Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94

R.I.P. George H.W. Bush

When we bury him, we will bury the last of the old Republican party, the last remnant of the time when one could use “Republican” and “moral” in the same sentence without irony.

His accomplishments were enviable: naval aviator in WW2, self-made oil millionaire, congressman, head of the CIA, ambassador to the UN, VP, President. He was a dignified man who did just about anything an American can dream of doing; a man who always placed his country first.

Above all, he was a decent man. I wish we could say that of every leader.

As you undoubtedly know, I always look for a different take on these obits, since the best websites like Hollywood Reporter (entertainment figures) and NPR (others) always cover the usual list of accomplishments. In this case it is a favorite pic I call “The Two Georges,” which pictures a young Yale first baseman named George Bush talkin’ baseball with George Herman “Babe” Ruth.

6 thoughts on “Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94

  1. Oh, I should I have that IMO or AKAIK Bush the elder was up to his eyeballs in Iran/Contra. I am not an expert on the topic.

  2. I did not like the “Willie Horton” business that Bush the Elder used against Michael Dukakis, but it was mild stuff compared to what the Republicans have done since. And he was up to his eyeballs in Iran/Contra.

    But his decision NOT to invade Iraq in 1990 (1991?), which was the greatest decision he had to make, was resoundingly vindicated by Bush the Younger.

    Yes, Bush the Elder put America first, and not the Republican Party. He was a good man.

  3. The first person I ever for for President was George H.W. Bush. I wasn’t very excited to vote for him at the time. After all he was no Ronald Reagan. But what I learned later, after he had been elected was what a good and decent man he was. I think he was a good and decent president as well as a good former president. A class act all the way. I think most of us thought he wouldn’t live without his Babs for too long. While I realize that there may be a quite a difference of opinion about this, I think he raised his children to be good and decent as well. I for one wish that Jeb had won in 2016 and I am sure quite a few people feel the same way.

  4. “Kinder gentler nation,” “thousand points of light” …. will there ever be another president that talks like that?

  5. Good man. And had a little more sense than his son about the Sunni-Shiite-Kurd stitch-together otherwise known as Iraq.

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