President Bush Will Get a $196,700 Pension

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Maybe we should let our presidents all go broke like we did for Thomas Jefferson. No matter what you may think of a president and how they performed, or did not perform while president, they all deserve something for the sacrifices they gave to their country. Have you ever looked at one of these people after their term, this job takes a few years of your life.
I'm trying to figure out the point the writer, does she think these people are stealing money, or that George Bush should be the only president not entitled to a pension? Lets look at senators and congress persons and see how little they have to do to earn a pension.

Eric of AZ 12:09PM September 04, 2010

I think all presidents in the whole world should be rewarded according to their performace they showed while they were president of that country.Because people of that country are the back bone of that country,they should not be suffered because of one single person's decision.If president did make majority of people prosperous and happy before they leave presidency,they should be rewarded good otherwise they should be treated as regular person.

a.w.l of TX 9:53AM December 11, 2009

To the two that say the Pres deserves his pension, so do I! Bob of FL says he is on call 24/7 and his responsibilities still follow him, I agree and so goes it for the American Soldier and they don't get a pension anywhere near what the Pres gets and they take it a step further, their lives are literally on the line daily. We as tax payers fund these elaborate pensions and we can't even fund our own personal pensions, we can't pay for our healthcare because we are too busy being taxed all to hell to pay for theirs. The pledge of allegiance the last time I checked said ALL men are created equal. My family deserves a financial future just as much as his does. We didn't ask him to have political aspirations, he could have chosen any other profession, he decided he wanted to be the Pres and as such, he should have to be on equal footing with the rest of us hard working Americans busting our asses to pay taxes, pay for medical benefits and praying our corporations don't run off with our retirement funds.

Angry Veteran of FL 5:03PM October 03, 2009

No president, especially George W Bush, deserves a taxpayer-funded pension. They ask for the job. It is not forced on them. After leaving this country in debt to the tune of $11 trillion, Bush should be ashamed to accept a pension!

Anthony Powell of MS 8:56AM June 19, 2009

The job of President of the United States is the most difficult position in the entire world. He is on call 24/7 the entire time he serves those of us who elected him to this office. Even when he and his family are on so called "vacation", his responsibilities follow him. Why would he (she) not be entitled to a generous pension? The Wall Street Executives, the Major Oil Company Executives, the Banking Exec's, all have "Golden Parachutes" waiting for them whe they retire. And they don't have half the preassure and stress our Country's Chief Executive faces on a daily basis. Former Presidents deserve more than what they're currently receiving and the widows of former Presidents should receive half the Presidents pension should they survive the President. If one has ever read the lives of former First Ladies, one would agree.

Bob of FL 9:09PM February 25, 2009

no matter what you may think, personally,of president bush,he deserves his pension! the presidentcy is,a harsh and hard job!i believe that retired president bush,along with all of our living retired presidents,deserve their retirement pensions!

brian of IN 7:03PM February 21, 2009

It makes me SICK to think Bubba gets free office space in HARLEM, and his office is the most expensive of any ex-president. Good ol' Bubba!!!

Namako of HI 6:55AM January 30, 2009

While I respect and admire President Bush as a person, I cannot yet say that he was a good President or a bad President. All I know is that he made some key personnel mistakes from the beginning. His administration would have been much better if it didn't include Cheney, Rumsfield, Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Yoo, and the rest of the gang.
I wish him well in the coming years and hope he finds fulfilling things to do. Thank you for your service, President Bush!

Joe C. of VA 6:40PM January 23, 2009

This is a typical unjust system They gave the bank VIP bonuses, when we were in this mist of a recession, that was cause by BUSH, and now to give him retirement or a pension, after successfully screwing up our ecomony. That is insane. That that 5.0 odd milliws that he will recieve should he reach 85, and a what ever the amount if from Cheney, give it back to the American people as a stimiuis payment. I guess it's like we are paying Bush for all his screw-ups. WOW

Darron Hoffman of VA 3:16PM January 21, 2009

President Bush deserves every dime he gets. He has survived eight years of the most outrageous onslaught of hate mongering in history. I am embarassed for us as a nation. The left has done their best to bring this man to his knees simply because he did not believe in liberal Democratic left causes and social engineering. These people are so full of hate and zealotry, if they don't get their way, nothing is sacred. They do anything and everything to bring down and embarass their opposition. The perfect storm of extreme oil prices, extreme greed caused by fraudulent real estate practices and ballooning out of control credit is a perfect house warming gift for the President Obama. Does anyone else see the coincidence of all this happening right before election day? Was that also engineered? It took $600,000,000 and two years of campaigning and sexism beyond belief to get him elected. I would hardly call that a mandate. It will take President Bush 3,000 years to spend that much money on his $200,000 pension. Show some character for a change and give the man a break.

Lynda of UT 12:01PM January 21, 2009