George W. Bush Continues to Be a Class Act
This is how former presidents should act: Following the good old “Golden Rule,” former President George W. Bush refused to bash President Obama on the “Oprah” show. In a taped interview that will air on Nov. 9, the former president said he wants to treat his successor “the way I’d like to have been treated.” “I don’t think it’s good for a former President to be out there opining on every darned issue,” he told Winfrey. “He’s got a plenty tough job. Trust me. And there’s gonna be plenty of critics and he doesn’t need me criticizing him. And I don’t think it’s good for the presidency. Other people have a different point of view.” In the interview, the former president—who is currently promoting his new memoir “Decision Points” — says he’s “through with politics.” And he doesn’t want to predict what might happen in 2012, either. When asked to weigh in on the possibility of Sarah Palin’s 2012 presidential bid, Bush deflected the question, saying “I am not a political pundit…I’m really not.” You just know that Oprah was hoping Bush would be petty and mean towards Obama, but he didn’t take the bait. And you know she was desperately hoping for some slam at Sarah Palin. Too bad Jimmuh Carter never learned to act this way after he left office.
George W. Bush Continues to Be a Class Act
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