The patrician Bush family finds such hand soiling unseemly.
Agreed. George & Laura Bush prefer to stay out of this mud fight. Not out of cowardice or Machiavellian schemes, but a simple respect for the Office. Not out of respect for The First Thug because he deserves none, but for the Office.
Mr. Bush is an adult; he's not a narcissistic child such as Bubba, Gore, Kerry, Obama, ad nauseaum.