During the tenure of the current President, many people have compared him with his father. Herewith a few bon mots from George Senior. Make of them what you will.
27 Oct 1984 “Let me assure you of one thing: the United States under this administration will never — never — let terrorism or fear of terrorism determine its foreign policy.”
28 Jan 1987 [On selling weapons to Iran] “On the surface, selling arms to a country that sponsors terrorism, of course, clearly, you’d have to argue it’s wrong, but it’s the exception sometimes that proves the rule.”
Maybe this explains why his son prefers other counsel. But sometimes they seem too much alike. More from Bush pere:
2 Aug 1988 [When the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner] “I will never apologize for the United States, ever. I don’t care what the facts are.”
4 Dec 1990 “I know what I’ve told you I’m going to say, I’m going to say. And what else I say, well, I’ll take some time to figure that all out.”
12 May 1991 “I’ve got to run now and relax. The doctor told me to relax. The doctor told me to relax. The doctor told me. He was the one. He said, ‘Relax.'”
4 Mar 1992 “Somebody asked me, what’s it take to win? I said to them, I can’t remember, what does it take to win the Superbowl? Or maybe Steinbrenner, my friend George, will tell us what it takes for the Yanks to win… one run. But I went over to the Strawberry Festival this morning, and ate a piece of shortcake over there — able to enjoy it right away, and once I completed it, it didn’t have to be approved by Congress — I just went ahead and ate it.”
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