Bush Senior Steals McCain's Show
source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/it-is-usually-j.html
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John McCain usually is the one who dallies with reporters -- brushing off his press secretary to take as many as three questions after her habitual “We’re out of time.” But at the 4-acre compound of George H.W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine, McCain Monday found the former president outdoing him at his own game.
McCain probably had hoped for a camera-ready send-off after a news conference at the oceanfront retreat, where reporters strained to hear over the waves breaking against the rocky shore. But as McCain turned to leave, Bush began shaking hands with reporters and seemed keen to talk about his current adventures: how one of his guests exceeded 70 mph on the cigarette boat this weekend, how another boat "ran afoul of the rocks" and his plans for another parachute jump (his last) on his 85th birthday next year.
McCain reappeared at his elbow with a tight grin, trying to steer him away. Bush obliged by walking McCain halfway down the driveway, but then turned back, insisting that the reporters take a look around the complex. So McCain gave up and left -- leaving for his third fundraiser of the morning, while his press corps took the tour.
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McCain probably had hoped for a camera-ready send-off after a news conference at the oceanfront retreat, where reporters strained to hear over the waves breaking against the rocky shore. But as McCain turned to leave, Bush began shaking hands with reporters and seemed keen to talk about his current adventures: how one of his guests exceeded 70 mph on the cigarette boat this weekend, how another boat "ran afoul of the rocks" and his plans for another parachute jump (his last) on his 85th birthday next year.
McCain reappeared at his elbow with a tight grin, trying to steer him away. Bush obliged by walking McCain halfway down the driveway, but then turned back, insisting that the reporters take a look around the complex. So McCain gave up and left -- leaving for his third fundraiser of the morning, while his press corps took the tour.
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