George Bush endorses Dick Cheney role

Politico ^ | 2-26-10 | Mike Allen

[STARWISE]

For the first time, former President George W. Bush has said publicly that he approves of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s high-profile role in defending the past administration’s national security policies.

“I’m glad Cheney is out there,” Bush said Friday morning at a reunion breakfast that was the inaugural event for the Bush-Cheney Alumni Association.

The reception, held at a downtown Washington hotel, was closed to the press. Attendees supplied this account of the remarks.

Cheney originally had been scheduled to appear with Bush but did not come because he is recovering from a heart scare. Bush visited his former vice president in McLean on Thursday and said Cheney “is feeling well” and has “a fierce constitution.”

The former president started with a funny patter that several attendees related to stand-up. In announcing his book, he joshed: “This is going to come as quite a shock to people up here that I can write a book, much less read one.”

Turning serious, Bush said: “I don't want to be involved in politics, but I do in policy.” He talked about his own record, saying of his signature education reform: “No Child Left Behind was the most advanced civil rights legislation since the Voting Rights Act.”

Giving advice, he urged humility. “Don’t swagger.

Sometimes I got carried away rallying the country," he said. "I think the swagger criticism was fair. A lot of others weren't. I hope I conveyed a sense that I was a lowly sinner who found redemption. I'm not better than anyone else. What makes me different from others is that I realized I needed help.”

“I’m religious — I confess,” he continued. “One of the challenges in life is: Maintaining religious piety is harder when the pressure is off than when it is on. But now there is still a dependency in a greater grace.”

Bush made it clear he plans to continue to keep a low profile: “I have no desire to see myself on television. I don't want to be a panel of formers instructing the currents on what to do. I'm trying to regain a sense of anonymity. I didn't like it when a certain former president — and it wasn't 41 or 42 — made my life miserable.”

[STARWISE]

"I don't want to be a panel of formers instructing the currents on what to do. I'm trying to regain a sense of anonymity. I didn't like it when a certain former president — and it wasn't 41 or 42 — made my life miserable.” Thank you, and God love ya, Pres. Bush .. God bless and protect them both!!

VIDEO from yesterday In addition to the breakfast being sponsored by the Bush-Cheney Alumni Association, President Bush will attend the Marine Corps University Foundation Gala this evening, where he is being honored.

[STARWISE]

~~PING!

[GOP_Lady]

Cool! :-) :-) :-)

[Question Liberal Authority]

George Bush endorses Dick Cheney role

Darth Vader?

[GoCards]

“Dont swagger” booyaaaa!!!

[ohioWfan]

Beautiful!

I MISS this dear, GOOD man!

[evets]

[Talons of Freedom]

“Maintaining religious piety is harder when the pressure is off than when it is on....”

Translation??

[AlanD]

GWB talked about his own record, saying of his signature education reform: “No Child Left Behind was the most advanced civil rights legislation since the Voting Rights Act.”

Bush has deceived a lot of conservatives, unfortunately.

[dmd25]

Big sigh. I miss George W. Bush---and VP Cheney.

Thank you so much for the ping, STARWISE. Very bittersweet.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Hey, It’s the human hemorrh.oid

[Moe Tzadik]

Let’s review: “I had to abandon Free Market principles in order to save the Free Market system.”

How’s that working out for everybody?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

hemorrh.oid=hemorrhoid

[dfwgator]

[freedomrings69]

He clearly was not a small government conservative.

[BerniesFriend]

George Bush endorses Dick Cheney role

[ohioWfan]

“Maintaining religious piety is harder when the pressure is off than when it is on....”

Translation??

When pressure is on us and life is difficult, it is normal to ask for God's guidance more often; to rely on His strength and not our own.

When life is easier (the pressure is off), then it is easier to rely on ourselves, and lose faith.

[ohioWfan]

Conservatives who were paying attention knew that President Bush's position on education wasn't particularly conservative, other than the accountability in education, and his desire for vouchers (which unfortunately, got dropped from the bill).

If he "deceived" conservatives, then it was because they were ignorant, not because he actually deceived anyone.

[KC_Conspirator]

I always said that Bush’s biggest fault was his inability or to defend himself. He thought it was above the office of the presidency. Maybe he is a little right, but after years of attacks, it wore him and the GOP down.

[dajeeps]

I heard the other day that Carter took issue with people saying Obama is Carter v2.0.

So he’s insulted because he wasn’t near as bad?? I got a real kick out of Carter backing into saying the O is terrible.