word about the bushes. george and barbara. back in 1989, their first year in the white house they invited kathleen and i to come for dinner and a movie. since my parents were in town, i asked if i could bring them along. it was an unforgettable evening because of it being the white house and because it was the bushes. i never voted for him before or after, i was tough on him journalistically, they were the most thoughtful hosts you could imagine. barbara led one tour which included kathy and me. george took my parents on another. nothing was off limits for him. he wanted mom and dad to see everything, his bathroom, his closets the works. whatever the explanation this pair was whatever else they were who they were. as comfortable in the white house as if they were born there. i once asked mrs. bush about her view of abortion rights.
this? is that what he s using it for? if so what s wrong with that if he s using him. if it s measuring the pulse of the body politic, perhaps there s nothing wrong with that. this feeds into a bigger suspicion. there s a difference between lack of experience and lack of credibility. most presidents come to the job without the experience necessary to be commander in chief on day one. there feeds into the lack of credibility a lot of americans have when it comes to donald trump. the fact is sean hannity is not a subject matter expert. bush 43 came in, he was young. the legitimacy of the election was questioned. he surrounded had himself by seasoned advisers, colin powell, condi rice, runnells feld. you knew he was in trusted hands. in this case, sean hannity is not seen as a trusted hand, a subject matter expert who never graduated from college is giving policy advice to the president of the united states and i think that s the concern and anxiety this story that robert so ably
ambassador for george bush, they threw the kitchen sink at him. the original unmasking crisis, this individual, this nominee request too much information? did he have the comportment to be ambassador? republicans getting cold feet and him being unable to be confirmed as u.n. ambassador. i think the democrats are implaquable foes of john bolton and he probably revels in that. he has talked about being hawkish, and he also said this. if general kelly at any time does decide to leave the president, decides it s time for him to move on, i don t believe there will be another chief of staff, five or six direct reports like there was in trump tower. i believe the president is a very hands-on manager. the structure and process that
just sit back and wait to see what bills get to their desk. they re active participants. white house aides were involved. the question is, knowing that and beingassertive about it are two different things. this is exactly what he campaigned on not doing, making sure he gets deals because he can cut deals. he wasn t involved in this at all. there was a lot going on, much of it to his making in terms of turnover at the white house and everything. this has been a very upfront process, an important process going on on the hill for weeks and weeks and weeks, even longer. people were talking about bush 43 and the spending then. that s why the tea party was born. compared to the number we re talking about today.
the former white house chief of staff under george w. bush and former governor of new hampshire. thanks for coming on. thanks. the fifth time these two will meet at the white house in a year. it is. it s a little bit awkward because the prime minister is liable to be indicted back in israel so there s that backdrop which makes it a bit awkward but suprisingly enough there is a common ground not only between the u.s. and israel but between, among the u.s., israel and most of the arab world countries there and that common ground is the serious concern that everyone has about iran. the mischief iran is causing in yemen and syria and the unrest it always seems to cause in lebanon. the arab countries understand iran is the biggest threat and so that is probably the major topic of conversation. and also, because he mentioned it, before take off heading to the states,