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I Just Didn't Want To Get Out There Anymore; I Didn't Want To Get Back Into What I Call 'the Swamp.' And The Other Reason Why Is I Don't Think It's Good For The Presidency For A Former President To Be Opining About His Successor. President Obama's Got Plenty Of Critics - And I'm Just Not Gonna Be One.

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George W. Bush

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I Just Didn't Want To Get Out There Anymore; I Didn't Want To Get Back Into What I Call 'the Swamp.' And The Other Reason Why Is I Don't Think It's Good For The Presidency For A Former President To Be Opining About His Successor. President Obama's Got Plenty Of Critics - And I'm Just Not Gonna Be One.

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I Believe We Owe It To Our Children And Grandchildren To Stay Engaged And To Help Spread Liberty And To Help Reformers.

Obviously I Pray Every Day There's Less Casualty.

Dubya! What In Tarnation!? Why, I'll Tan Yer Hide Fer This!so, What's Sex Like After Fifty, Anyway?

The Deliberate And Deadly Attacks Which Were Carried Out Yesterday Against Our Country Were More Than Acts Of Terror. They Were Acts Of War.

I Want The Iraqis To Understand That We Are With Them And That They Have To Make Tough Decisions, And We'll Help Them Make Those Tough Decisions For This Country, For This Democracy To Survive. And They've Made Some Tough Decisions.

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