The Latest Breaking News from George Bush

The annual black tie event is back for the first time in three years, amid accusations that it shows the cosy relationship between politicians and reporters

ATLANTA — I remember hearing in 2013 that George W. Bush had taken up painting. It sounded like a surprisingly artsy, but pleasant hobby for a man who had finished two terms in the White House and was finally done with politics after decades in the game.

On July 1, 1991, I was a junior staffer at the Republican National Committee. At midday, a number of us gathered in an office staring at a small TV as the first President George Bush walked out of the family compound at Kennebunkport, Maine, to address reporters. He was accompanied…