Bush's "Family Reunion At 30,000 Feet"

By: Christine Lagorio
Topics: Republicans

When President Bush flew home today to Midland, Texas, with him was CBS News analyst and former counselor to the president Dan Bartlett.

CBS News anchor Katie Couric asked him if it was a bittersweet voyage for the president.

"It was a lot more sweet than bitter, Katie," Bartlett said. "It was like a family reunion at 30,000 feet."

"The president was in great spirits. He walked around to every single person who was on the plane and spent individual time with each of them," he said.

Later in the flight, according to Bartlett, a video-slash-slide show played – sort of an overview of the past eight years. Oh, all the memories!

"There was a lot of emotion, but it was very joyous," Bartlett said. "A good time."

How will the former president handle life after The Oval Office?

"Well, he was laughing saying … oh, I'm just an old guy they kicked to the curb ," Bartlett said. But really, "he focused a lot about working on his book."

Couric reminded Bartlett that he'd told her he'd need to get an unlisted phone number, because the president will have a lot of free time on his hands.

"We're all fearing that," Bartlett laughed.

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by dur74aid March 5, 2009 11:06 PM EST: We gave him a goodbye with a new shoes...and after the American withdraw we will do the same to his hand made(so called) Iraqi Government ,but with an old shoes.; Reply to this comment


by gce65 January 22, 2009 4:15 AM EST: George:

Mission accomplished! Now give me your soul!!!!!!

--SATAN; Reply to this comment


by lucasnico January 21, 2009 10:57 PM EST: "Well, he was laughing saying %u2026 oh, I''m just an old guy they kicked to the curb ," Bartlett said. But really, "he focused a lot about working on his book."

The book to be called, "The Pet Goat, Part II."; Reply to this comment


by allzwell January 21, 2009 10:51 PM EST: Posted by laurieleemoo at 05:12 PM : Jan 21, 2009

... I just threw up on my shoes.; Reply to this comment


by barbaraf4 January 21, 2009 9:59 PM EST: "Its only a matter of time before I''ll be saying.....told you so!"
Posted by laurieleemoo
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Maybe, but why would you want to see Obama fail? Give him a chance.; Reply to this comment


by notfooled January 21, 2009 6:54 PM EST: Posted by laurieleemoo at 09:50 AM : Jan 21, 2009

I couldn''t bring myself to copy the parts of your post that represent a giant dose of misplaced hero-worship.

Bush could''ve sacrificed babies on the oval office desk and you''d still look the other way and dream of happy days. How pathetic.

Your hero is a murderer.; Reply to this comment


by notfooled January 21, 2009 6:51 PM EST: Thank God this liar-in-chief is out.

Now let us begin picking up the pieces after the disaster known as the Bush presidency,

also known as 8 years of hell to those of us who managed to live through it.

Let the war crime trials begin!; Reply to this comment


by jennylaws January 21, 2009 3:42 PM EST: Really ? These comments are totally disrespectful about Bush and Obama. It sounds like a bunch of 12 year olds wrote these.; Reply to this comment


by vermonter52 January 21, 2009 3:40 PM EST: The terrorist attacks happened on Bush''''s watch, he was warned by the Clinton administration and Bush and his administration ignored it. They were too busy getting this country into debt by spending and dictating to us. Bush is so ignorant he doesn''t even know that he and his administration were terrible at managing the U.S. An embarrassement to the constitution and vows he took.

Ding Dong old Bush is gone
the wicked Bush
the evil Bush
Ding Dong the wicked Bush is gone

May this country now start a recovery process with someone intelligent, regardless of his race or color.; Reply to this comment


by windmaster12 January 21, 2009 3:16 PM EST: Bush Reminiscing on his Presidency --

Sort of like the Return Flight of the Enola Gay over Hiroshima.
Nothing but disaster left behind!!!; Reply to this comment