Over the past week, former President George W. Bush has opened up about his mistakes during his presidency in his new book, Decision Points. He also explains why he isn't commenting on the issues our current President is supporting. He writes about the decisions he makes during his presidency, what his thought process was behind those decisions and why some people feel he made mistakes. Three specific issues he addresses are, the Iraq war, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the mistreating of inmates in prisons. MSNBC writes, "Former President George W. Bush admits in his memoir 'Decision Points' that his 2003 “Mission Accomplished” speech and his demeanor in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were some of the professional and personal mistakes that he made. In his first one-on-one television interview since leaving the White House, the former president sat down with Matt Lauer and opened up about his regrets." I believe that George Bush did a good thing by coming out with a new book that states his though process on his ideas while he was president. It shows that we Americans don't know what truly happens in the White House. His decisions were based on the current effect but the long term effect. He gained a lot of respect from many different people by doing this. He talked to the Today show, Oprah, and other shows about his book, and the decisions he made. When he is asked the question about helping current president Barack Obama, he always replies, "He already has way more people telling him how to do his job, he doesn't need one more."
--Matt Huber
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39976132
