified and documented. Their crimes against the Constitution should be rectified and memorialized so that they are never again repeated.

I agree with the sentiment expressed above. If there was any major faults in George W. Bush it was his unbelievable love for this country, and trust in our Societies decency which has obviously gone astray. When we kill innocent babies at the rate of over 100,000 a month and then have a problem because less than 20,000 of the brave souls who volunteered to fight for freedom were lost in a 10 year period there is obviously something wrong with our Society. The war, it was absolutely necessary to protect freedom here and abroad. The downturn in the economy was a natural result of corporate Americas greed and the stupidity of our own Citizens to continue paying unsustainable prices for Oil and Gasoline before changing our habits. Those of you who continue to exclusively blame President Bush need to re-study civics and how our government actually works. I say keep hating Bush because, its actually a compliment to his character that a corrupt, and greedy off track society does not agree with his point of view. God Bless America, and God Bless George Bush and his family for the sacrifice they made in leading during one of the worst times in American History.

Jimmy ... sounds like you would give Dubbs a run for his money in the Village Idiot contest. Clearly, neither of you has any idea of what has transpired since 01.20.01. Time for you to get out of the way ... intelligent people coming through. Many thanks.

History will discover for us and the President the true value of his efforts as President. It will also express the meaning of the vicious and disrespectful attacks on his personal integrity. In my opinion, it will not be a long period of time before we wish we could have him back in office.

Rip Van Winkle ... when did you change your name to Jack Arch? Secondly, referring to attacks on Dubya's "integrity" implies that he actually HAS integrity, which is not the case. These 'attacks' have instead been rightfully-expressed disdain for his incredible and inexcusable lies, arrogance, incompetence, and stupidity. History will indeed condemn him. Those of us who have lived through, and have understood, his reign of terror don't need to wait ... the verdict is clear.

Let us sum it up guy: GWB was promoted to the level of his incompetence for the last eight years