George W. Bush To Skip Republican Convention In Tampa

Source: Talking Points Memo

For the second time in a row, Republicans will not host their party’s last elected president at their national convention.

President George W. Bush will not attend the GOP convention in Tampa later this summer, TPM has confirmed. Bush joins his father, President George H.W. Bush, in skipping the event. The elder Bush said he could not attend because of health reasons; the younger said he wants to stay out of the political fray weeks before the general election.

“He supports Gov. Romney and wants him to succeed,” George W. Bush spokesperson Freddy Ford told Politico Friday in a statement confirmed by TPM. “President Bush is confident that Mitt Romney will be a great President. But he’s still enjoying his time off the political stage and respectfully declined the invitation to go to Tampa.”

Ford told TPM he “can’t speak for the rest of the family” when it comes to attending Mitt Romney’s official crowing as Republican presidential nominee. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is reportedly planning to be on hand for the convention.

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George W. Bush To Skip Republican Convention In Tampa (Original post)	kpete	Jul 2012	OP
What? Now I'll not have any reason to watch their convention:o)	libinnyandia	Jul 2012	#1
That would be like Herbert Hoover attending the 1936 GOP convention	bluestateguy	Jul 2012	#2
I wonder if Bush was "advised" not to come to the convention to avoid embarrassing the party.	bulloney	Jul 2012	#3
Shrub carries the stink of failure and corruption and murder	Auggie	Jul 2012	#13
They're breathing a sigh of relief.	DCKit	Jul 2012	#32
At first I thought it said "asked to	BlueToTheBone	Jul 2012	#4
“He supports Gov. Romney and wants him to succeed,”	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2012	#5
Maybe there should be political ads including *'s picture next to Mitt's.	stubtoe	Jul 2012	#6
They don't want him, and I'm sure it's too much work for him.	Zoeisright	Jul 2012	#7
Betcha Palin is thinking of how she can get a hold of that invite...n/t	monmouth	Jul 2012	#8
"Republicans will not host their party’s last elected president at their national convention"	KamaAina	Jul 2012	#9
Ya but I don't think he's going either!	NYC Liberal	Jul 2012	#16
It is interesting that they included that word "elected"	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2012	#28
And there is not a hair of difference	edhopper	Jul 2012	#10
I was hopin he'd give the keynote speech	struggle4progress	Jul 2012	#11
They are going to miss the "warhorse" speech.	sofa king	Jul 2012	#27
Guess that puts the close to the question if anyone misses him yet . . .	Journeyman	Jul 2012	#12
Hahahahaha.	tabasco	Jul 2012	#24
translation: they don't want him	Skittles	Jul 2012	#14
Bush goes AWOL. As usual. Sooooooo Republican.	Berlum	Jul 2012	#15
George HW doesn't want to attend because he knows his party	RFKHumphreyObama	Jul 2012	#17
However, I wonder why it's been speculated that Jeb Bush might be a stronger candidate.	alp227	Jul 2012	#29
Actually ole Jeb has the huge skeleton of the florida elections sitting in his closet	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#36
For somebody SO dumb...the smartest thing he's ever done	SoapBox	Jul 2012	#18
Good.	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#19
A missing person that nobody will miss at all.	tanyev	Jul 2012	#20
Awww, Shrub is persona non grata at the convention again	Major Nikon	Jul 2012	#21
Bush not going?	dawn frenzy adams	Jul 2012	#22
GOP won't say it. But they sure know it.	Ready4Change	Jul 2012	#23
+To infinity and beyond. nt	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#35
He never did support his party, in word or action. He/his buddies think its a debutante ball anyway.	MichiganVote	Jul 2012	#25
And I think he was a useful debutante	loyalsister	Jul 2012	#30
I hope he changes his mind.	Overseas	Jul 2012	#26
Out, out damn spot.	blkmusclmachine	Jul 2012	#31
The collective "Whew" of the republicans	2pooped2pop	Jul 2012	#33
I wonder what the radioactive half-life is on the Bush name after Jr got through with it. nt	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#34
He can't stay sober long enough to be there. n/t	Lil Missy	Jul 2012	#37