JMS Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I just finished it this weekend. Lot of stuff in their both for his supporters and the rest of us to latch onto. I did not expect to be supprised during the reading of this book. There were a few supprises for me however. Perhaps the biggest suprise was evidently Bush told Obama on inauguration day that he would have to use the TARP funds to bail out GM. Bush said Obama was hesitant to do it; and bush said he understood why; but Bush told Obama he would have to bite the bullet and bail out GM. That was very suprising to me. I think the GM bail out was one of the most unpopular Obama policies among Bush's base. It supprised me very much that Bush was the one who suggested it. It supprised me even more that he was taking full credit for that suggesting in his book. After 8 years I didn't think Bush could suprise me anymore. Over all Bush's memoir was not all that bad a read. It was much better than Bill Clinton's for instance. While I wasn't a big fan of Bush's I think he did attempt to explain himself in this book and he did give a greater detail about his presidency and his thinking in this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I haven't read the book, but I did see the interview special on him several weeks back and he addressed a lot of questions about the book and his Presidency in general. I thought the interview was very interesting and I'd like to pick up the book sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I bought the book for my dad for Christmas. He's supposed to send it to me to read after he's done because I'm too cheap to buy another one. Looking forward to it though. I've seen a couple of his interviews when he was publicizing his book and it they were pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 I bought the book for my dad for Christmas. He's supposed to send it to me to read after he's done because I'm too cheap to buy another one. Looking forward to it though. I've seen a couple of his interviews when he was publicizing his book and it they were pretty interesting. Nice Daughter.... Good Job... you picked a pretty good christmas gift there... I think I'm going to pick up Grant's autobiography next. Coarse I have the new Tom Clancy before I do anything else. Clancy has a co-author; which I don't really care for, but he's back to Jack Ryan and the old characters so I must check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I'm gonna wait for it on tape as read by Toby Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx491 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 i'm gonna wait for it on tape as read by Al Gore. fify But seriously, I went through HS and college hating the man and his policies. I am VERY interested in reading his book though. The Bush presidency defined my teen years and early adulthood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Is there an audiobook of it narrated by him yet? I'll only "read" it if I get to hear his laugh throughout the book. Hehehehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy8467 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Is there an audiobook of it narrated by him yet? I'll only "read" it if I get to hear his laugh throughout the book. Hehehehe. Yes, yes there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I have it. Wanted to give it a read, got to chapter three and it's pretty stupid. I'm disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitolpunishment Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Your the first person I've heard say they did not enjoy the book.? I have not read it yet, but it got great reviews and has been the number one or two book for months on NY times bestseller list! Maybe your the dummie?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 JMS, The timing of the GM revelation doesn't make sense. The original TARP loans were provided on December 19, 2008. Everyone knew that Obama would do it; the Democrats wanted to bail out the automakers. The question was whether the Republicans would do it. I don't want to get into the nitty gritty details because they make me so angry. The loans to GM and Chrysler were patently illegal. I'll leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Very intrigued. Especially after someone like JMS says it's a good read. Undoubtedly as president you take heat for things that are beyond your control, but I imagine he's one of the most hated presidents of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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