I’m disappointed the Bushes flew with the Obamas on Air Force One. After the raft of garbage from Obama about Bush, the Bushes should have gone separately. This really is appalling. It reminds me of Chris Christie hugging on Obama after Hurricane Sandy just before the election.
Yep
It was the diplomatic thing to do.
Even though the image of Mandela is not what the man is or was. How is the average black South African doing now?
The ANC leaders are filthy rich and stealing more very day.
It seems like one of those things there is no way out of. A true Kabuki dance if there ever was one. Bush cares about Africa but certainly didn’t want to be playing kissy with Obama on Air Force One, and quite possibly didn’t wholeheartedly approve of Mandela. But just envision the alternative. Impossible. He had to go.
I know I’m biased when it come to W, but perhaps this is OK. Not at all like Christie.
Bush considers the Presidency to be bigger than one man.
He respects the office because it represents the US. To Bush this is about an official US delegation...it's not about Obama.