[Ophiucus]

I don't think so. What are you afraid of, that he'll molest children?

No, that monuments, statues, etc. are built to honor great figures after their death to remember their contribution to the nation.

Monuments built to leaders still alive smacks of tribute to kings and "Great Leaders" in the vein of Lenin.

[Dog Gone]

Down here in Houston, we don't think of the elder Bush that way. He isn't our king and we don't think of him in Soviet terms. He's the guy we see at the Astros games and at Texas A&M skydiving.

We love him and his wife and if we want to spend our own money to honor him while he's still alive, then we'll do it.