My Daily Domestic Diigolet 01/13/2009

• President Bush and his Father HW Bushtags: bush
  • The president’s father, former President George H.W. Bush,
    became emotional when assessing his son’s tenure. “You can make a tough decision and stay with it,” he told his
    son before turning to Hume in the White House Diplomatic Room. “And he’s been tested unlike any other president with 9/11.
    So he passed the test.”He said political invective has “gotten worse” since his days in the White House, adding: “It’s
    offensive, very offensive.” The younger Bush agreed. “The biggest disappointment in the political process, that’s
    been this kind of bitterness by a few people to the point where they don’t want to have a logical discussion or a civil discussion
    about policy,” he said. “They just want to tear you down.” 
  • “I’m toying with the idea of maybe describing the toughest
    decisions I had to make as president, and the context in which I made them,” he said. “It is very hard for people to remember
    what life was like a mere four or five years ago. And it’s going to be very important for me to recreate the environment in
    which I had to make certain decisions, particularly the environment of right after September the 11th, 2001.”
  • His
    dad, who now walks with a cane, agreed. “You don’t want to sit around just because you’re an old guy, drooling in the corner,”
    the elder Bush said. “Old guys can still do stuff.” To which his son quipped: “You can drool and jump at the same time.”

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