WHAT DO GEORGE WASHINGTON, SIMON BOLIVAR AND GEORGE W BUSH HAVE IN COMMON?

By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 6, 2007; A11

(Speaking before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce prior to his South American trip)

George Bush talked of grinding poverty and called it "a scandal" that democracy and capitalism have not delivered more to Latin Americans. The working poor need change, he declared.

George Bush invoked Simon Bolivar, the "great liberator," and vowed to "complete the revolution" and bring true "social justice" to the region




Bush Likens George Washington, Simon Bolivar

Last Edited: Tuesday, 06 Mar 2007, 2:30 AM EST
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(Speaking before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce prior to his South American trip)

President George W. Bush likens George Washington, whom Americans call the father of their country, and Simon Bolivar, the South American independence hero who has become the symbol of the region's anti-U.S. movement.

In a speech to members of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Monday, ahead of his trip to Latin America this week, Bush said Bolivar "is often compared" to Washington.

"Like Washington, he was a general who fought for the right of his people to govern themselves," he said.


He added, "Like Washington, he succeeded in defeating a much stronger colonial power; and like Washington, he belongs to all of us who love liberty."

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