George W. Bush Doesn’t Miss Being President Except For The Plane

President George W. Bush waves from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Monday, Dec.. 15, 2008, after a surprise visit to Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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George W. Bush doesn’t really miss much from his time as president except for the first class travel.

“A lot of people ask me, you know, do I miss much about being president,” he said at a Wednesday event at the George W. Bush Institute, as recorded by Politico. “The answer’s really no. I mean I miss the people I served with. I miss Air Force One. In eight years, they never lost my baggage.”

He added that he misses the opportunities he had to honor the troops.

“I do miss saluting men and women who volunteered to defend our nation during the war,” Bush said. “Many are coming home and are preparing for new missions as civilians, and I intend to salute these men and women for the rest of my life.”

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