Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy

[Sweet Pea]

Interesting read about President Bush....

http://apnews.myway.com//article/200...D95FPQIO1.html

Some things I'm not happy with regarding his presidency - but would any of us ever be "completely satisfied" with any leader? I thought the above article gave some great insight into his personality....

[Sarah]

I enjoyed reading the article, Sweet Pea. Makes me wish we could keep him on as president.............

[Pressing-On]

Excellent article. I've always viewed him in this light.

[ChTatum]

Great read!

[Esther]

Bush reads the Bible regularly. Another devotion: exercise. He makes time for a workout at least six days a week, wherever he is. And he goes at it hard, especially on his mountain bike on the weekends, when he pushes Secret Service agents to keep up with him. He is competitive and likes to stay in command.

Find a way to forgive, because that's the way to lead your life," White House press secretary Dana Perino remembers Bush advising her.

Bush is insistently - some say unforgivably - optimistic, no matter how low his poll numbers get.

"Every day has been pretty joyous," he said recently, summing up one of the hardest presidencies ever known.

The toughest moments for him come when he meets the grieving families of the troops he sent to war. Or when he meets severely wounded troops in recovery. Many of the hurting tell Bush they want to get back out in active duty. He is moved by the sacrifice.

"I do a lot of crying in this job," Bush once acknowledged.

A couple of things I think worthy to highlight.