"There I was, former president of the United States of America, with a plastic bag on my hand"

[Jackeens]

Bush: It's 'liberating' to be out of office

ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — It was a humbling moment for the former commander in chief: President George W. Bush was walking former first dog Barney in his new Dallas neighborhood when it stopped in a neighbor's yard for relief. "And there I was, former president of the United States of America, with a plastic bag on my hand," he told a group of graduating high school students in New Mexico on Thursday. "Life is returning back to normal."

Bush, in one of his few public appearances since leaving office in January, told the students that leaving office lifted a heavy burden. "I no longer feel that great sense of responsibility that I had when I was in the Oval Office. And frankly, it's a liberating feeling," he told seniors from Artesia High School.

.......Bush said he hoped President Barack Obama's administration would be successful. He also said he was writing a book about some of the difficult decisions he made while in office.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i6O1dnk13VipUGxR7GmxU945tduAD98BAN400

[Inuca]

1. You know what? I actually believe him.

and as a side note, Barney has a martyred expression in that photo.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Personally, I wouldn't believe crap from the guy.

Heavy burden? He never knew what it was to have responsibility for anything.

[Inuca]

14. As a rule of thumb, I definitely agree

but I think he had had more than enough of the not so shinny and no longer new toy. I think it is quite possible that he is relieved that he no longer has to give the appearance of bothering.

[CTyankee]

18. Yes! Like those saints in Renaissance paintings going to their

deaths...

[liberal N proud]

2. Fucking unbelievable

This is what a former head of state gives for commencement speech.

Un-fucking- believable.

[PatGund]

3. Bush has it easy.....

...he only has to clean up some dog shit.

Obama has to shovel out eight years of bush shit.

[Libby2]

4. That focker is a legend in his own mind.

[jgraz]

5. I'm surprised the dogshit didn't try to pick him up.

[Hutzpa]

7. At least he is only scoping Barney's poop

while Obama is scoping his large dung that he left behind.(that includes Cheney)

[Uncle Joe]

8. This is why Cheney is coming out defending torture and war crimes.

Having been largely in charge over the past eight years, Cheney believes Bush's stupidity camouflage will get him off, leaving the V.P. to pay for it.

[azmouse]

9. I thought that said plastic bag on his head!

...wishful thinking, I guess.

[Drunken Irishman]

10. Ha! Me too. I was like, "he's that unpopular he needs to walk around with a bag over his head?"

[mitchum]

11. He's finally learned to use a bag instead of his bare hand

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. LOL! nt

[AngryAmish]

19. fantastic!

POTW

[shaniqua6392]

12. We are still cleaning up the shit he left for us.

It will take years to clean it up too.

[Historic NY]

13. Its good to see he is finally cleaning up his shit.

[rateyes]

16. He tells a graduating class that it is liberating not to have the burden

of responsibility? Way to go, Mr. Bush!! :sarcasm:

[rateyes]

17. I wondered when he would finally get his shit together. nt

[dionysus]

20. he's writing a coloring book?

[LanternWaste]

21. He now knows how Americans felt during his tenure...

Pickup up poo with a plastic glove. He now knows how Americans felt during his tenure...

[Dark]

22. GODDAMNIT I HATE HIM SO MUCH! I think this is the first time he's ever had to clean up a mess.

Go play in traffic, Georgie Boy.