Pretty good food

Generally speaking, Bob Schieffer's interview with President Bush (on CBS's Face the Nation) was not remarkable (NSA wiretapping was absolutely necessary but could not be discussed in public because terrorists would otherwise guess that there was wiretapping, and similar really new arguments). But specifically speaking, there were some remarkable personal remarks about old foes and new friends: Hillary is "formidable" and Bill is his "new brother." And then there was the following explanation why being president is a good thing (about 18 minutes into the interview; the transcript is here):


Pres. BUSH: (...) I would highly recommend this job for
people.

SCHIEFFER: Mm-hmm. You don't see this as the great white presidency, as
Harry Truman said.

Pres. BUSH: No. It's an inconvenience.

SCHIEFFER: Yeah.

Pres. BUSH: But I'm a volunteer.

SCHIEFFER: Yeah.

Pres. BUSH: Nobody made me run for president. Probably me of anybody else
in the modern history knows what I was getting into.

SCHIEFFER: Mm-hmm.

Pres. BUSH: Because I saw a good man here and watched him carefully.

SCHIEFFER: Mm-hmm.

Pres. BUSH: But now I--nobody should feel sorry for me. And I certainly
don't feel sorry for myself. You know, it's an inconvenience that you can't
go to the Wal-Mart or something like that.

SCHIEFFER: Mm-hmm.

Pres. BUSH: On the other hand, the honor and the--is fantastic and the
food's pretty good.