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It’s hard to believe the Bush twins are 26 years old already. On Friday night Diane Sawyer interviews Jenna Bush on a variety of topics on 20/20, but I just want to quote what this young woman has to say about her parents.
When asked whether she agrees with her father about the Iraq War, Bush said, “You know I’m not here to talk about that, but I’m also not a policymaker. It’s a really complicated, obviously a very complicated subject. Everybody can agree on that.”
“You know there’ve been people — [actor] Matt Damon among them — who have said, ‘Should the Bush daughters be fighting in Iraq?’” Sawyer said.
“Obviously I understand that question and see what, what the point of that question is, for sure,” Bush said. “I think there are many ways to serve your country. And I think … what’s most appropriate for me to do is to teach or to work in UNICEF and represent our country in Latin America. But you know I don’t think it’s a practical question. I think if people really thought about it, they know that we would put many people in danger. But I understand the point of it. I hope that I serve by being a teacher.”
Bush told Sawyer she doesn’t worry about her father’s poll numbers, “because nobody knows him as a person. I mean, he’s my father. I separate it, you know? He’s a different person to me than what they portray him as. He’s a totally different person. I think that’s normal, I mean, he’s my dad.”
Bush said she worries about her father, but says, “He’s doing a great job and he’s hanging in there. … I worry about him probably less than he worries about me, you know.”
As for her mother, Bush said, “She is calm and loving and supportive, and she would do anything for us. I think I’ve become more like my mom just because of what we’re both interested in, children and teaching and writing.”
Bush called her twin sister, Barbara, her “best friend.”
“We’ve gone through every single thing together, you know from the womb on. Imagine going through this alone. That would have been really difficult. We had each other to say, ‘gosh, so and so said this’ or ‘did you see this’ … we’re each other’s best support system and best friends.”
When asked by Sawyer whether there was a White House child that she always thought she’d like to emulate, Bush said, “I think Chelsea Clinton is very kind and smart and articulate. And she’s always been very friendly to us, but we just wanted to be ourselves. … She’s beautiful and poised all the time.”
It looks like they’ve raised a good girl and I’m sure her sister is just as good, regardless of the troubles they got into while in college.
Written by ~J~


