I'm not surprised by 41's behavior. It is typical for the gentleman he has always been. He is setting a good example for 42, who is learning generosity and compassion for the first time in his life.
Bingo! I was going to say the same thing. Bush the Elder has always been a most gracious and classy public figure, and this is further proof. Even when the dems stabbed him in the back after he compromised with them, he didn't trash them. And don't tell me the guy is soft, either. He is the same man shot down in combat over the Pacific and the man who led the ejection of Saddam's forces from Kuwait. If Snoopy had been elected, Saddam would still be there.