This has been pure heaven to see President Bush doing these back-to-back interviews. It’s like reconnecting with a long-lost relative you haven’t seen in years. What’s remarkable is that Bush has remained the humble, kind man who hasn’t let fame get to his head and his quirky sense of humor remains as sharp as ever.
Thanks for posting the links. Yes indeed, GWB is drawing sell-out crowds. Contrast that to Obama’s campaign appearances which were pathetically weak and he had trouble getting crowds to fill up the rooms whenever he appeared!
At this relatively mellow moment in his life, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, wants nothing more than to be a good friend and neighbor. Standing on the front step of his red brick ranch house in suburban Dallas, sipping a cup of coffee, his black Scottish terriers Barney and Miss Beazley at his feet, he comes to life when he spots the guy next door getting ready to leave for work. "Sleeping in this morning?" he yells across the lawn with a friendly grin. "That's where Barney made his deposit," he adds, referring to an amusing story in his new memoir, Decision Points, about being leader of the free world one day and scooping Barney's mess off the neighbor's front yard the next.
Aside from a few Secret Service agents and a big American flag hanging near the front curb, there is little that sets this house apart from the others on the cul-de-sac where the former president and first lady live — except maybe the beautifully landscaped putting green that George, who loves golf, built on the empty lot he owns next door. "Laura turned it into Versailles," he says. "I turned it into Augusta."
Also, check out the audio clips of the interview. The very last audio clip is a hoot - that's where one of the Bushes' dogs, Miss Beasley barks while Bush was speaking!