Bush Senior chooses blood over buddy Bubba.
The Bush family has done so much to prop up the Clintons that it was not clear how this latest tug-o-war would end up.
But, in the end, Bush 1 did end up backing his son.
President George H. W. Bush responded to Bill Clinton’s suggestion that Bill and Bush 1 travel the globe and apologize for W’s cowboy foreign policy.
CNN Political Ticker reported:
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.
“President Bush is excited about several of the excellent Republican candidates running for president, and looks forward to discussing their candidacy once the Republican nominee is determined.”