Audience Applauds Bush for Opting for Open Mic Over Preselected Questions in MI

Detroit Free Press: It was his first major speech addressing his presidency and the state of the country since he left the presidency.



Often joking about his retirement, Bush, 62, mused about being commander-in-chief, the fog of war that followed the Sept. 11 attacks, the danger of mixing politics and religion, and his unstinting belief in the power of free markets and free trade.