competitive. but he could disagree without being disagreeable. he could work across the aisle when necessary. and he was a guy interested first and foremost in his country. sure he was a partisan. he was a republican. the leader of our party. he was our president. but, george bush saw beyond the partisan divide he understood that you had to work to the other side and compromise wasn t a bad thing. you have to do it in every facet of your life. why should politics be any different? his great success was the ability to be human as president and to not hot dog it. his mother used to say brag deosha and he would say that sometimes in speeches. and he really meant it i saw him when the cameras weren t on. he was the real deal. he was the same guy before camera as behind it he treated everybody with