The Senior Statesmen

Bill Clinton took many opportunities to enhance his legacy and to take shots at his successor, even if that meant fracturing history. Jimmy Carter has continued to make a nuisance of himself internationally by turning out books and commentary bashing Israel. Ronald Reagan faded into the long goodbye of the prison of Alzheimer's which prevented further political participation. Bush Forty-one(41) largely avoided politics, but his patrician sense of noblesse oblige had him readily offering his services as a fundraiser and to coordinate aid after natural disasters often with Bill Clinton despite Clinton's criticism of both Bush Presidencies. Gerald Ford was largely silent after the White House, but had his thoughts published immediately after his demise. They were full of invective for conservatives in his own party. Bush Forty-three has been restrained and in all likelihood, will continue to be. Neither of the former Presidents Bush will speak about Obama overturning not merely their legacy but the traditions of the country and conservatives most deeply held values. The Bushes might start to squawk if Obama was going to have an American flag-burning on the White House lawn with Dick Cheney serving as a human pinata for honored guests Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. Otherwise, expect the Bushes to fade into obscurity without a fuss about the abortion-monger, gay-marriage boosting, anti-capitalist now in the Oval Office. Defending the patrimony and morals that made the nation just wouldn't be seemly.