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Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:02:33 PM
George W. Bush to Romney staffers: ‘Seize the moment’
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, stopped by Romney headquarters in Boston Tuesday.
Megan Tate | Tuesday, July 24, 2012
George W. Bush and his wife made an unexpected visit to Mitt Romney’s campaign headquarters today, ABC News reports [ http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/george-bush-drops-romney-hq/story?id=16844426 ].
The couple were in Boston visiting a charter school and stopped by the presumptive Republican nominee’s headquarters to give a pep talk to campaign staffers. Mr. Romney is giving a speech in Reno later today and was not present, but his wife introduced the Bushes, who were greeted with a big round of applause from everyone present.
Mr. Bush offered praise and encouragement to Romney staffers and told them “to seize the moment.” The Romney campaign confirmed the visit.
The former president has made himself scarce from the political landscape since he left office. He is still a divisive figure in the public’s eye despite a rise in approval ratings in recent years. Mr. Bush has not been a part of Mr. Romney’s campaign and only endorsed him when an ABC News reporter asked who he would be supporting.
“I’m for Mitt Romney,” the former president said as the doors of an elevator closed on him. He was in Washington at the time to give a speech promoting the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s campaign for human rights activists.
Mr. Bush continued his avoidance of the political spotlight when he turned down an invitation to attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa next month.
“President Bush was grateful for the invitation to the Republican National Convention,” said Bush spokesman Freddy Ford in an email to the media. “He supports Governor Romney and wants him to succeed. President Bush is confident that Mitt Romney will be a great President. But in keeping with his desire to stay off the political stage at this point in the post-presidency, he respectfully declined the invitation to go to Tampa.”
The 43rd president missed the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2008 as well. While John McCain was clinching the GOP nomination, Mr. Bush was traveling to Texas to meet with emergency workers dealing with damage from Hurricane Gustav. However, he appeared at the 2008 convention by a remote video feed.
After handing the keys to the White House over to President Barack Obama in 2009, Mr. Bush has said repeatedly that while he enjoyed his time in Washington, he has no desire to return to politics any time soon.
“I have no desire for fame and power anymore … I crawled out of the swamp and I’m not crawling back in,” he told Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institute.
Copyright 2012 The Capitol Column
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Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, stopped by Romney headquarters in Boston Tuesday.
Megan Tate | Tuesday, July 24, 2012
George W. Bush and his wife made an unexpected visit to Mitt Romney’s campaign headquarters today, ABC News reports [ http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/george-bush-drops-romney-hq/story?id=16844426 ].
The couple were in Boston visiting a charter school and stopped by the presumptive Republican nominee’s headquarters to give a pep talk to campaign staffers. Mr. Romney is giving a speech in Reno later today and was not present, but his wife introduced the Bushes, who were greeted with a big round of applause from everyone present.
Mr. Bush offered praise and encouragement to Romney staffers and told them “to seize the moment.” The Romney campaign confirmed the visit.
The former president has made himself scarce from the political landscape since he left office. He is still a divisive figure in the public’s eye despite a rise in approval ratings in recent years. Mr. Bush has not been a part of Mr. Romney’s campaign and only endorsed him when an ABC News reporter asked who he would be supporting.
“I’m for Mitt Romney,” the former president said as the doors of an elevator closed on him. He was in Washington at the time to give a speech promoting the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s campaign for human rights activists.
Mr. Bush continued his avoidance of the political spotlight when he turned down an invitation to attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa next month.
“President Bush was grateful for the invitation to the Republican National Convention,” said Bush spokesman Freddy Ford in an email to the media. “He supports Governor Romney and wants him to succeed. President Bush is confident that Mitt Romney will be a great President. But in keeping with his desire to stay off the political stage at this point in the post-presidency, he respectfully declined the invitation to go to Tampa.”
The 43rd president missed the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2008 as well. While John McCain was clinching the GOP nomination, Mr. Bush was traveling to Texas to meet with emergency workers dealing with damage from Hurricane Gustav. However, he appeared at the 2008 convention by a remote video feed.
After handing the keys to the White House over to President Barack Obama in 2009, Mr. Bush has said repeatedly that while he enjoyed his time in Washington, he has no desire to return to politics any time soon.
“I have no desire for fame and power anymore … I crawled out of the swamp and I’m not crawling back in,” he told Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institute.
Copyright 2012 The Capitol Column
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upon the Right of Election, 1790
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