Class

A sense of propriety:

CALGARY, Alberta – Former President George W. Bush, making his first public speech since leaving office in January, says he wants Barack Obama to succeed and that it's "essential" to support the new leader.

Bush declined to critique the Obama administration in Tuesday's speech, saying the new president has enough critics and that he "deserves my silence."

What this is, is a president not cheapening the office by using his position as a former president to harass his ideological opponents. We owe a debt of gratitude to Jimmy Carter for illustrating how not to do it.

Those of us who aren't former presidents are still expected to speak our minds though.