Bush to give farewell address Thursday night

AP ^ | 1-12-09 | Ben Feller

[STARWISE]

President George W. Bush will give a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, billed by the administration as a chance to reflect on his tenure and welcome Barack Obama without fighting old battles one last time.

Bush will deliver the speech, expected to run 10 to 15 minutes, from the ornate East Room of the White House. He will have a small audience of people in the room, chosen for their stories of personal courage.

White House press secretary Dana Perino said Monday that Bush will "uphold the tradition of presidents using farewell addresses to look forward — ....

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Perino said the speech will be the last scheduled public event for Bush as president until he appears on the North Portico to greet Obama on Inauguration Day, which is Jan. 20.

[Theophilus]

I’ll give him a C+ as a president. Way too liberal for me when it came to spending, education, amnesty, etc but he did a solid job on terrorism (though some blunders were made). The whole bailout/Paulson mess has lowered him a notch.

God forgive me for being ungrateful but I personally don't think I got what was advertised with President Bush and this administration. That is not to say that President Bush would be any better appreciated by the press or the people if he had been a principled conservative. I don't think I can listen to the speech because it would remind me of my ingratitude, dissatisfaction, frailty of discernment and the hopelessness of our craven political system.

[AU72]

I hope there is one more address after this:

"30 Minutes ago elements of the US Armed Forces and the Isreali IDF attacked suspected nuclear weapons sites in Iran"

[rochester_veteran]

I like President Bush and always have. He’s a good guy and has a good heart. He stuck by his principles, despite the onslaught of attacks and lies that regurgitated from the left and was a good CiC and well-liked by the troops. His leadership put the hammer to further Islamofacist terrorist attacks in the US. I believe we’ll all miss him more than we realize, especially after zero assumes his throne! :-)

[Rebelbase]

Adios.

[GOP_Lady]

I concr.

[STARWISE]

I’m with you, FRiend.

Keep your prayers ever close... ;)

[Kakaze]

I have been mad as heck..........and never prouder of a man, a president.

I already miss him.

Thank you Dubya.

[STARWISE]

Please refer to Post #14.

[DrDeb]

THANK YOU for the heads up . . . and THANK YOU Preisdent Bush for keeping America safe and freeing 50 million souls in the process . . . History will treat you VERY well!

[DemonDeac]

“God forgive me for being ungrateful but I personally don’t think I got what was advertised with President Bush and this administration. That is not to say that President Bush would be any better appreciated by the press or the people if he had been a principled conservative. I don’t think I can listen to the speech because it would remind me of my ingratitude, dissatisfaction, frailty of discernment and the hopelessness of our craven political system.”

No question we were sold a bill of goods. It wasn’t just him. The party as a whole ran as fiscal conservatives but did a damned fine job of spending like democrats during the six years we ran things. On the WOT he is an A-/B+ and on other things he is a D+/C- hence my final grade of C+ though I think the Clinton expierence has allowed some grade inflation to creep into my final mark.

[STARWISE]

Ditto to Post #28.

[Mariner]

wudda been a solid “b” if not for the bailout.

[DCPatriot]

God Bless you, President Bush!

[STARWISE]

I, as well. I can’t imagine what this
country will face in the next year.
God protect us.

[DrDeb]

Why would we want to wake you up?!

[cowtowney]

Hey George, glad you didn’t sacrifice your “free market principles” by bailing on the bailout so that the press/liberals would like you in your last days and so you could salvage your legacy amongst those that hate you.

ooops...you did do that.

[mkjessup]

Ooops .. forgot to mention .....
NOT seeking opinions of Pres. Bush, who last I looked, has been responsible .. along with our unparalleled military .. for preventing terrorist attacks (beheadings, etc.) on ANY US citizen in ANY state, county, city or town in the whole United States of America.
Thank you.

Stuff it buckwheat. This isn't some damn religion thread where no criticism is permitted. You post an article on President RINO giving his farewell address, you're going to get opinions, and that includes mine, which is: I want Bush to do what I wish McCain would do, which is to just go on home, and STFU. I've had enough of his so-called 'compassionate conservatism' to last me a lifetime.


No More Bushes

No More Clintons

No More Kennedys



And have a nice evening.

[DCPatriot]

You okay, FRiend?

[mkjessup]

Hey DCP!

I’m doing great! I may be watching the 0bamunists and their politburo taking over what’s left of our Republic, but I’m doing ok, God is still in control, and there are no white flags in my household, lol

How are you doing these days? I can’t imagine the madhouse that the Washington-Metro area is going to be between now and the 20th ... !

[Pinkbell]

I’ll miss him, and I’d take four more years of him over Obama anyday.