Posted on 05/31/2003 6:07:42 PM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
Invoking unusually harsh language, Florida Governor Jeb Bush blasted ex-President Clinton on Friday as selfish and narcissistic for suggesting that the 22nd amendment be modified to allow a president to serve more than two terms.
"Bill Clinton is the most self absorbed person living in America," Gov. Bush told nationally syndicated radio host Sean Hannity.
Asked whether he was troubled by Clinton's persistent public criticism of President Bush, the first brother leveled another broadside, telling Hannity, "President Clinton wouldn't view himself being critical of anybody because he's always thinking about himself. It's all about Bill."
Such a sharp attack on a former president would be unusual coming from a member of any first family, but it's completely unprecedented coming from a close relative of President Bush, who has vowed to bring a "new tone" to national politics and to move on from the political bickering that marked the scandal-scarred Clinton era.
But Gov. Bush's candor is sure to be welcomed by conservatives, many of whom have grown frustrated watching Bill and Hillary Clinton launch one partisan salvo after another at the White House while the president's spokesmen bite their tongues.
Gov. Bush's extraordinarily frank comments about the former president came during the following exchange:
HANNITY: I want to ask you about one question. You know, your father maintained the tradition of former presidents. When he left office, he had a lot of reasons that he could have gone out there and criticized Bill Clinton. And I remember for most of the eight years Bill Clinton was president, your father was not critical in any way, shape, matter or form. And I think he showed a lot of class by doing that.
Bill Clinton has been very critical of your brother, on the other hand. Now he's even talking about repealing the 22nd amendment - not for him, of course. . .
BUSH: [laughing] Yeah
HANNITY: . . . But for future presidents. You want to weigh into these waters or . . .
BUSH: Oh boy. I'll tell you what. All I'll say is that Bill Clinton is the most self absorbed person living in America. And the tradition of former presidents not being critical of their successors, I think, is a very good one. It's why we've had transitions since the beginning of the Republic. And almost all presidents have been very respectful of that. But President Clinton wouldn't view himself being critical of anybody because he's always thinking about himself. It's all about Bill. [End of Excerpt]
Over the past couple of years, I've occasionally seen such trial balloons for a Jeb presidential candidacy.
Elsewhere, I recall a video of George Bush Sr. during the 2000 elections. In the video, Papa Bush said he was surprised that it was GWB---and not Jeb---who ran for the presidency. He said he always thought Jeb would be the one.
What does that innuendo have to do with anthing said previously in this thread?
28 posted on 05/31/2003 8:37 PM CDT by Rebelbase
(........The bartender yells, "hey get out of here, we
don't serve breakfast!")
Just wondering, why are only dimocRats "rocket scientists" and Republicans "mentally challanged" or is there an agenda here?
It seems like I've heard that bs over and over from DU.
my appologizes go out to you for "tossing one over your head" my friend. :)
What else can you say? At least w/o getting into profanity. Jeb is right on the money.
I've seen many posts inre Jeb/Condi ticket. Sounds super to me (except I would go Condi/Jeb ticket)>
I'm glad he said it, but its kind of like jumping on the bandwagon, democrats are saying it like crazy now, they feel Clinton is killing them in there attempt to run for office (notice how al gore is staying totally out of the picture on this) and hurting them by tying up all the big time campaign donors while overshadowing them.
......landing on Mars, I hope.......
Sounds like Jeb's been visiting FR.
Please don't make him any bigger than he deserves. Let's just say he's a panty liner.
And THATS a good thing!
Yeah, so Sheila Jackson Lee could see the U.S. flag we planted there ;-)
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