New book spells more family drama for Jeb Bush
Then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush, right, and his brother, then-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, tell a few jokes as their parents, former president George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush, are shown on a video screen behind them during a birthday gala for the parents on June 10, 1999, in Houston. (AP/David J. Phillip)
Former President George H.W. Bush throws out the ceremonial first pitch to Houston Astros' Jed Lowrie before Game 3 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on Oct. 11, in Houston. (AP/David J. Phillip)
A former president is rarely publicly critical of another former president -- especially by way of a tell-all book. Even more rarely has one president been the father of another. And those categories have never intersected. Until now.
And so begins another round of Bush family drama tied mostly to foreign policy, this time in the pages of an authorized biography of former president George H.W. Bush. While generally supportive of his son's presidency, he criticizes his son, former president George W. Bush, former vice president Richard B. Cheney and former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld for how they responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
