I made international news by giving Misty [May-Treanor] a playful slap on the back--a little north of the traditional target.
George W. BushIn my first meeting with Vladimir Putin in the spring of 2001, he complained that Russia was burdened by Soviet-era debt. At that point, oil ws selling for $26 per barrel. By the time I saw Putin at the APEC summit in Sydney in September 2007 oil had reached $71--on its way to $137 in the summer of 2008. He leaned back in his chair and asked how were Russia's mortgage-backed securities doing.
George W. BushI introduced Putin to our Scottish terrier, Barney. He wasn't very impressed. On my next trip to Russia, Vladimir asked if I wanted to meet his dog, Koni. Sure, I said. As we walked the birch-lined grounds of his dacha, a big black Labrador came charging across the lawn. With a twinkle in his eye, Vladimir said, "Bigger, stronger, and faster than Barney." Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada [said], "You're lucky he only showed you his dog.
George W. Bush[TARP] The strategy was a breakthrough intervention in the free market.
George W. BushThe nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.
George W. BushBarney spotted our neighbor's lawn, where he promptly took care of his business. There I was, the former president of the United States, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had been dodging for the past eight years.
George W. BushWhen I say drop your pants and show me the moon, I'm not just whistling Dixie!
George W. BushPray as if it all depends upon God, for it does. But work as if it all depends upon us, for it does.
George W. BushThey want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.
George W. BushTags: politics
At that point in my life, I was not looking for a career. I viewed my first decade after college as a time to explore. I didn't want anchors to hold me down. If something caught my attention, I would try it. If not, I would move on.
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