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Did Bertie tell George that he’s leaving?
Read more about: Bertiegate, Foreign Affairs
At the Saint Patrick’s Day reception –
President, as we say good-bye on this occasion, but hopefully we’ll keep in touch over the years, I will remember — and I hope that everyone in Ireland will — how kind, how favorable you’ve been, how really open you’ve been to helping us, and the amount of time that the President has given to us.
Of course it’s Bush’s last St Patrick’s Day. But he still has another very scary 10 months on the job. Does Bertie not think he’ll see him again as Taoiseach?
George seemed to have a similar impression –
Perhaps when we join the ex-leaders club, we’ll sit back and put our feet up — (laughter) — and talk about the good old times. In the meantime, I know you’re going to sprint to the finish, as am I, for the good of our countries.
“Sprint to the finish” was also Bush’s formulation for his last press conference with Tony Blair, who by then had a public deadline for quitting.
Interesting observation - will Bertie not bump into Bush again when he addresses the joint houses of Congress at the end of April?
I mean it’s hard to believe that he’s planning on going before that!
interesting