A tale of two presidents – one brings cameras, the other doesn’t

I saw a number of headlines about how former President George W. Bush never went to Dover to pay respects to our fallen soldiers. I was skepitcal, but had a lot going on and didn’t have time to look it up. Thank you to Liz Cheney for providing the answer.

I don’t know why he went to Dover. I think that clearly it is very important for a commander-in-chief whenever he can, in whatever way possible, to pay tribute to our fallen soldiers, our fallen military, folks, but I think, you know, what President Bush used to do was to do it without cameras, and I don’t understand sort of showing up with the White House press pool with photographers and asking family members if he can take pictures. I mean, that’s really hard for me to get my head around. I think it’s an honorable and important thing to pay tribute, there’s no greater sacrifice people make to the nation. It was a surprising way for the president to choose to do it. I would also point out that the best way to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed is to win the war.”

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