Mike Allen brings us this endearing snippet from George W Bush’s new book:
Emphasis added. Of course, Dubya helped make that day possible since the peculiar combination of circumstances that led to Obama’s victory owed much to George W Bush. With Bush term-limited and Cheney not running, the 2008 election was unusually open from the beginning.“As an Obama win looked increasingly likely, I started to think more about what it would mean for an African American to win the presidency. I got an unexpected glimpse a few days before the election. An African American member of the White House residence staff brought his twin sons, age six, to the Oval Office for a farewell photo. One glanced up around the room and blurted out, ‘Where’s Barack Obama?’ ‘He’s not here yet,’ I deadpanned. On election night, I was moved by images of black men and women crying on TV. More than once said, ‘I never thought I would live to see this day.’”
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