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Bush Talks About Life Outside the White House [did not watch President Obama's address....]
ABC News ^

Posted on 02/26/2009 4:58:46 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Bush Talks About Life Outside the White House 'The Only Thing We Don't Have Are the Newspapers,' Says Former First Lady By JONATHAN KARL and KAREN TRAVERS

HOUSTON Feb. 26, 2009—

Commercial airline travel, trips to the hardware store for nightlights and walks around the neighborhood all part of everyday life these days for former President George W. Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush.

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Mrs. Bush said she and her husband were settling into a normal, post-presidency life at their new home in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas after spending a month at their ranch in Crawford while the house was finished.

Watch This Exclusive Interview With Laura Bush Tonight on 'World News' at 6:30 p.m. ET, and Again Tomorrow on 'Good Morning America', 7 a.m. ET

Mrs. Bush said she has yet to cook a meal herself, because friends have been bringing over prepared dinners to welcome them back to town. The Bushes have had several large dinner parties with old friends, but they had to resort to borrowing furniture to accommodate their guests.

"We have very little furniture. We don't have a kitchen table or a dining room table," she said. "Friends loaned me a kitchen table and the other night I had 16 people for dinner and I had to borrow chairs from the Secret Service next door."

After years of having everything they wanted right at their finger tips, the Bushes are finding that sometimes the little things are the most difficult to get.

"The only thing we don't have are the newspapers. It has been slow to get The Dallas Morning News delivered," she said. "People bring the newspaper to us later in the day. It's just not being delivered yet."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: bush43; dallas; dubya; presbush; presgeorgewbush; texas
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To: STARWISE
Ignore the freaky BDSers

Especially those with early sign up dates!

61 posted on 02/26/2009 6:26:52 PM PST by Krodg
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To: skeeter

Give it a rest.


62 posted on 02/26/2009 6:26:54 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: roses of sharon

Thank you from a BushBot.


63 posted on 02/26/2009 6:31:39 PM PST by Krodg
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To: I got the rope
It was all for show. He’s from Maine...not Texas.

He was BORN in Maine, but his parents moved the family to Texas, when he was still a child. I guess spending over 55 years, including his 'growing up years' in Texas doesn't make him 'Texan' enough for you. *rolls eyes*

64 posted on 02/26/2009 6:31:54 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ
He was BORN in Maine

Keep guessing.

65 posted on 02/26/2009 6:37:19 PM PST by Krodg
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To: SuziQ
He was BORN in Maine, but his parents moved the family to Texas, when he was still a child.

Just for the record

W was Born July 6, 1946 (age 62) New Haven, Connecticut

66 posted on 02/26/2009 6:38:01 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, O YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: angcat
I read Crawford did not have accommodations for Secret Service.

Sure it did. They wouldn't have allowed him to spend any time there, if it hadn't.

It is my understanding that there are several buidings on the property, besides the main house, suitable for housing the Secret Service, and other guests. In fact, I think, the Secret Service stayed in what had been the original home on the property, before Pres. Bush and Laura built the new, main house. That 4000 or so Sq. Ft. new house is the one that has lots of very environmentally friendly features. Pres. Bush LIVED the conservation movement, unlike that blowhard hypocrite, Algore, who lives in his fossil fuel guzzling 10000 sq. foot house in TN, buying his 'indulgences' from the Church of the Environment, while preaching that everyone ELSE should reduce their lifestyles.

67 posted on 02/26/2009 6:41:38 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Paladin2

“W’s no Reagan as it turns out.”

Actually the reverse is true — revisionist history should be the province of leftists not conservatives (however agenda driven).


68 posted on 02/26/2009 6:42:21 PM PST by DrDeb
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To: utahson; STARWISE

The BDS trash at FR is as annoying as it is pathetic!


69 posted on 02/26/2009 6:43:18 PM PST by DrDeb
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To: XeniaSt; Krodg

Fine, he was born in New England somewhere. Obviously, I never cared, or paid attention to that. The point is that he is NOT a New Englander. He spent his formative years in Texas, so that makes him a TEXAN.


70 posted on 02/26/2009 6:44:55 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Sub-Driver

Good for them.

They deserve it.

I could never figure out why he didn’t close your southern border, but some how her kept America safe.

Obama is going to bring half of Gaza here, and rebuild the rest of it for , ahem, his supporters.


71 posted on 02/26/2009 6:46:16 PM PST by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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To: DrDeb
"The BDS trash at FR is as annoying as it is pathetic!"

Yes it is DrDeb.
72 posted on 02/26/2009 6:47:12 PM PST by utahson
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To: Sub-Driver
Bush (and any ex-POTUS): "Send $$$ millions! Worship me!"
73 posted on 02/26/2009 6:48:22 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: I got the rope

BDS fool.


74 posted on 02/26/2009 6:51:11 PM PST by utahson
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To: Sub-Driver

How can these pols be from New England or Texas when their parents spend their lives in D.C.? It’s a charade, and we’re buying it, BDS or no BDS! They’re all from D.C. and the suburbs, and that’s the end of it!


75 posted on 02/26/2009 6:52:04 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: utahson

Bushbot...troll.


76 posted on 02/26/2009 6:52:31 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: I got the rope
Troll, no. I am glad GW kept my family, friends and I safe for seven years. For that I will always be eternally grateful to him.

You got the rope to do what?
.........Boooo!

You might want to change your pants now, you smell like you soiled yourself.
77 posted on 02/26/2009 6:56:40 PM PST by utahson
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To: utahson; All

FOR FUTURE REFERENCE:

When obtuse, BDS-infested Freepers lie about the Bush legacy, ask them the following:

1.) Who controlled Congress when President Reagan left office?

SENATE (1985-87)— 54 Republicans / 46 Democrats
SENATE (1989-91)— 55 Democrats / 45 Republicans
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm

HOUSE (1981-83) — 242 Democrats / 192 Republicans
HOUSE (1989-91) — 260 Democrats / 175 Republicans
http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/partyDiv.html
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2.) During the 1992 election cycle, on whom did the electorate blame the bad economy — an assessment that ended up delivering the White House to Bill Clinton?

According to Gallup, a majority blamed the economic policies of Ronald Reagan (who at the time had a lower post-presidency JA rating than Jimmy Carter — 47% to 49%).
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3.) Why do conservatives ignore President Reagan’s historically high spending/deficits as well as other leftist-oriented policies (e.g., amnesty)?

Conservatives claim they ignore Reagan’s deficits/ because he (Reagan) was fighting and winning a COLD war at the time.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I do believe that during his tenure, President Bush was fighting and winning a HOT war — and a hot war trumps a cold war every time!

Additional perspective from Karl Rove:

“At home, Mr. Bush cut income taxes for every American who pays taxes. He also cut taxes on capital, investment and savings. The result was 52 months of growth and the strongest economy of any developed country.

Mr. Bush was right to match tax cuts with spending restraint. This is a source of dispute, especially among conservatives, but the record is there to see. Bill Clinton’s last budget increased domestic nonsecurity discretionary spending by 16%. Mr. Bush cut that to 6.2% growth in his first budget, 5.5% in his second, 4.3% in his third, 2.2% in his fourth, and then below inflation, on average, since. That isn’t the sum total of the fiscal record, of course — but it’s a key part of it.”
—Karl Rove
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258532378704477.html


78 posted on 02/26/2009 6:57:23 PM PST by DrDeb
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To: utahson

Hey, Obambi has kept you and your family safe for a month, aren’t you grateful?


79 posted on 02/26/2009 6:58:26 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: SuziQ
I didn't mean to upset you. I don't really care where he was born either...to me he will always be a Texan.

I am sorry.

80 posted on 02/26/2009 7:01:08 PM PST by Krodg
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