Posted on 01/30/2006 12:22:36 PM PST by Tulsa Ramjet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush says Bill Clinton has become so close to his father that the Democratic former president is like a member of the family.
Former President George Bush has worked with Clinton to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami and the hurricane disaster along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Asked about his father and Clinton, Bush quipped, "Yes, he and my new brother."
"That's a good relationship. It's a fun relationship to watch," Bush said in an interview with CBS News broadcast on Sunday.
While attending Pope John Paul's funeral, Bush said, "It was fun to see the interplay between dad and Clinton. One of these days, I'll be a member of the ex-president's club. ... I'll be looking for something to do."
He said ex-presidents share rare experiences that others cannot understand. "And so I can understand why ex-presidents are able to put aside old differences," he said.
Bush said he checked in with Clinton occasionally.
"And you know, he says things that makes it obvious -- that makes it obvious to me that we're kind of, you know, on the same wavelength about the job of the presidency. Makes sense, after all, there's this kind of commonality," he said.
Bush jokingly referred to speculation that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former president's wife, will seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency. He had earlier referred to the former first lady as "formidable."
"Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton," he said, referring to how Bill Clinton had followed his father, and Hillary Clinton could follow him.
Go away.
Still looking for whether Reagan ever had Carter up to Rancho del Cielo.
That's fine - I will be happy to go away as long as everyone knows who "ignore(s) the facts of history" around here.
They called Bush a wimp in 1988; how right they were. He handed the Presidency to Clinton in 1992.
I thought Perot voters did that?
Billary will NEVER become President again. Count on it.
Willie Clinton is a a strong Christian, and I can prove it.
Remember the Holy Bible that he always had tucked under his arm for Sunday AM photo ops?
He was so concerned about taking good care of it, that Bible is still in its original `shrink-wrap'.
LoL. Great comment.
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton, Bush (Jeb), Clinton (Chelsea), Bush (Jenna or Barbara). :-)
I don't think anyone asserts he is a "strong" Christian - however, see Romans 14 about helping our weaker brothers.
I'm not sure about all the "strategery" but I will note that President Reagan was gracious to Carter once he got him out of the Oval Office
But Carter wasn't the ragin' lunatic he is now. He was still lickin' his wounds from getting utterly thrashed.
In a bit of irony, President and Mrs. Reagan spent that day, August 9, 1981, horseback riding and working around their ranch, Rancho del Cielo. Following Sadat's assassination, Reagan STILL treated Carter with more respect than he deserved by including Carter in the official delegation:
http://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs/lc/onbirthday.asp
See my post above http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1568153/reply?c=61 proving Carter was always a raving lunatic.
Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton, Bush (Jeb), Clinton (Chelsea), Bush (George P.)
Hey, you forgot Willy's illegitmate kids runnin' around in Arkansas! The family genes are carried on.
I'm not ignoring the facts, I'm trying to ignore you. You obviously have a bone to pick with me that goes beyond this thread. Fine.
Now, lets have a link to the full NYTimes article you refer to and not just a title and sub-title that was created by the NYTimes. Okay.
Since I'm supposed to be ignoring you now, how about you do your own homework for a change? That was just ONE criticism Carter had of Reagan. I'm sure you can find plenty more where that came from.
That's not the way it works. I asked you to back up your your original post with a factual link. Not some NYTimes headline that doesn't offer actual quotes. Who knows, you maybe right. The fact remains, Bush43 and Bush41 have both treated Clinton with more respect then he deserves. Reagan never went overboard with Carter. Reagan never called Jimmah his brother and he never played golf with Jimmah either. And including Carter in the official delegation to the Sadat funeral is not only common courtesy, its part of US dipolmatic policy for ex-President's. Even today, Bush43 would have to include Carter in any delegation of that type.
I don't recall Reagan EVER golfing - I posted that Google search already. As for the way it works, I gave you the cite to the NEW YORK TIMES - if you think it is false, prove it. Just because you don't have a paid subscription does not mean I have not done enough homework for you already.
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