Memoirs of President George W. Bush - Yes, He Actually Published Them

Memoirs of a President in recent day traditionally becomes in a sense a confession in some cases, or a proclaimation of acts, and for others, maybe a diary. In the case of President George W. Bush, it definitely seems to be a revelation of sorts, and definitely not a standard for memoirs of recent times. But again, in his case, how could it be.
I am now reading the book, approximately 500 pages, from a man that many thought couldn't read or speak, let alone write. Up front, I give him credit for the book. But, what I'm reading is a collection of events by other people. Is this exactly what he promised readers?  It seems to be just a book of recollections even as Bush  lifts quotes word for word, and passes them on as his own recollections. Before passing judgment on this president concerning possible plagerism passages, I will ponder into the 'meat and potatoes' of the book. Let me say that I am satisfied and at least in a sense relieved that President George W. Bush had it in him to put together such a book, whether it is considered traditional or not. The point is that he did write the book. Maybe he should have consulted me before he wrote it.... Just kidding!! Some people who haven't read the book, along with other that are reading the book, seem to think the book qualifies to be located in the 'crime' section of your favorite book store.
But knowing a glimpse of his past, even prior to his presidency, you would wonder how such a man would step up to the mold as a president. But he did step up, and some people think he was an excellent president, and other think he was a very bad president. Some people just don't know, or don't care to know. Many people will not buy the book to find out his side of the story, whether it may be the honest truth or not.
Do you think George W. Bush cares that all people buy his book? Of course not. He would be the first to profess that thought. But in another breathe, he was quoted saying "I hope everybody buys the book".
President Bush went through a very difficult 8 years, and do you think that there were other people out there that could have taken care of these problems allot better than Bush? In my mind, without a doubt. Maybe Al Gore would have been a better President, but the cards in the election of 2000 did not fall his way, even though Al Gore did have more people vote for him than for Bush. Bush recieved more electoral votes than Gore. Exact numbers are as follows..

                             BUSH              GORE                            
Popular vote 50,456,002 50,999,897
Percentage          47.9%               48.4%

The numbers show that 543,895 more people voted for Gore, but Bush carried the Electoral votes, so he was declared the winner.  That means in a sense over 1/2 million people's voices did not get heard, and apparently the 'chads' won.
Some say that the elections were rigged or were inconclusive because of 'chads'. But the people had their chance to remove President George W. Bush from office after his first term, but they did not. Instead, they allowed a very conservative president to sit in office, while the world seemed to fall apart around him.
What happened to the country during his tenure as president? Needless to say, allot has happened in those 8 years in office. No one truly knows what kind of president he could have been if 911 never happened, because right after 911, the course of this president aimed towards 2 wars and a fight with terrorists.
Only 8 months had passed, and the Twin Towers were toppled, along with the Pentagon strike, by now who we know as Bin Laden and the Al Queda.
Details of events, responses of a president, and the effects of having a conservative president in those times will be pondered right here. Again, my plan is to be fair when it comes to the actions of President George W. Bush, but I'm also writing to convey the facts. So far for what I've read about President George W. Bush, the reactions to his effectiveness and abilities seem not to be his greatest traits of a man in his position. To me, it is very unfortunate, not just for him, but for the country he served as president for 2 terms. The facts as he sees them as presented in his book is proof enough that something was drastically wrong with a conservative president leading the country in these times. Compared to a poker game, the cards just didn't fall in his favor, as time after time, he was presented with difficult situations that frankly he just handled very conservatively or 'did not act'. It would not be fair just to put the blame on him, but his entire supporting staff contributed to his downfall as President. His staff provided this president mounds of mis-information, which President George W. took as to be true. He openly admits this, but the facts are the facts, and history shall judge this president on his performance as president.
President George W. Bush believes that he "will be dead and gone" as he puts it before the American people finally figure out what actually happened, indicating that he really does have something to hide. That in a sense is a reason why I'm writing this blog.  Actually, I truly do not know what I may be writing here from this day forward, because as George W. Bush states it best, "Read the Book". That I will do, and every good deed will be rewarded with kind statements, while every negative deed or action by this president will be revealed right here on this website, in detail, with facts to back up the statements. What also will be interesting to me will be what he actually leaves out of the book. I can assure you that he will not be dead and gone before the American people, living in a free country, can actually read free works of truth right here on this blog on matters that every American deserves to know.

Defining the Presidency of George W. Bush

Have you ever said to yourself, 'Enough is Enough'. Throughout my career as a writer, I've always been proud of the fact that I could express myself freely as long as I were truthful of the facts that I deemed declare as true, with proof to argue the facts. I would expect that a former President of the United States write his memoirs with the same intentions. What has especially upset me is his lack of ability to act, except to start wars. I sincerely believe that he won re-election because he started the war in Iraq. I also believe that if it were not for the war in Iraq, he would not have been re-elected.

Every Republican President except President George W. did not have a problem to act, with exception to his acts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In just 8 months after his election as President, Bush faced his most serious problem of his presidency, the bombing of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. People may not know this, but President Bush knew of the first hit on the World Trade Center before he arrived at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida on September 11, 2001. After the first plane hit, he dismissed it as a small plane to hit the tower. He was not informed of the truth right from the beginning. After he was told of the 2nd hit, he continued to conduct a reading seminar. It wasn't until after leaving the school that the President admitted openly that this was an act of terrorism. The fact is that most people knew of the horrifying acts of violence at the World Trade Center before the President of the United States knew of the facts.

The fact is that this president, like presidents before him failed to protect this country with the threat of air piracy, but President Bush should squarely own the blame for not protecting the U.S. from these acts of violence on 911 even days before the attack. He had U.S. intelligence that such a mission could be possible, but he dismissed it. ' He failed to act.'  Those 4 words should define his presidency. But when he did finally act, he invaded and destroyed a country in 2-weeks time,  because he had proof that Saddam Hussein  had weapons of mass destruction, and so far to date, this was never proven.

President Barack Obama writes his book "The Audacity of Hope" while President George W. Bush writes his book which in other words could be called 'The Audacity of Failure'. This statement may be harsh, but after just reading reviews of his new book, enough is enough, even before I read the book.

President George W. Bush in a sense came out of hiding after leaving office to promote his new book, but plans to go back under-cover after a few interviews, book signings, and appearances, all for the money. He stands to make millions on book sales alone.

In defense of George W. Bush, one of Bush's best traits as President and even after his presidency is that he never complained or blamed others. He does take responsibility for his campaigns, his administration and his life. But that does not dismiss what has actually transpired while he was president.

What people remember most is of course are just a few things worth mentioning, and sorry to say most are not in his favor. How about his lack of response in a timely manner when hurricane Katrina struck, and then watching the whole thing from his airplane, and decides not to land. The wars he started, the Iraqi War and the Afghanistan war as thousands of soldiers died for his cause to fight terrorism on the other side of the world. How about water-boarding, as he states only 3 people were subjected to this form of torture. Who can believe that?!!!!!  He may believe it, but how many dozens or maybe hundreds of others did he not know about. He states he didn't know what was going on at the Iraqi prison, so how could he know how many people were tortured.  And now he still claims it is not torture, while President Obama does state it as torture. Should we believe George W. or Barack Obama?  How about the feuding within the White House? Stories on how President George W. made his own vice-president angry, and the fact that the vice-president asked George W. to replace him, but he dismissed it. How about the response to questions he can't answer? How about when he said "I couldn't have lived with myself if the country suffered a second depression."  And then the country did, under his watch as President of the United States. He is still living. Proof of it exists as he just published his memoirs, and I might add he is living pretty well right now.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, and yes, enough is enough. President Bush may go back under cover and hide after signing his book and attends a few interviews, but the truths of history will forever shadow him.