is what he should be referred to as, because that is the last office he was legally elected to.

How stupid can you be? G Bush one week followed by an un-updated Bhutto the next! Their explanations are BS. I'd fire them all!

To put the face of Bush on the cover of the PARADE magazine was a bad decision, in fact it was disgusting! To show his smilig face and proclaiming that he is "an optimist" when people are dying by the thousands in Iraq in a war with no end, was insensitive. Bush does not have enough common sense to understand that his optimism will not change an already lost war into a victory or turned around his failed presidency into a success. He lacks the smarts to see it!

The man will go into history as the absolute Worst President Ever. If he had any shred of decency about him, he would resign the office. IMPEACH!

The best is yet to come. Next January when Bush leave office I'm planning to salute his departure by flushing my toilet three times. All are welcome to join me.

To Punish the World... homosexuals on Clinton years and corruption greed on both Bushes years.

I am glad God sent President Bush to be President on 9/11. He has led us through some turbulent times with God leading him. He is a sincere man that history will show how great he was.

Has your editor been following any of the news since George W. took office? This deceitful, pathetic president has committed war crimes and treason. He's to be impeached; not placed on a cover of a magazine that comes in the Sunday paper to American homes. Do you have any idea how destructive, devastating, deceitful, debt-producing, derisive, deadly and dumb this Iraqi war is? What happened to "PARADE?" Keep it out of my Sunday paper if you highlight criminals like George W.

I believe when it's all said and done, history will judge Bush kindly years from now. It may not seem that way now, but I think people will look back at his presidency with such greatness because he has had to deal with so many extraordinary events, good or bad. So for those libs who are trashing him on this forum now, President Bush will have the last laugh!

I can't understand how anyone could say a WOMAN president would be too emotional; we have been ruled by one man's foolish emotions for seven years. George W. Bush sent thousands of Americans to their deaths and destabilized an entire nation all because Saddam Hussein once plotted to kill his father. His talents seem to be limited to wheel-spinning (on the ranch and in the White House), protecting himself and those close to him, expressing simple, vague ideas -- and making goofy faces.

A clear and simple message to Congress... IMPEACH! this pitiful excuse for a President the American People.

So the smirking commander-in-chimp had a very special year. The shrub continues to exhibit no glimmer of insight into the misery and suffering he's caused for so many, and I fear he never will. He dribbles on about "optimism" and makes every decision based on "instinct" (at least the decisions that aren't made for him by his puppet-masters). Well, optimism and instinct alone aren't sufficient to successfully coach a toad in a hopping race, and we've all reaped the results of allowing this travesty to continue. He counts the minutes until he can put all this behind him; until he can chop wood and drink beer again, leaving his mess for all of us to clean up. One final, "special" year. What else can he screw up? This copy of Parade, and every one in the future, will go straight to the floor of the birdcage where it belongs.

While our country wrestles with incredibly complex problems, the article reminds us of President’s character. As the intro states, his stories give a glimpse into what matters for him. Global warming? Lack of adequate health care? Resurgance of the Afghanistan Taliban? No, instead he talks about five individuals. Well, kudos to him for his honesty that these stories are more vital to him than the huge issues that we expect a President to address. And for those who still support him, this is probably the type of President they wanted—someone who simply reassures them that he is a good guy after all. But I have a question. If he was "inspired" and "deeply touched," how has he behaved differently? Where is evidence that he has been affected by those people he met? Instead, he and his supporters are proud that he is completely unwavering in his policies. Perhaps his inspiration was to veto like never before including SCHIP and other bipartisan legislation. I would have hoped that the President of our country only had to look at the real everyday needs of millions of Americans who suffer from lack of adequate health care, shrinking real wages, etc., and would have been inspired and motivated to push for legislation to help those who need help. But he has never pretended to be that kind of President.

Mr. Bush, do the honorable thing, RESIGN ! You are an insult to the American people.

When I Saw Bush war criminal on the cover of Parade, I cried, I really cried. I cant believe you put a picture of the devil himself on your magazine. Shame on you!!!! Shame on you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Place a murderer--an actual monster--on your cover. Let him drone on about his "optimism," show complete disregard for your readership . . . do all of these things, and what do you expect you will achieve? Will it buy you a coveted place in the regard of this person's last few months in office? Will it endear Parade to future readers? I felt a visceral and real nausea when I saw whom you had placed on your cover. In return, I have no respect left for Parade and will hereby boycott reading your publication. May many other Americans follow suit.

I've read a few of the other comments, such as "He should have talked about his Accomplishments",and I understand why he did not. What he has accomplished has being responsible for the deaths of thousands and thousands of people, invading a country that was NO threat to us, as not one Iraqi attacked us on 9-11. Running our country into virtual bankruptcy, bringing the dollar to the lowest value ever in the world. But I can see the Smile from ear to ear, as he and his fellow rich friends and family continue to reap thanks to his laws, "Record Profits" from the suffering of others. Sad indeed! The only picture in the future I'd like to see of G.W. Bush, is one behind bars.

It is easy to be an optimist if you have health insurance and your children have health insurance. Is Bush smiling because he is thinking of all the children that have and will die because spending billions in Iraq is a higher priority than saving the lives of children in the U.S. by providing health insurance? Or is he smirking because of the suffering he has caused by not providing all the help he can on stem cell research? He has destroyed any legacy that his father may have had and he certainly has done nothing that his twins can be proud of. What a sad evil person we have for a "president".

Seeing George Bush smiling on the cover of Parade Magazine yesterday and seeing the words "What Made My Year Special" made me physically ill. Does this man have no heart or soul? How can someone who has brought so much death and misery to the innocent civilians of Iraq and Afghanistan sleep at night, let alone smile placidly for the camera? All I can say is "Praise God" that 2008 will be the last year this small, terrible man will be in a position to inflict his evil policies on our nation and the world.

With every word Bush "writes" and every word he says, the words maintain the obvious that he sees the world in black and white and uses religion as a front for his lack of imagination, intelligence, and reality. I have lived through many presidential era's and even talked with some Presidents. Never have I seen someone who so lacked the capability to be a President. I have been disgusted by Presidents only twice in my life and both have existed in the last 16 years.