Word: sonly
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...operatives and doing events with police officers. An old magician with a telephone, he worked the long lines behind the scenes, making suggestions about what a good idea it would be to do a national Hispanic event, helping with fund raising. You could hear the President speaking through the son on foreign policy, and a close friend says he repeatedly heard the Governor make reference to the old man in conversation. "Pop said that exact same thing this morning," Bush would say in a meeting or a telephone call...
...Bush, and with your help, we'll make that all Americans." And there was that awkward night, on the eve of the crucial New Hampshire primary, when the family gathered for a rally at a tennis club and the father majestically reappeared to praise "this boy, this son of ours." The criticism that followed seared the parents and forced them from the stage...
...could almost watch the Dynasty stagger from one day to the next between wearing a mask and taking a bow. On the same day that the father told the New York Times that he couldn't remember whether he'd talked to his former Defense Secretary about becoming his son's running mate, George W. was telling USA Today that "it's no sign of weakness to talk to your...
...allowed a speaking part. Dad will be saluted Tuesday night, safely wrapped in a tribute to all past Republican Presidents. But certain traditions will still be honored: brother Jeb will be doing the talk shows; Laura speaks on Monday night; the star of the next generation, Jeb's son George P. Bush, is supposed to get a slot. "Every Bush family member is an asset," says convention co-chairman Andy Card, who was, as it happens, the President's deputy chief of staff. But, he added, "we want to be careful it doesn't turn into a Bush family reunion...
...that they have in common. George W. is the dynasty's accidental heir, and he isn't ashamed of using that fact as a calling card. "Can you imagine how much it hurt," W. once said to a crowd, "to know that Dad's idea of the perfect son was Al Gore...