Politics / George HW Bush Ex-President Bush to Spend Christmas in Hospital Doctors 'cautiously optimistic,' but want him to gain strength By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 24, 2012 4:13 PM CST Copied In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO's documentary on his life. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Former President George HW Bush will spend Christmas in a Texas hospital after developing a fever and weakness following a monthlong, bronchitis-like cough. A Bush spokesman said today that doctors remain "cautiously optimistic" the 88-year-old will recover, but they want to keep him in the hospital. A hospital spokesman had said last week that doctors expected Bush to be released in time to spend Christmas at home. story continues belowBusiness Sneakers CEOs ACTUALLY Swear By [Shop Now]Finally, A Comfortable Shoe Thats Fit For The Office. With Comfort, Luxury, & Versatility Engineered Into Every Step, Wolf & Shepherd Shoes Are Specifically Designed For Those Who Want To Lead The Pack.Wolf & ShepherdShop NowUndoWhat’s my car worth? Take a look here (you might be surprised)find out the value in a few clicks of cars and motorcyclesCars Value Click HereUndoAverage IQ is 100. What's Yours? Answer 20 multiple choice questions to find out.Avg IQ is 100. Find our your score in less than 10 minutes! Taken by over 1M users so far. 76,162 users tested today.Free IQ TestClick HereUndo The spokesman says Bush came down with a fever last week, but that he's largely overcome the painful, lingering cough that initially put him in the hospital on Nov. 23. No word on the cause of the fever or weakness. (More George HW Bush stories.) Report an error