Bush connects with local 'brothers'

Curtis Spears always thought of President George W. Bush as a white guy in a suit. On Tuesday, Spears ? a 50-year-old black felon recently released from serving time on drug distribution charges ? saw someone he could relate to. That is, a man in a suit who loves enchiladas, gets headaches from planning his daughter?s wedding and battled his own addiction with alcohol.

“I have much more respect for him,” Spears said. “It really changed my whole outlook. He said, ?I?m not a big I, I am a little you.? ”