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or the Republican Party. He said
he saw Obama’s second-term
struggles as a result of cyclical
forces in any two-term presidency.
“I’m not surprised the president is having a difficult go,” Bush
said. “It’s just amazing how history repeats itself.”
He had not watched Obama’s
recent speech on national security,
drones and Guantanamo at the
National Defense University, he
said, but he had read a summary
of it. “He’s charting a course that
he is comfortable with,” Bush said.
Despite his desire not to criticize the GOP, Bush did have a
warning about the party’s mad
dash for immigration reform.
“I think the atmosphere, unlike
when I tried it, is better, maybe