In Dubya and Me, Walt Harrington writes about some of his encounters with the real person of George W. Bush. (Via AoSHQ.)
A good read overall, and several quotes struck me…
George W. Bush: “One of the things you learn about great leaders is that they never project the burdens of responsibility on others.”
George W. Bush: “You’re not the only person that’s ever gone through hard things. In other words, can you imagine the signal I would have sent had I said, ‘Ah, why me? Why am I thrust in the middle of all this stuff?’”
His dad, Bush #41: “Tell them life for a president is not easy, yet I have never heard #43 whine about the loneliest job on earth, never seen him pose gazing out into the future to depict how tough his job is.”
Walt Harrington, on Bush #43: He said that compared with everyone around a president, the president had the easiest job.
Total opposite of a certain President today.
