Thank You!
Posted on 03/20/2009 11:47:37 AM PDT by meandog
WASHINGTON - Former President George W. Bush can finally boast "Mission Accomplished" - if the mission is winning a chance to repair his legacy and be paid handsomely for it.
Bush, who called himself "the Decider," scored a multimillion-dollar book deal to write a dozen or so chapters on how he decided everything from quitting booze while in his 40s to starting two wars.
"My goal is to bring the reader inside the Oval Office for the most consequential moments of my personal and political life," Bush said in a statement Thursday issued by Crown Publishing. "I look forward to painting a vivid picture of the information I had, the principles I followed, and the decisions I made."
Tentatively titled "Decision Points," Bush has told friends he's determined to produce a readable volume instead of the often turgid and lengthy tomes by some of his predecessors.
"Rather than produce a long book nobody would read or take on everything at a surface level, he thought this approach would be a better service to history," an aide to the former President told the Daily News.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
A FReeper asked yesterday: What happened to the notion that George Washington had, that former presidents should be content to go home, plow their fields, grow their crops and be content that they had the honor to serve?
Who is going to write the book for him?
I’ll buy his book the second it comes out.
If you don't buy the book, is there a problem?
I’m looking forward to this book - hope I can get to a book signing.
Probably the same thing that happened to people who didn’t spend a good portion of their adult lives in congress. How long has McCain been in Washington now? 26-27 years.
Thank You!
Some good comments on this earlier thread.
Oh yeah, I can just see Dubya standing there and reeling off this articulate explanation.
Probably written by the same guys that will do the book.
While I agree with GW that Presidents should return to the "civilian" world and work on other-than-political endeavors (you hear that Jimmy Carter), I do think it's a good thing for all Presidents to write a book about their tenure in office. It helps historians to better understand their Presidency and hopefully puts into context some of the popular and unpopular decisions they made while in office.
I certainly think it's appropriate to write an autobiography after they've left office, as opposed to the TWO that Hussein wrote before being elected - to anything.
Did you get your copy of “Dreams from My Father” signed by your president?
Thank you.
My president (Ronald Reagan) never wrote a book after his term...he was content to return to his home and retire (much like George Washington and other great presidents did). He wasn't out to cash in on his name or deeds.
obama’s aim is to bring his writer into the Oval Office - if he can figure out how to get william ayers past security...
My first thought was
something to the effect of bringing the teleprompter
into the Oval Office.
Hey, if Bush took the Tele-Prompter to the can with him, just like Obama, maybe everyone would think he's God's gift to oratory as well.
Bush may have suffered from stumbling locutions, but at least he didn't lie with every word that came out of his mouth - including his own name - Mr. Soetoro.
Meandog, I had read your profile and having seen your shared attachment, respect and love for President Reagan, I almost didn’t call you out on your ‘dumber than snot post’.
Frankly, I am sick to death of you Bush bashers.
I am sick of ALL of those that seem to work overtime to find any damn way they can to cause US to fracture and divide. Wile it was not the only reason, it is because we couldn’t come together that our country is being stolen from us today. We need to knock this crap off.
I have read many of your posts over the years and have found that I agree with many. I also believe that you’re a conservative and not some stupid democrat, but this Bush bashing crap suggests that you’re closer to the libs than I would want to be.
For crying out loud, Bush was a hard working President that loved his country— you may hate him, fine, but it’s over, now pass your fricking clot... we have much more to be concerned with.
I would have written this in stronger terms, but it seems you like dogs, so, well, that’s at least some common ground.
Have a nice day.
Wile = While
I love that picture. It reminds me that President Bush not only had a sense of humor, but he had a good sense of self.
Obama is just the opposite. No sense of humor and thinks he is God’s gift to the world.
I stopped reading the article already. Kenneth Bazinet is an idiot! President Bush 43 did not START any wars!!! War was declared on us, and THANK GOD, he was our President and Dick Cheney our Vice President at the time. Imagine if it was the current so-called administration. Grrrr... ‘W’ did NOT start any wars!!!
me too.
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