I and 4 friends spent 3 days and nights chasing Grand Funk Railroad and Black Sabbath to 3 different cities on a Friday, Saturday & Sunday in 1970 or '71. Nobody accused us of exhibiting anything resembling sanity then either.
Posted on 05/31/2004 2:13:21 PM PDT by Darlin'
This is like the funniest thing I've read in like a while.:)
May we all grow old w/such grace. Thanks for the ping, Darlin'.
I and 4 friends spent 3 days and nights chasing Grand Funk Railroad and Black Sabbath to 3 different cities on a Friday, Saturday & Sunday in 1970 or '71. Nobody accused us of exhibiting anything resembling sanity then either.
WOW............
Probably so. He was and is a fine man. We let him and the nation down when we failed to reelect him. I hope that we do not make a similar mistake this year.
Because I've witnessed the real ravages of age for folks who aren't as endowed as the Bushes. Bookmark this thread and let us know what it's like in about 40 years.
Needs repeating.
He failed all by himself: "Read my lips, no new taxes."
I can't be 41 forever, but I can be for another 5 months.
This is just wonderful. I'd love to send it to my aging relatives but they're all liberals, they'd see it as political and send it back! Their loss. He has quite a witty way with words and such a nice perspective on things. Hope to be that together and happy at 80! God Bless GHWB! And Barbara! And their great sons and family, too.
So have I, and this commentary did not give me any impression of any type of flaunting.
I found it to be very honest and heartfelt.
That certainly was a screw up, but look what we got with Clinton. He screwed the taxpayers in between screwing interns...
OMG. No, indeed, we can't make that mistake again.
If you are saying that because of one broken campaign pledge we elected someone who gave us eight years of lies, I understand your point. If you are saying that he was a failure you could not be more mistaken.
The bottom line is that getting old stinks whether you are George Bush or not! Glad to see he has kept a positive attitude.
Thank you for posting that.
True, life doesn't deal with each of us in the same way but GHWB is a humble, self-effacing gentleman inspite of the priviledges life has afforded him. In all honesty, he could well have lived a life of idleness, enjoying the benefits of his heritage but he chose to serve his country at numerous levels.
He's a total class act. When I was posted at the US Embassy in Tokyo a few years ago, Bush was in town on some private business. He took the time to come to the Embassy and speak to the employees and their families in a "town meeting." Then he shook hands and had photographs taken with each person. His aides were urging him to hurry up because he had an appointment. He didn't do that; he stayed until everyone got a chance to have a photo taken with him, and gave no indication that he was in a hurry.
"Because I've witnessed the real ravages of age for folks who aren't as endowed as the Bushes. Bookmark this thread and let us know what it's like in about 40 years."
So...because someone is not in poverty at an advanced age, it's pretentious if they speak honestly of what their life is like?
I think we can learn something from everyone, even the "endowed"...especially when they've used that "endowment" to create a life vastly more interesting and influential than 99.99% of their equally "endowed" peers.
Beautiful article about a real gentleman, Darlin'! Thanks!
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