"I--hhhh just lihhhke to lihhhhhhhe"
Boy did CNN do some nice spin/damage control for their channels' namesake. All morning long on NewsTalk radio - this "idea" of Billy Jeff's was being promoted as though the deal had already been inked.
Turns out Billy Jeff is so out of touch with actual reality that he can no longer determine the difference between when he HAS spoken with someone...or... not:
"Well, the first thing she intends to do, because you can do this without passing a bill, the first thing she intends to do is to send me and former President Bush and a number of other people around the world to tell them that America is open for business and cooperation again," Clinton said in response to a question from a supporter about what his wife's "number one priority" would be as president.
But live from planet earth came HW's actual response and feelings on the matter:
Former President Bush’s chief of staff Jean Becker said that he “wholeheartedly supports the President of the United States, including his foreign policy. He has never discussed an ‘around-the-world-mission’ with either former President Bill Clinton or Sen. Clinton, nor does he think such a mission is warranted since he is proud of the role America continues to play around the world as the beacon of hope for freedom and democracy.
"...read my lips..."
Honestly... what kind of half-crazed-self-inflated ego do you have to have to believe that someone's not going to call you on this kind of gamey action?