What's George Bush up to these days?

recylingbin

as per title.

m@cc@

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush

digme

having sex with children like the rest of the sick ****ers.

landsleaving

He's going back into education. He'll finally learn to read.

Mr. Incognito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbZqvMu2cQ

Along these lines

The_Kew_Tour

having a Kit Kat

Overheal

Actually he's deliberately quiet - probably for all the polarizing abuse he got - but also because Jimmy Carter constantly outspoke against him when he was in office and it got right up his tits. Hence he's doing Obama a solid by staying out of it altogether.

Dumb president. Rarely agreed with him. But, capable of good intentions. Its just so sad that those good intentions were coupled with gross stupidity and got us into that whole... thing. I dont wanna talk about it. We do that a lot.

Whatever the reason he's done good to stay quiet, politically.

m@cc@

Overheal wrote: »

Dumb president. Rarely agreed with him. But, capable of good intentions. Its just so sad that those good intentions were coupled with gross stupidity and got us into that whole... thing. I dont wanna talk about it. We do that a lot.

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about his policies.

Overheal

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about his policies.

And all of that war on terror stuff. Dont forget about that.

minidazzler

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about his policies.

That is actually really true. He seems like a great guy. As a president though....

m@cc@

minidazzler wrote: »

That is actually really true. He seems like a great guy. As a president though....

Well I did say as much.

gino85

chillin like a warcrimes criminal

bonerm

wiki wrote:

He is currently a public speaker and is writing a book about his presidency.[21]

Ooh, I must read that! I can see it now "W.'s Big Book of words For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too"

A ..... Arsenal. Gee, we were sure the Iraqi's had em. Turned out it was just a factory making breakfast cereals.
B ..... Bush. I think I brought many qualities to the job of United States president, but being a Bush was the most important one.
C ..... Condi. She was my Secretary of State, but I never did see her doing any typing.
..
S ..... Saddam. He's the guy who tried to kill my daddy back in WWII.
..
Z ..... ZZZZZZZ. Nap time now for George W.

The End

rednik

Living in his new apartment in Tehran.

thebaz

what will his legacy be ? - starting 2 wars he couldn't win and winning an election he didn't win - good man bubba

biko

He will finish reading "The Pet Goat".

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEbZqvMu2cQ

Along these lines

bonerm wrote: »

Ooh, I must read that! I can see it now "W.'s Big Book of words For Kids Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too"

A ..... Arsenal. Gee, we were sure the Iraqi's had em. Turned out it was just a factory making breakfast cereals.
B ..... Bush. I think I brought many qualities to the job of United States president, but being a Bush was the most important one.
C ..... Condi. She was my Secretary of State, but I never did see her doing any typing.
..
S ..... Saddam. He's the guy who tried to kill my daddy back in WWII.
..
Z ..... ZZZZZZZ. Nap time now for George W.

The End

*Rubs eyes*

Oh my god, my time machine worked! I'm back in 2002 again!

...

Now to watch Spider-man.

minidazzler

thebaz wrote: »

what will his legacy be ? - starting 2 wars he couldn't win and winning an election he didn't win - good man bubba

Bubba? It's Dubya.

That said, the guy will be remembered! There is no doubt about that!

PK2008

thebaz wrote: »

what will his legacy be ? - starting 2 wars he couldn't win and winning an election he didn't win - good man bubba

In fairness 1 of them at least wasnt without provocation (9/11?).

I remember when Bush started he said that he intended to make America take less of a role in world affairs, downplay the whole 'world police' thing and focus on the US economy. He got a lot of criticism for saying that cos of the key role the US played in the Balkans and the fact that as the only real superpower (at the time) the world needed them to provide security. (Edit- maybe I should provide a link for this assertion but I cant be ar5ed so I will concede I am mistaken if anyone calls shenanigans but honestly thats my recollection at least)

Then of course 9/11 happened and well, the rest is history. Damned if you do, damned if you dont I suppose.

toiletduck

Trying to get enough practice to take on Obama?

Sanjuro

I actually feel sorry for Dubya, in a way. Sure, the buck stops with him. But really, the blame for the disaster of his presidency really lies with the likes of Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Pearle, and the war-mongering idiots he had 'beneath' him. Not to mention the grand-daddy evil shit of them all, Dick Cheney. That guy just emits evil.

The_Minister

I read an article a while back which painted a picture of a lonely man spending loads of time on his ranch, and no-one from his old days coming to visit him.

Apparently he was almost desperately happy to have company.

baltimore sun

There was a short story about him on BBC News this morning, I dont really remember but it had something to do with him defending people rights to privacy on the internet, strange that

and found this in one of his local papers, he hosted the King of Jordan in Dallas something about encouraging investment (oil!!!) recently
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-peppard19_0419gd.ART.State.Edition1.4c74b0b.html

auldwan

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about his policies.

That Hitler lad too, great craic when he's not in office.

Sisko

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about ....[everything else]

If Americans could be summarised into one person, that'd be bush.

Sean Quagmire

He's out in Haiti

Luckily he wiped off that Haiton, he could have been infected :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqqUEf9alsw

Sykk

Who cares?

TwoShedsJackson

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with. It's just a shame about his policies.

His policies? Come off it, Dick Cheney was president for those 8 years.

Earthhorse

m@cc@ wrote: »

That's the paradox of Bush. He actually seems like a likeable bloke that you could go and have a beer with.

No he doesn't.

The Davestator

Fact - its 'cool' to hate bush and 'cool' to love Obama - even if you have no idea of the policies of either man.
I just wish people would make up their own mind, instead of listening to Bono etc.

ascanbe

The Davestator wrote: »

Fact - its 'cool' to hate bush and 'cool' to love Obama - even if you have no idea of the policies of either man.
I just wish people would make up their own mind, instead of listening to Bono etc.

Does making up one's 'own mind', in your estimation, preclude the possibility that one might come to the conclusion that they prefer Obama to Bush?

m@cc@

auldwan wrote: »

That Hitler lad too, great craic when he's not in office.

You created an account just to say that? FFS.

Sisko wrote: »

If Americans could be summarised into one person, that'd be bush.

They can't be, so why even bother making that statement?

CrazyRabbit

PK2008 wrote: »

In fairness 1 of them at least wasnt without provocation (9/11?).

I remember when Bush started he said that he intended to make America take less of a role in world affairs, downplay the whole 'world police' thing and focus on the US economy. He got a lot of criticism for saying that cos of the key role the US played in the Balkans and the fact that as the only real superpower (at the time) the world needed them to provide security. (Edit- maybe I should provide a link for this assertion but I cant be ar5ed so I will concede I am mistaken if anyone calls shenanigans but honestly thats my recollection at least)

Then of course 9/11 happened and well, the rest is history. Damned if you do, damned if you dont I suppose.

No provocation? Now, I don't for one second condone the evil bastards that planned, funded or carried out the attack on 9/11. But it was hardly unprovoked. The US has been poking its nose in the political and religious affairs of many countries for decades.

Manic Moran

thebaz wrote: »

what will his legacy be ? - starting 2 wars he couldn't win and winning an election he didn't win - good man bubba

In fairness 1 of them at least wasnt without provocation (9/11?).

The bit that sortof irks me is that Iraq very arguably has been won which isn't so much being recognised. It took a lot longer, and was a lot messier than it needed to be, but is approaching the endgame. But that's the one which was more controversial.

As for legacy, I think it's going to change over time, as people who have their own personal dislikes of the man die off and just historians with the benefit of a century of hindsight simply look at the results. Legacies certainly should not be built on jingoism. ("Election he didn't win? You've seen the analysis that says that had the recounting requested by Gore not been stopped, he's still have lost?)

No provocation? Now, I don't for one second condone the evil bastards that planned, funded or carried out the attack on 9/11. But it was hardly unprovoked.

I read that as the attack into Afghanistan not being unprovoked.

NTM

Mark200

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

His policies? Come off it, Dick Cheney was president for those 8 years.

I agree with that. Bush isn't a bad person - he was underqualified to be President. I think once 9/11 hit he found himself in too deep and let Cheney take control.

A bit like McCain in a way - I don't think McCain is a bit person, he just went along with whatever his campaign staff told him to do... which included a lot of negative ads (which I know isn't rare in US political campaigns, but just not something I think McCan was 100% comfortable with).

I heard a while ago that when Russia attacked* Georgia soon after Obama's election victory, Cheney had pressured Bush to take military action against Russia.... scary thought what would have happened if Bush had of said yes.


*More complicated than that - Russia claim they were defending themselves.

Manic Moran wrote: »

("Election he didn't win? You've seen the analysis that says that had the recounting requested by Gore not been stopped, he's still have lost?)

I know Gore didn't ask for a recount of all of Florida, but if he had of then he would have won.


Anyway, last year Bush was ironically giving a talk on motivational speaking.... the price of tickets was close to free and it still didn't sell out I don't think.

Son Of A Vidic

I hear Bush is doing a lot of fishing these days with old family friends, the Bin Ladens. Osama B even drops in now and again to Crawford and they reminisce about the 'War on Terra'.

Overheal

The bit that sortof irks me is that Iraq very arguably has been won which isn't so much being recognised.

'The Ends and the Means', to be fair.