"Poor George"

Interview with the personal cook for Bush Sr. and Babs the out-of-touch. The cook makes some interesting comments.

No surprise here about the Bush family's relationship to the Saudis:

I imagine you have fed many world leaders.
We ask them first if they are allergic to certain food. For one thing, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia - he won't eat shellfish. He's a constant visitor to the residence, and he is a very nice guy.

A little surprising he says he's glad GWB didn't write a forward for his recently published cookbook:

As president, he is not supposed to endorse commercial products, so you
should not be too disappointed.
I like it that way, also. Everyone is pointing fingers on the president: it's all his fault, it's all his fault. And now, if he would endorse me, people might think that he is endorsing the book, so I would rather not have him be included on the cookbook.
Are you saying his endorsement could actually hurt sales of your book?
Yes. For a precaution, I'd rather not have him.

And George Sr. doesn't understand why "they" are blaming everything on "young George,"the self-described War President, the Commander in Chief and guy who asks the country to trust his gut on Supreme Court picks, wars, etc.

From what you have seen of his parents at mealtime, do they seem upset by the harsh criticism their son has been receiving lately?
They're used to it. They have been through that themselves, even though Mrs. Bush would sometimes give a deep sigh, and say: "Ah, they are blaming everything on young George. Poor George."