First President Bush Sobs While Talking of Son

Can't help but feel a bit sorry for the old man.

It's no secret that his choice of sons to run for president was Jeb and, now, after George W. has so totally wrecked just about everything, including the GOP itself, he knows that the American people won't take another chance on another Bush.

Of course, Jeb did not help his own cause by his role in the Terri Schiavo insanity, especially going after her husband, long after the decision was made to let nature take its course and allow Mrs. Schiavo to die with dignity

First President Bush Sobs While Talking of Son - AOL News:

He then broke down in tears mentioning his son, Gov. Jeb Bush, as an example of leadership and the way he handled losing the 1994 governor's race to popular incumbent Democrat Lawton Chiles. He vaguely referred to dirty tricks in the campaign.

'He didn't whine about it. He didn't complain,' the former president said before choking up in front of lawmakers, Gov. Bush's top administrators and state workers gathered in the House chamber for the last of the governor's leadership forums.

As he tried to continue, he let out a sob and put a handkerchief to his face. When he spoke again, his words were broken up by pauses as he tried to regain composure.

In 1994, Jeb Bush appeared to be on his way to victory. The final debate between Chiles and Bush is largely seen as the turning point in the closest governor's race in state history. But just before the election, the Chiles campaign made 70,000 bogus phone calls to elderly voters claiming to be from independent groups. Callers portrayed Bush as a tax cheat and said his running mate, Tom Feeney, wanted to abolish Social Security and cut Medicare.

'A true measure of a man is how you handle victory and how you handle defeat, so in '94 Floridians chose to rehire the governor. They took note of a his worthy opponent, who showed with not only words but with actions what decency he had,' Bush said before again sobbing.