Friendship with a crook over the American people.
Granted, the crook was an Illinois politician, and as my grandfather explained to me, being a crook is a pre-requisite for being an Illinois politician, so one can’t fault Rosty too much for getting the standard bona fides for his chosen profession.
But crooks, including Illinois pols, tend not to have good morals, and thus are poor choices in friendship.
Bush chose poorly.
I’m glad that Bush’s wish that no one else see the note has been honoured in the breach.
Bush squandered Reagan’s legacy.. He was a Democrat posing as a Rep.