A post from February 2006:
Bush 41 came to the defense of Bush 43. This is more than a father defending a son. This is a former President speaking of behalf of presidential protocol. For years, former presidents have stayed out of politics. Why have Carter and Clinton violated this protocol?
Let's recall a couple of examples.
I remember reading that Eisenhower was furious about the way that Kennedy handled the Bay of Pigs. He apparently expressed those feelings privately to JFK. He did not go to Miami and express his outrage in front of a partisan anti-Castro crowd.
During the Clinton impeachment, Ford and Bush did not make any public statements. Bush had a lot of chances, specially in Texas where Clinton was seriously disliked.
Bush 41 is right on this one!
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