An unidentified Clinton aide agreed that the ex-presidents' warm relationship is giving Hillary's presidential bid a big boost, proclaiming, "It gives [Mr.] Clinton back some legitimacy."

Sen. Clinton certainly left no doubt that she approves of her husband's new pal, telling the News, "They really have been having a great time together."

Until recently, most Republicans had been confident that the former first lady couldn't win a general election, secure in the knowledge that the Monica Lewinsky scandal had left both Clintons irreparably tarnished

President George W. Bush used the scandal to great effect during his own 2000 campaign, regularly promising audiences that he would "restore the honor and dignity of the White House."

But now both Bushes seem determined to rehabilitate the impeached Democrat.

"Maybe I'm the father he never had," an emotional Bush 41 recently speculated, referring to the fact that Clinton's father died in a car crash before his birth.

And the familial references don't end there.

Describing Clinton's recent heart surgery, Bush 43 joked last month, "When he woke up he was surrounded by his loved ones: Hillary, Chelsea and my dad."

And if that's not enough to make Clinton critics queasy, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush now reportedly refers to the 42nd president as "Bro."

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