Decision Points

Decision Points by George W. Bush was much better than I anticipated. Being the orator he is, I had very low expectations of how he'd convey his story in print. What I was most surprised at was his candidness about himself, and events that transpired during his Presidency. It's old news now, but he claimed that the Kanye West episode was the low point of his Presidency. I think he meant the fact that for the first time in his life, he was basically called a racist in front of the world, really. I don't think he meant it was the WORST thing that happened during his tenure. There were so many more to choose from. If I was having to pick the worst moment from 2001-2008, the top of the list would by 9-11, closely followed by Katrina, closely followed by the non-discovery of WMD in Iraq. I came away from this book feeling like maybe I misjudged him, but you have to remember, the guy is so responsible and accountable, that he never blamed anything on Cheney, which he probably should have and what Cheney probably deserved. He bore the brunt of the entire 8 years, and takes full responsibility in this book. One of my favorite lines was when (in his 30's) he asks a woman at a formal dinner party what sex is like after 50...then as President, she returns and asks him the same thing....