Bush is a Book Lover

[DeWayneTN]

Read this article today from the Wall Street Journal and thought it was interesting. Every year, he and Karl Rove have a contest on how many books they can read during the year. His selection of books is interesting (he reads the Bible through each year as well) - thought some of you might appreciate it.

With only five days left, my lead is insurmountable. The competition can't catch up. And for the third year in a row, I'll triumph. In second place will be the president of the United States. Our contest is not about sports or politics. It's about books.

It all started on New Year's Eve in 2005. President Bush asked what my New Year's resolutions were. I told him that as a regular reader who'd gotten out of the habit, my goal was to read a book a week in 2006. Three days later, we were in the Oval Office when he fixed me in his sights and said, "I'm on my second. Where are you?" Mr. Bush had turned my resolution into a contest......

There is a myth perpetuated by Bush critics that he would rather burn a book than read one. Like so many caricatures of the past eight years, this one is not only wrong, but also the opposite of the truth and evidence that bitterness can devour a small-minded critic. Mr. Bush loves books, learns from them, and is intellectually engaged by them.

Read the entire article here - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1230255 ... lenews_wsj

[Full Quiver]

I wonder if he has read those written by his critics and ex-employees/cabinet members such as George Tenet's?

[one love]

I watched the white house breifing today and they asked about his reading selection... The press sec. did mention well he does not read current events such as articles about him but rather things like his latest I think was about Abraham Lincoln.

Regardless what people say they will learn in the next few years that President Bush is not some evil war monger, he is not some conspiracy plotting person....


I heard a interview one time where someone mentioned that he wanted Bush to back some plan (this was prior to him being in the white house) the man was speaking to one of his aides and told him that Bush could benefit from this as well etc. He told the man lay your case but DO not mention that at all! Well he presented the case and Bush seemed interested and then he told him sir you could get such and such if you did this and Bush told him to leave immediately.

many have attested to stories like this.

But I am not blind that most all politicians do not have perfectly clean hands

[DeWayneTN]

I wonder if he has read those written by his critics and ex-employees/cabinet members such as George Tenet's?

If I were him, I would have someone give me the main points, but other than that, wouldn't waste time with them.