Thanks for the pix!!!
Why did Bush appoint Clinton? I just don't understand.
Clinton will be good for an appeal he still has a great deal of support worldwide. Just seen the interview on FOX with 41 and 42 it was good clear to the point and very pro American, Clinton was very supportive of GWB.
Okay, I'll play the devil's advocate here. Bubba is very good at raising money, and this effort needs money. W governs the dems as well as the pubbies. It's a hat-tip to the dems who, for the right reasons, want to be involved in helping. Former presidents are useful in this sort of thing. If one can hold one's diplomatic nose effectively, it's a magnanimous move.
Maybe it will help to think of the suffering survivors rather than this one who will raise the funds to help them.
I wonder if Carter wasn't asked, or was asked and declined. The fact that there was no mention of Carter in the news I saw about this, such as saying that Carter was indisposed or whatever, is intriguing. I think Jimmy crossed swords with W somewhere along the line, possibly behind the scenes, and is relegated to the doghouse. Big time.
I'm sure we all have our own opinions about this. :-)
But mine is that W really doesn't trust the UN (as he shouldn't), and ol' Billy was off in London mouthing off about how the US wasn't doing enough.
So the "dummy" got billy to agree to raise money for charities (notice that this money isn't going through the UN. It's going to places like the Red Cross, CARE, and religious charities working in the area).
That keeps the money out of the UN and shuts ol' Billy up. And it also gets much needed relief to the people who need it.
There's a thread about this very topic, and here are my thoughts.
First I thought, "Why the heck would the Pres. make his dear dad work with that scum Clinton?"
Then I thought, "Ahhh, the Pres. plays chess, not checkers."
Then I thought, "This keeps Clinton NOT involved in working for a post in the UN, NOT promoting Hillary, NOT criticizing the Pres. (or if he would he'd look really stupid and petty), and it WILL raise money for the poor people who have been devastated by this AND Bush 41 will be close by to keep Bill out of trouble."
Then I thought, "I hope both Bush Pres. have plenty of antibacterial handsanitizer and a big shovel nearby for when they have to associate with Bill."