I guess Im not suprised, George W Bush's farewell address.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Others waiting in suspense - the strip at the bottom here.

Cartoon panels do NOT reproduce well when they start out as a "thumbnail".

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Have other soon-to-be "Past Presidents" delivered farewell speaches?

There were some parts where he seemed to be offering 'excuses' for
what happened on his watch.

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Seems a bit too early to be "unhappy with the New Guy" ...
He's not even oficially the New Guy, yet!

[RICHARD]

We Don't Get Fooled Again- The Who.

We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgment of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again

The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they were all flown in the last war

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution


I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
Though I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?

Yeah!

There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution....

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

[Marigold2]

Does anyone know how many if any presidents have had to apologize for their actions like Bush did? Good riddence.

[caseysmom]

No I am sure Bush is the first who isn't perfect

[Karen]

I do not remember any other Televised "farewell speeches" in my lifetime. I think Nixon made a speech when he left, but under very VERY different circumstances. And I was only ten years old, and we didn't get many TV channels anyway.

Perhaps it is that President Bush still feels the need to explain himself and to try to control how his Presidency is pictured for posterity, while others realize that that is not something they can control?

I don't know.

Certainly no President has been perfect.

[RICHARD]

Karen,

Why does the "top of the stairs, flashing the peace sign" pic always pop up?

I kinda admire him for doing it anyway. I mean how many of our ex president's have come out and taken a punch before they split from office.

Who really wants to work 24/7/365/8?

that would wear my nasty arse out right quick, and the detaractors that say he had 'others' doing the work for him forget that it's his word that is the last one noted.

What's done is done and let's get behind the new guy and see which side of the mouth he spoke out of and how many eff ups he can do in the required 4 years.


I see change.


It's piled on the end table in the front room.

[Grace]

Have other soon-to-be "Past Presidents" delivered farewell speaches?

Yes. Eisenhower warned against a military-industrial complex in his; Washington's, in a farewell letter, was a warning to the nation to avoid permanent foreign alliances.

Interestingly, Bush 41 did not give one.

[lizbud]

I decided not to watch GWB spin another yarn about how great the
last eight years have been. I watched an episode of "House" instead.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I decided not to watch GWB spin another yarn about
how great the last eight years have been.

I watched an episode of "House" instead.

Another 'satisfied customer', huh?

[Edwina's Secretary]

I did listen to it. Now I have VERY low expectations of the man. But he should have listened to the advice -- better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it.

Regrets? The banner on the ship that read "Mission Accomplished." (Interesting in many ways -- at one point his administration tried to claim it was the work of the sailors...) Not the lie, not the hubris...he regrets the banner. I wonder if the reason he regrets it is giving Keith Olbermann a closing line for his show every night!

Major disappointments? Not finding any WMD. Jon Stewart put it well -- ordering a pizza delivered and the wrong one shows up -- that's a disappointment -- losing your job in a bad economy -- that's a major disappointment -- starting a war in which over 4,000 Americans and countless Iraqis have died and over 30,000 US soldiers maimed -- based on "bad intel" -- that seems like more than a "major disappointment."

Katrina - he has thought about what he could have done differently and all he can come up with is He could have landed Air Force one in New Orleans or Baton Rouge." That would have detracted from the relief efforts. Very true but why doesn't he get it was about more than just another hug or photo op???

How out of touch can you be????...but then again this is the man who was SHOCKED when a reporter asked him about gas getting to $4.00 a gallon. A classic moment that defined his presidency in many way.

Washington gave a well-known farewell speech and many have done so since. Nixon gave a farewell speech to his staff the night before (but then he did leave rather suddenly) and the speech is well known for his rambling about the special woman behind him...blah, blah...everyone thought he would finally give poor Pat her due...but he talked about his mother instead.

And he flashed the "V for victory" - not peace signs as he boarded the helicopter

[Lady's Human]

What are you going to carp about on the 21st?
Major reason why the 21st will be a great day.....less fish in the doghouse......Or will there be?

[Edwina's Secretary]

What are you going to carp about on the 21st?

Oh I am sure I can think of something...let's see...handguns are always good!

[JenBKR]

I decided not to watch GWB spin another yarn about how great the
last eight years have been. I watched an episode of "House" instead.

Oh isn't that the best show? Even Ty likes it - when he hears the theme song he whips around to stare at the tv

[lvpets2002]

Oh of course The Bush's are causing a ruckus in the Dallas Metro Plex Area where they bought a house.. Everyone now has decided the The Bushs are going to cause to much public views on them.. Bla HumBug.. If everyone will just keep a low profile all with calm into the woodwork..

[blue]

Absolutly not suprised at all...