At the “formal unveiling” of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s White House portraits yesterday, Bush had some kind words to say to them (see White House transcript). Did Bush lavish all that praise on the impeached former president for political reasons, or is he simply a gracious man? For instance, he said Bill Clinton “filled this house with energy and joy.” No, he filled it with shame and disgrace.
“New Clinton Portraits Unveiled at White House”:
“In the end, we are held together by this grand system of ours that permits us to debate and struggle and fight for what we believe is right,” Clinton said. “And I’m honored to be a small part of it.
Clinton, his daughter Chelsea in the audience, said he was particularly drawn during tough times to a portrait of “macho” U.S. president, Theodore Roosevelt.
“You look at that picture and you see here’s a human being who’s scared to death and not sure it’s going to come out all right,” Clinton said. “And he does the right thing, anyway.”
Too bad he can’t say the same about himself.
