Oh, fuck me. From CNN’s Political Ticker:
Former President George W. Bush made his debut as a motivational speaker Monday night, telling a Fort Worth, Texas crowd it’s futile to waste energy chasing popularity.
“It’s so simple in life to chase popularity, but popularity is fleeting, it’s not real,” Bush said at a “Get Motivated!” business seminar, a multi-city event its organizers describe as an “energizing, action-packed, star-studded, fun-filled, spectacular stage show.”
Hey, Mr. President! You know what is real? Two morale-, money- and life-sucking wars that you started but couldn’t finish! And get motivated to do what? Cash in on nepotism?
The president himself saw wild popularity swings during his eight years in the White House, garnering nearly a 90 percent approval rating in the months following the attacks on September 11, 2001 and exiting office with only the support of 31 percent of Americans, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.
Oh, those numbers are very real. At least Bush was correct about one thing: His popularity was fleeting.
Bush, who has made few public appearances or statements since leaving office nine months ago, also took the opportunity to reflect on his presidency.
“Every single day, I was honored to be your president by bringing honor and dignity to the office,” he said. Bush also added later that his faith played a large role in guiding his decisions: “From a personal perspective, I don’t see how you can be president without relying upon an almighty.”
Wow. He reflected on something other than how he was going to clear brush off the ranch. Interesting thing about Bush: He believes in god the same way he used to believe in alcohol. Hilarious. Or sort of tragic.
Worse:
Colin Powell, the former Bush Secretary of State who sparred with many members of the president’s inner circle over the invasion of Iraq and endorsed Barack Obama’s presidential bid – also spoke at the event and offered high praise of his ex-boss.
“We are safer than we were before 9-11 because of President Bush,” Powell said.
Ugh. Colin Powell leaves the administration because he disagrees with Iraq policy but he’s still suckling at the President’s public teat. Barf. Funny how everyone always mentions that we’re safer now than we were before 9/11, but that it took 9/11 happening to become safer. Well done, Bush administration. And well done ignoring the intelligence reports you had in August…oh, fuck it.
Face it, Fat America. These assholes are never going to change.
[via Political Ticker]
Yea, GWB, because your unpopularity is just a fluke. It probably has nothing to do with your total failure to do anything well.