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By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyFormer presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, who have joined forces in the past to head disaster relief efforts, are uniting again as honorary chairmen of a new National Institute for Civil Discourse. Formation of the institute, intended to promote compromise among opposing political parties and views, is being announced Monday in Tucson, Ariz., site of a shooting rampage last month that killed six people and wounded 14 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The new organization's director, Brint Milward, told the New York Times that the institute will focus on political ...
Medal of Freedom Recipients: George H.W. Bush, Bill Russell, Yo-Yo Ma and Others
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFormer President George H.W. Bush returned to the White House on Tuesday to pick up a Medal of Freedom from President Obama, who honored 14 other notables in business, labor, sports, the arts, government and literature. "This year's Medal of Freedom recipients reveal the best of who we are, and who we aspire to be," Obama said. Former First Lady Barbara Bush looked on as her husband -- the 41st president and father of the 43rd president -- was hailed by the 44th for his sky diving and his service to the nation over a 70-year span. "I would add that, like the remarkable Barbara Bush, his ...
Justice Clarence Thomas Amends 1997-2009 Financial Forms
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyU.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday that he had misunderstood the filing and reporting instructions when he failed for 13 years to properly disclose his wife's income on federal financial forms. The justice then formally amended each of his forms, spanning the years 1997-2009, the accurate contents of which are required from the justices under the Ethics in Government Act. Justice Thomas, an appointee of George H.W. Bush who is now in his 20th year on the high court, was put on the defensive over the weekend following a widely circulated report in Friday's Los ...
George H.W. Bush Narrates 'It's A Wonderful Life'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyOn Christmas Eve, George Bush meets George Bailey. The former president, No. 41, lends his voice to a special broadcast of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," having recorded a detailed oral description of the Christmas classic for the visually impaired. The Los Angeles Times, which first reported the story, points out that it was George H.W. who signed the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. The 1946 film -- starring Jimmy Stewart as Bailey, a down-and-out man whose guardian angel visits him at Christmas -- will air on NBC Dec. 24. Bush's narration will appear via simulcast on ...
Ranking Former Presidents: JFK Still on Top, Clinton Rises While Carter Falls
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe public perceptions of former presidents in the modern political era have sometimes changed for the better or worse, compared to how they were seen while in office, but the one constant in Gallup's polling of views of nine chief executives who served during the last 50 years is that John F. Kennedy still comes out on top. Eighty-five percent of those surveyed by Gallup Nov. 19-21 said they approved of how Kennedy performed in office, about the same percentage as in 2006. Gallup says Kennedy has consistently ranked first since it started asking the question in 1990. Ronald Reagan comes in ...
George H.W. Bush Likes Mitt Romney in 2012
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyHe would prefer his son Jeb, but former President George H.W. Bush says former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would make a "very good president." The informal anointing came during an interview Monday night on CNN's "Larry King Show." When asked who he would like to see heading the Republican ticket, the 41st president said, "Well, I mentioned Jeb [former governor of Florida], but he's not going to try. . . . If you asked me who will be the nominee, I couldn't tell you. We like Mitt Romney. We know him well and like him very much." A Quinnipiac University poll shows Romney in a virtual tie ...
Barbara Bush Reminds Sarah Palin It's My Party Too
By Eleanor Clift - Politics DailyThe country loved First Lady Barbara Bush with her coif of white hair, full figure, and sensible clothes. After Nancy Reagan and her size two designer dresses, Bush was down-home and nonthreatening. But anybody who knew the Bushes, or covered them when they were in the White House, understood that Mrs. Bush was far from a retiring matron, that she is strong-willed, opinionated and the member of the family most likely to carry a grudge. For those who remember her famous smack down of Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 -- "I can't say it but it rhymes with rich" -- shouldn't be surprised at how deftly ...
Watch Out, Sarah Palin: Barbara Bush Is the Original Mama Grizzly
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyBarbara Bush is the grande dame of the GOP. And she finally has said something that a lot of Republicans – not to mention Democrats and independents – have been thinking about Sarah Palin. Barbara, never one to mince words, shared her opinion about Palin on CNN's "Larry King Live" Monday night. "I sat next to her once," Barbara Bush told King. "Thought she was beautiful. And I think she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there." The former first lady's sentiment touched a nerve in tea party circles on Monday. On Glenn Beck's radio show, he hinted that her remark was ...
George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush Throw Out First Pitch Before Game 4
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Game 4 of the World Series had a presidential doubleheader. The father-and-son team of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday night in what Major League Baseball said was the first time two former presidents attended a World Series game. George W. Bush, the 43rd president, threw the pitch, with his dad, the 41st president, at his side. The duo drove in from left field together in a golf cart, with the younger Bush wearing a blue Texas Rangers jacket and the elder Bush a red World Series jacket. The older held a cane in his ...
Presidents Bush to Throw Out First Pitches at World Series Game 4
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsFormer Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush will throw out ceremonial first pitches Sunday before Game 4 of the World Series between the Rangers and the Giants. George W. Bush was managing general partner of the Rangers from 1989-94 and continued to maintain a partial ownership stake through 1998. He now lives in Dallas and has been a regular presence at Rangers home playoff games. His father, a Houston area resident, is more often seen at Astros games. Baseball runs deep in the family, though, with a legacy stretching back to the elder Bush's days as a first baseman at Yale. ...
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