Saturday, April 23, 2005
Jeb Bush
When Pope Benedict XVI officially assumes his title on Sunday at his installation Mass, Jeb Bush will be in attendance as the head of the United States delegation. While I understand that Jeb is a Catholic, I have serious problems with the fact that Terri Schindler died on his watch. I also think that this choice of delegation head smacks more than a little of political pandering. Jeb has stated that he has no interest in pursuing a presedential bid anytime soon, but this makes me wonder. And I can't be the only one wondering.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will be attending as well, and I frankly find Rowan Wiliams a more honest attendee than I do Governor Jeb Bush. I know that politics must go on, but I had hoped that it could have waited until after the solemn Mass had been celebrated. Naive, yes, but I'm still left with the nasty feeling that a grand religious occasion is being used to set up a future White House run, and left also with the wish that perhaps it could have been avoided somehow.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will be attending as well, and I frankly find Rowan Wiliams a more honest attendee than I do Governor Jeb Bush. I know that politics must go on, but I had hoped that it could have waited until after the solemn Mass had been celebrated. Naive, yes, but I'm still left with the nasty feeling that a grand religious occasion is being used to set up a future White House run, and left also with the wish that perhaps it could have been avoided somehow.
