Elder Bush nixes Clinton trip idea


	Elder Bush nixes Clinton trip idea

wjbuntz

12-18-2007 6:16 PM

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bill clinton, george bush, diplomatic mission

wjbuntz says:

Unbelievably ridiculous. I could not figure out why George H.W. would agree to this anyway. I was right. He did not. Bill Clinton really needs to keep this up if he wants to harm Hillary's chance for the Presidency. He is perfect at it.

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