Monday, October 16, 2006

One proud Poppy ... but

I can't help but wonder if GHWB does not understand that his son has no respect for him, intentionally gives him the back of his presidential hand every chance he gets, or maybe, that is just too painful for a father to accept.

New York Daily News - Home - One proud Poppy ... but:

Indeed, one of the worst-kept secrets in Bush World is the dismay, in some cases disdain, harbored by many senior aides of the former President toward the administration of his son - 41 and 43, as many call them, political shorthand that refers to their numerical places in American presidential history.

For five years, the 41s have bit their collective tongues as, they complain, the 43s ignored their counsel. But as the war in Iraq has worsened and public support for the current administration has tanked, loyalists of the elder Bush have found it impossible to suppress their disillusionment - particularly their belief that many of 43's policies are a stick in the eye of his father.

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