Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a Bush rival,  Here is a fellow that went and flew airplanes and learned to be a pilot and was prepared to go, if he had to go.
Orrin Hatch is Bush's close friend and confidant. 
mnli hypothesis: Orrin Hatch is Bush's close friend and confidant.  premise: Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a Bush rival,  Here is a fellow that went and flew airplanes and learned to be a pilot and was prepared to go, if he had to go.