The Political Chase

Elder Bush rejects Clinton goodwill trip

Yesterday Bill Clinton said Hillary Clinton’s number one priority as president would be to
send "[him] and former President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that America is open for business and cooperation again." As I said yesterday, that’s a bold statement for several reasons.  The former President Bush said no thanks.

In a statement sent to CNN Tuesday afternoon, former President Bush’s chief of staff Jean Becker said that he “wholeheartedly supports the President of the United States, including his foreign policy. He has never discussed an ‘around-the-world-mission’ with either former President Bill Clinton or Sen. Clinton, nor does he think such a mission is warranted since he is proud of the role America continues to play around the world as the beacon of hope for freedom and democracy.

I could not imagine Poppy Bush admitting Junior had royally screwed the world up. Junior may be a tyrant, but Poppy still sees him as Junior. What father wouldn’t?

Hillary is going to have to rein Hubby in.