Bush: "I Did Not Sell My Soul"

As part of a Canadian cross-country speaking tour, George W. Bush reminisced about the years of his presidency on Thursday, at a $400-a-seat steak luncheon. The tour is organized in part, The Vancouver Sun reports, to promote his upcoming memoir, and if this speech is any indicator of what's to come, the book will be thin on regrets.

"I am confident that I made decisions based on principle, that I made calls as best I could, and I did not sell my soul," Bush told an audience of about 1,000 men and women...

(If "I did not sell my soul" is not fodder for Bush's upcoming motivational speaking gig, I'm not sure what is.)

He did mention regretting standing in front of the "Mission Accomplished" banner in 2003. The Sun reports:

While Bush's speech was mostly eloquent and free of the language gaffes he admits he is famous for, he said he regretted appearing in front of a "Mission Impossible" sign during a televised address in 2003. The controversial banner referring to the U.S. mission in Iraq, actually said "Mission Accomplished."

Outside, about 300 protesters burned "W." in effigy and hurled shoes.

Comments

[goodpyr]

Bush is right.He has no soul to sell.

[timmcveighjr]

for g.w. bush a soul could be but one thing:

a) SOLE, as in, wearing his shoes down from running away.

b) SOL, as in, maybe he learned a little bit of spanish while clearing brush in texass.

c) SOLD, as in, maybe he didn't hear it quite right.

[CARTERJ]

He didn't sell his soul because it is worthless.

[mtracy9]

"America has a strong economy and a surplus.... Now is the time to reform the tax code and share some of the surplus with the people who pay the bills."
--George W. Bush, nomination acceptance speech, 3 August 2000

After the election of 2000, Bush and a Republican-led Congress reduced income taxes, with the majority of the tax cuts going to America's wealthiest individuals. With the introduction of Bush's tax cuts, the budget surplus immediately disappeared and deficits resumed. By the end of Bush's eight-year term, the national debt stood at $10 trillion -- double its level when Bush assumed office. And, as for the strong economy Bush talked about when he assumed the Presidency­­.........­.

"This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elites; I call you my base."
--George W. Bush, at the annual Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, 19 October 2000

[magic3400]

He's right, he and Cheney forced our young men and women in uniform to sell theirs instead!

[alice09]

Were there any bidders?

[margent7]

No matter what your feelings are concerning one of our presidents, to gleefully applaud as he is burned in effigy is absolutely wrong. If that was Obama on that stick every liberal in this country would rise up and escoriate those responsible. This picture just proves that Liberals have absolutely no room to talk about the level of disagreement some have with this administration. This type of display should never be allowed, free country or not.

[timmcveighjr]

oh, PULLLEEEEEEZZZZ!!!! get back with us after 8 years of obama's incompetence, should it be. while i am not too happy with obama's performance as of yet, he's only just begun. and just look at the mess he inherited, foolish one.

and by your reference to "one of our presidents," i'm sure you are not talking about clinton, right? cheney/bush has done more harm to our country, our way of life, than any foreign terrorists. (not too mention our domestic 'toorists" )

[Oonagh]

Bush is a mission impossible, why anyone would want him to give a motivational speech is beyond stupid.

[irishcarol]

No Bush you did not sell your soul.You took over 4000 Americans men women souls and those people of Iraq who also died because of your lies.Hell is waiting for you and Cheney and those who stood by and let you do it.

[bascombe]

there would have to be a soul for w to be able to sell it.

[DimBulb2]

"I did not sell my soul"

"I just rented it out for a few years"

[mmgbizgirl]

Cut the B.S.

[CLASSWARWELOST]

Can the Devil sell his soul? To who?

[TheFabOne]

"I Did Not Sell My Soul"

No......you just leveraged everybody else's.......

[RobertHenryEller]

You can't sell what you don't own.

Unless you're a banker.