Fox says Bush is cocky

Well, perhaps in his book, but not to the editors of the Tribune.

Waiting for Senor Fox

took my dad and his brother to go see the National Museum of Mexican Art but unbeknownst to us, former Mexican President Vincente Fox was also scheduled to make an appearance at the museum for interviews and a lecture. Doh! Since Mr. Fox was running late, we eventually left without seeing anything in the museum other than the gift shop. And the lobby. (I was given the hard stare by a bodyguard, he really wanted to look inside my backback in case I was planning an assignation or something. I wasn't, and was only carrying a bottle of water and my camera, so he could have peeked in if he had asked politely. )

Did Fox call Bush cocky? He's mum -- chicagotribune.com:
To the world, they were the "dos amigos," but their private impressions may not have been so chummy. In an interview with Tribune editors Tuesday, former Mexican President Vicente Fox refused to confirm or deny reports that he calls President Bush "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life" in his new memoirs, scheduled to come out next month.
"You have to read the book," Fox said. "There are a lot of pages dedicated to Mr. Bush, a lot of pages dedicated to other leaders. ... What is written is written

Fox was in Chicago to deliver several speeches to business groups and promote his latest venture since leaving office last year: The Fox Center, Mexico's first presidential library, which will host a think tank and an archive of documents from his 2000-2006 administration.

... After Bush first took office in 2001, he and Fox gave the impression they had struck up a close friendship and vowed to push for immigration reforms together. The relationship cooled off after Sept. 11, when Bush shifted his attention to the war on terror.

On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that Fox, in his memoirs "Revolution of hope," calls Bush "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life" and "a windshield cowboy." Citing an advance copy of the book, the Post reported that Fox praises Bush for his "cultural sensitivity," but asks if the U.S. can afford "invading every nation with which it does not agree."

My impression of the relationship between Bush and Fox is that Bush used Fox solely as a campaign prop to woo Hispanic voters, but once the election was over, Bush/Rove discarded Fox.