# Clinton and Bush go on a playdate **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193 "2005-06-28T14:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/1 "2005-06-28T14:09:56Z")
Everybody say [“Awwwwwww.”](http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/27/bush.clinton.ap/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/2 "2005-06-28T15:07:23Z")
I recall something about politics and strange bed fellows. ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/3 "2005-06-28T15:16:02Z")
Actually, I’m rather happy about this. If two political rivals can throw off the party B.S. because they’d like to go do something together, I say more power to 'em. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/4 "2005-06-28T16:04:33Z")
Maybe, just like James Garner and Jack Lemmon in [“My Fellow Americans”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117119/), they have > [@](#): > > become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in {the new} President’s administration. The two ex-Presidents realize they have an enemy within the government and set out to find evidence that will clear their names. The search takes them across the Southern Appalachians; along the way they meet a homeless couple, thwart kidnapers in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, and find themselves marching in a gay pride parade. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/5 "2005-06-28T16:26:05Z")
I’m not gonna say “awww”, since this is old news. Does the OP have any particular opinion on this? I mean, are we supposed to cheer, jeer or what? Me, I’m happy that Bill and George have each found someone they can pal around with, but I don’t suppose I care much to be reminded what what an oligarchy our government seems to be turning into. Bit depressing, you see. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/6 "2005-06-28T16:34:49Z")
Didn’t they partner together to get relief for the victims of that huge tsunami a few months ago? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/7 "2005-06-28T17:12:28Z")
Yeah, they’ve been buddies for some time now. Clinton recently said of Barbara Bush, “And she said she has started to call me son. I told the Republicans there, I said don’t worry, every family has one, you know, the black sheep. I told them, this just shows you the lengths the Bushes would go to get another president in the family.” ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-and-bush-go-on-a-playdate/310193/8 "2005-06-28T17:42:53Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Yeah, they’ve been buddies for some time now. Clinton recently said of Barbara Bush, “And she said she has started to call me son. I told the Republicans there, I said don’t worry, every family has one, you know, the black sheep. I told them, this just shows you the lengths the Bushes would go to get another president in the family.” I guess they don’t hold out much hope for Jeb.