Bush Will Miss Airforce One, White House Cooking

WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is relishing the chance to see "the klieg lights shift somewhere else," although he admits he'll miss perks like White House cooking and flying on Air Force One.

"Frankly, I'm not going to miss the limelight all that much," Bush said in an intimate family conversation with his sister, Doro Bush Koch, about how he'll feel when he leaves the White House to make way for Barack Obama on Jan. 20.

"Been a fabulous experience to be president," Bush told Doro in the conversation recorded for the oral-history organization StoryCorps. But he said he'll be ready to go when the time comes.

Bush did acknowledge in the Nov. 12 conversation _ aired Thursday on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" _ that he would miss the trips on the presidential jet and not having to worry about traffic. He and first lady Laura Bush both agreed in the talk that they would miss the chefs at the Executive Mansion, but disagreed about who would be in charge of meals when they move back to Texas in January.

"I'm sure I'm going to lose a lot of weight, because Laura's going to be the cook," Bush deadpanned. The first lady responded, "You're going to be the person grilling, though, I think."

The president also said he would miss spending time with his sister, who lives in the District of Columbia area.

"This is a job which, you know, obviously had a lot of stress to it; it has a lot of pressure," Bush said. "But when you're around your family at all, all that pales."

Since 2003, the nonprofit StoryCorps has helped people record nearly 25,000 interviews at stationary booths in New York and with mobile operations traveling around the country. Participants receive a CD of their 40-minute interview, and all recordings are archived at the Library of Congress.

Comments

[Madmac]

People of the USA: We won't miss you. Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you

[paulphotog]

Bush, how utterly, incredibly, pathetically, laughingly banal.

What? That's it? He's going to miss his godamn jet plane and his chefs?

Is this how he defines his presidency?

The world would have been infinitely better off if the American People had just bought him his own plane and paid for 8 years of a personal chef prior to the 2000 election. The deal being he doesn't run for office ever again. Hell, we could have bought him TWO planes and still have come out WAY ahead.

jesus h.

[bby328]

ADOIS good bye good luck see ya.

[klandish]

He's the greatest unnatural disaster to ever hit the U.S.

[bumpersticker]

Having Bush as President has felt like having your house robbed by someone who went through your underwear drawer, drank some of your beers and left the cans on the floor, and peed in your toilet and didn't flush. He may soon be gone, but the sickening sense of intrusion and violation by a low life will linger.

[the addick]

I'll bet Laura is really touched.
I can imagine how she felt, finding out just how much he's looking forward to her home-cooking.

[progressivelady]

I won't miss this Dictator at all, he will probably miss making American's lIve's as miserable as posible, thank's to the taxpayer's we fed this miserable man and flew he's lazy arse all over the world, what did we get out of it? ask me S c r e w ed

[Oldbuck]

If we had only known that you might have left early if you had a plane and a chef and not messed thing up so bad. We could probably have taken up a collection

[Phideaux]

"What a Maroon!"
Bugs Bunny

[bby328]

not fair to maroons.

[FACINGREALIT]

To think that this man is so insensitive and so clueless as to say that he will only miss the food and flying around on AF1 after being elected to serve the people of this country is sickening. I can't even put my finger on how disgusting this answer is or I'd have to cut it off to prevent a flesh eating bacteria from destroying what remains of what has become of my life under his administration.

To think that there are people this ignorant who can achieve the highest level of service in this country is unforgettable and nothing less than an act of treason by all who voted this nut case into office. After looting this country of a surplus when he took office the most he will miss afterwhich is the food and private transportation provided to him at the expense of the HARD WORKING citizentry of this GREAT country is Unbelievably HEARTLESS!

[klandish]

He's a selfish, self centered you know what. His indifference to the destruction he's created is absolutely criminal. There's gotta be a law... and there is if these Democrats would stop playing politics and show they stand for the rule of law.

[illinoisan]

Heh. Some of the things I blowed up blowed up real good. I'm gonna miss that.

[msbugsbunny]

I'm just grateful that this 8 year nightmare is almost over. May God Bless George W. and keep him far away from us.

[crazylikeafox]

From beginning to end of his "presidency" Bush is the worst disaster to ever hit America.

[NoSillyName]

Ha! The Floating Head of GWB!

[devinsbuddy]

We'll miss you too, George! Just as much as the kidney stone I passed last week! Perhaps you might leave early and take that SOB Paulson with you! You thieves have stolen enough of our money! Not to mention our grandchildrens futures!

[CARF]

Cheney too...