pendennis wrote:
He was a gentleman, father, husband, of the highest caliber. Not the greatest of Presidents nor politicians, but still a man of honor who believed in service to the country, and he lived those beliefs.
So, to George Herbert Walker Bush - Naval Aviator, Representative, President, Father, and Husband -
Fair winds and following seas, Sir.
We have the watch.
Bush fought a bear economy throughout his Presidency. It was just the last couple of months prior to the election that the economy began an upswing that was to last throughout the Clinton years and make many retirement portfilios take off like rockets. I.E., in the late 80's the DOW was around 1000, in 2005 it was over 10,000.
Because of his impeccable character, if GHWB were still alive and younger today, I would hope the Republicans would run him again.
It's because of his impeccable character that linking the Kennedy assassination to his name is something that only those who have nothing to really contribute could invent.