Congratulations Jenna Bush and Henry Hager

From all reports the wedding was a beautiful affair. It’s a shame that some people decided to use the wedding as an occasion to bash President Bush. I on the other hand think Bush deserves credit for how the wedding was handled. Jenna’s wedding, while not exactly a secret, was an intensely private affair. Tricia Nixon’s Rose Garden wedding, was in contrast televised live.

Had they wanted it, Jenna’s wedding would have received tremendous positive publicity, not just this weekend, but over the past few weeks and months as the wedding was planned. President Bush currently has one of the lowest approval ratings in history. There is no question that positive wedding publicity would have rubbed off on Bush’s approval rating. But it was more important to President Bush to respect Jenna’s privacy. I think that says things about his character, no matter what some on the left might think and say.