Obama Appoints Bush and Clinton
Obama appointed former presidents Bush Jr. and Clinton to lead fundraising efforts for Haiti. I know past presidents are supposed to be above daily politics and to be statesmen. As they’re not running for anything now it’s easier for them. The rest of us don’t have the generous pension and governmental support that former presidents have, we have to live in the real world.
So when I see Bush and natural disaster together I think of Katrina and New Orleans and the man-made disaster that Bush and his appointees perpetuated in the aftermath of that storm. His history does not speak well for his ability to raise funds for this kind of crisis.
I don’t feel the same need to be bipartisan that Obama apparently feels. With the GOP as the party of “NO!” and some of the recent comments about Haiti from the GOP and its media supporters, I don’t see much help for Haiti coming from the right wing.
Nor do I see much help for the USA coming from the GOP on other issues either.