There's an old proverb that goes "children should be seen and not heard". At a breakfast Friday, with former White House staff, George Bush, of all people indicated the same should hold true for former presidents.
It seems he wasn't too pleased when former President Jimmy Carter gave him grief about his administration's position on the torture of terror suspects.
As for his own role in his post-president years, Bush told his former staffers:
Two points:
1. Why did he wait until now to come up with this? He had 8 years.
2. I'm surprised he can even spell, pronounce or know the meaning of anonymity!
It seems he wasn't too pleased when former President Jimmy Carter gave him grief about his administration's position on the torture of terror suspects.
As for his own role in his post-president years, Bush told his former staffers:
"I have no desire to see myself on television.
I don't want to be on a panel of formers instructing the
currents what to do. I'm trying to regain a sense of
anonymity."
Two points:
1. Why did he wait until now to come up with this? He had 8 years.
2. I'm surprised he can even spell, pronounce or know the meaning of anonymity!
The good old days.
Comments
He signed up for the gig with ALL that comes with it.
You still hear jokes about somebody being "Monica-ed" and a Clinton's smiling mug comes up every time.
*I wasn't too political, was I?*