Making his debut as a motivational speaker, George Bush told a crowd of 15,000 idiots listeners that “popularity is fleeting…it’s not real.”

Bush, who is writing a book about the dozen toughest decisions he had to make, used much of his 28 minutes onstage to talk about lighter topics such as picking out a rug design for the Oval Office that reflected his “optimism.”

It’s been quite pleasant not having W. around. Couldn’t he wait just a little bit longer before making his return to public life?