Bush shows class in his ‘silence’ regarding Obama
Since putting on the riding breeches and mounting up Old Paint to ride off into the ex-President sunset, President George W. Bush has remained mostly silent about his successor, President Obama. (Oops — horses, riding breeches, Old Paint — wrong presidential imagery. That would’ve been Ronald Reagan, I guess.)In fact, in a speech given in Canada in March, President Bush said: “I’m not going to spend my time criticizing him. There are plenty of critics in the arena … He deserves my silence.”
You can use the riding off into the sunset imagery for Bush’s low-key approach to public appearances and statements or any other imagery you like. However you cut it, it’s a far cry from the yapping by various other Republican snipers and ex-officials. In some ways, even if you’re cynical enough to see political motivations behind Bush’s silence, you must admit the ex-president on this matter is truly a class act. Indeed, if you’ve followed the “odd couple” nature of Bush I’s “brotherly” relationship with President Bill Clinton, you might not be totally surprised.
After all, these presidents and ex-presidents know what the “real world” of politics, economics, and military affairs is like more than most of us, for certain. It’s good to see them show solidarity and support for each other.
How about we all take a few deep breaths and follow W’s example??
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Bush screwed up enough that he can’t really say a whole lot about Obama, yet. Although, Obama seems to be much more efficient at screwing up: it took Bush eight years to spend as much pork as Obama has done in six months.