Birds of a feather flock together
ALL IN THE FAMILY: THE BUSHES AND THE CLINTON
[For more than a decade, the Review has pointed out the close connection
between the Clintons and the Bush, so it's nice to have it confirmed by
a member of the family - family in this case being used in its
prosecutorial rather than biological sense]
GREG PIERCE, WASHINGTON TIMES - President 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 Mr. Clinton to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami and the
hurricane disaster along the Gulf Coast. Asked about his father and Mr.
Clinton, Mr. Bush quipped, "My new brother." "That's a good
relationship. It's a fun relationship to watch," Mr. Bush said in an
interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. While attending Pope John
Paul II's funeral, Mr. 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-presidents' 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. Mr. Bush said he has checked in with Mr. 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. Mr. Bush jokingly referred
to speculation that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former president's
wife, will seek the Democratic nomination for president. 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.
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