jsharr ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2018 George H W. Bush has died. Great man and a sad day. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: George H W. Bush has died. Great man and a sad day. I'm always said when presidents die with the exception of Nixon. Then I was just indifferent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted December 1, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2018 I frequently disagreed with his political positions, but I always felt he was a good person. I came to respect him even more after he left office. The removal of the political shackles was liberating for him. He became a great elder statesman when he wasn’t beholden to party. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted December 1, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2018 @groupw I agree. I was too young to be entirely cognizant of his presidency. I knew that some of his policies helped plant closures in Detroit so my father lost his job and is our house. It affected me, but I also only became aware of how policies and politics work until later. I think most presidents are good people and after office they have the chance to do things they were restricted from while in office. President Bush was one of those. I respect highly the man he presented after office and am saddened by his passing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted December 1, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 1, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 1, 2018 RIP H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #7 Posted December 1, 2018 RIP So he lasted a little while beyond Barbaras death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted December 1, 2018 Share #8 Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: RIP So he lasted a little while beyond Barbaras death. 8 months. I liked him as a President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted December 1, 2018 Share #9 Posted December 1, 2018 9 hours ago, jsharr said: a sad day He lived a great life. He was an aviator in WWII, became a millionaire at age 40, served in the House and Senate, served two terms as Vice President, one term as President and most importantly, seems to have had a wonderful family life with successful children and a loving wife of 73 years. It doesn't get much better than that. I think it is not a sad day, but a good day to remember and appreciate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 1, 2018 12 hours ago, jsharr said: George H W. Bush has died. Great man and a sad day. When I voted for him in 1988, I thought he was the most well-trained person in history for the job: WW2 fighter pilot, businessman, Congressman, Ambassador, CIA director, Vice President, etc. - he had experience in so many sectors of federal government and private enterprise that he had a very clear understanding of how they operated. I wasn't entirely pleased with the results, but those details are not for this forum. I liked many of the things he did after his Presidency. The main thing is that I thought he was a truthful, ethical man, who was a competent leader and I'm sad over his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted December 1, 2018 Share #11 Posted December 1, 2018 I study his Inaugural address alongside Lincoln’s second and JFK’s. It’s instructive about the compassionate conservative political viewpoint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Grass Posted December 1, 2018 Share #12 Posted December 1, 2018 I liked the man. I admire strong families...and he lead one. Or co-lead. He certainly knew how to prosecute a war properly. A lesson that his three immediate successors should have learned....but didn't. He was also at least a little bit naive. Brought down by two separate three word phrases... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted December 1, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 1, 2018 George H W used to like to go jogging with the troops when he was VP. Went on a couple of runs with him and shook his hand once. Seemed like a good dude and we were impressed he could hang on the runs for an old dude. I Wasn't too pleased when he (as Commander & Chief) recalled my ass back into military service but I got over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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