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A unique look at the presidency and life of George H.W. Bush from someone who knew him best
khou ^ | 04/27/2024 | Len Cannon

Posted on 04/29/2024 6:53:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

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To: ChicagoConservative27
calling it a roadmap to civility in our polarizing political climate.

Bush grew up in a United States which was ethnically, religiously, socially, politically homogenous. He was born under Calvin Coolidge and grew up in a USA which had not yet been infected by Neo-marxism or even progressivism, where civil society ruled, not the power of bloated government. He was also rich

He could afford to pretend to be genteel

21 posted on 04/29/2024 7:17:58 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: dfwgator

Yep, look at the goofy smile on her face.


22 posted on 04/29/2024 7:20:20 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: JonPreston

Dig him up and I’d vote for Perot again. He’d be as sentient as the current WH occupant.


23 posted on 04/29/2024 7:21:36 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

And Admiral Stockdale.


24 posted on 04/29/2024 7:22:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: bigbob

me too.


25 posted on 04/29/2024 7:23:44 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The SNL skits about him vomiting in Japan were kinda funny. He took in good humor, iirc.


26 posted on 04/29/2024 7:24:47 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: dfwgator

Great Moments in the History of White Trash.


27 posted on 04/29/2024 7:26:32 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: 1Old Pro
Peggy Noonan

Is it true she and George Will get together behind the barn and compare speeches.?

28 posted on 04/29/2024 7:27:38 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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It at least showed what a do nothing, go along to get along, globalist establishment RINO President is for everyone to see and avoid in the future.
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Excepting that Bush Jr. came along & many of FR ran to get their (R)N(C) knee-pads...until the warnings became reality.

The Stupid Party members (voters) ‘learn’ AFTER the fact, not before *shrug*


29 posted on 04/29/2024 7:34:56 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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>Our national debt in 1992 was $4 trillion, today it’s $34 trillion.

You left out the $210T+ of the ‘unfunded liabilities’ ala illegal Ponzi schemes of SS/MediXYZ (that many HERE support).


30 posted on 04/29/2024 7:36:38 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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How would you rectify this?


31 posted on 04/29/2024 7:42:43 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It’s very unfortunate that Ms. Becker confuses “character” and “politeness.” Poppy definitely had the latter, the former? Meh. Between NAFTA, China and the Iraq adventures, not sure any father-son duo in American history ever did as much damage to this country as the Shrubs.


32 posted on 04/29/2024 7:45:29 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Too bad for saying read my lips and perot

The former CIA director Bush had his “boy” Clinton take over and he was fine with it. Bush family did us no good whatsoever. It is too bad Reagan took him as VP!!


33 posted on 04/29/2024 7:47:40 AM PDT by Racketeer
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To: i_robot73

Back then I just assumed that just because the Democrats were evil, the Republicans weren’t.

Now, I realize both are evil.


34 posted on 04/29/2024 7:47:42 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Racketeer

Would Simpson been better?


35 posted on 04/29/2024 7:48:28 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When the truth comes out about Daddy Bush his name will be stricken from government buildings and schools and ships. SAME with GW!


36 posted on 04/29/2024 7:48:55 AM PDT by oil_dude
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I voted perot


37 posted on 04/29/2024 7:49:56 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: dfwgator

Voting isn’t even for the lesser of two evils. It’s Satan or th devil. Your choice.


38 posted on 04/29/2024 7:51:19 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC

A Giant Douche vs A Turd Sandwich


39 posted on 04/29/2024 7:52:52 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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41 wasn't too bad. He knew when we had to kick @$$. Panama and Iraq (Desert Storm). We had learned from Vietnam. We didn't do any nation building.

His biggest mistake was "read my lips, no new taxes".

If he had another term, I think 41 would had handled Russia better. Maybe he would have found ways to give the Russians more support. That would have prevented the rise of Putin.

What if...

40 posted on 04/29/2024 7:53:15 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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