...But for his own reasons Sen. Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has proposed a "truth and reconciliation commission" to get at all the wrongs of the George W. Bush years, which, of course, began with his winning the 2000 election.... (click here - thank you)
Bush to give speech at private event in Canada (click title to entry - thank you)
11:12 PM CST on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
By LORI STAHL / The Dallas Morning Newslstahl@dallasnews.com
Former President George W. Bush's first confirmed speaking engagement since leaving office will take him from Crawford to Canada.
Invitations to the event, billed as "a conversation with George W. Bush," say that the former president will "share his thoughts on his eight momentous years in the Oval Office" during a March 17 speech in Calgary, Alberta.
The event is not open to the public, and organizers declined to say whether Bush will be paid a fee. A spokesman for the newly formed Bush presidential office in Dallas declined to comment.
But the Canadian firm organizing the lunch has paid sizable fees to Lance Armstrong, Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell and Alan Greenspan. Former President Bill Clinton was paid $150,000 for a March 2006 speech in Edmonton, according to a Canadian newspaper.
Political experts say the speech may be a safe and lucrative way for Bush to venture out....
