He Really is Geppeto

I just saw an interview with George Sr. this evening. Since I'm watching so much of the RNC this week, I can't see how I missed him - hiccup.

Anyway, it's the first I've seen of this Mighty Man, who once battled... hum, which drunk Russian was that? Actually, seeing George Senior at the fine, ripe age of 81, I think he looks amazing. I mean look what a that plastic surg...hiccup. Nevermind.

Sorry about that last hiss.

I really do think George Sr. has a very sharp mind. In a 60-second interview with Peter Jennings at the RNC, he remembered three very interesting facts:

1) He has no political aspirations and no reason to hide his agenda.

2) The President should never be refered to as "my boy" or "Georgie".

3) He has every intention to advise the President on all American affairs.

Yicks! He really DID come off as a hard-assed, chipped-shouldered, dick (and I should know; my friends used to call my Dad, "Hitler" --- but I'm the one who deserved that one.)

Since I was much younger, and living in a foreign country at the time, I don't remember experiencing much of George Sr. presidency. Seeing him tonight makes me grateful I missed that American milestone and makes me understand a little bit more about the man who is now president.

It also asks the question about who really - is - driving.

"As soon as he gets home, Geppetto fashions the Marionette [sic] and calls it Pinocchio."