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Not here. roamer65 Dec 2018 #1
"Poor domestic policy" is putting it mildly. Those expressing fond InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #42
I will admit that he was a decent human being Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #2
That's what has been surprising to me ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #7
OVERLOOKED HIS POLICIES !! DING DONG!!! pangaia Dec 2018 #25
They did seem to concentrate on Sully, socks ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #26
LOL.. pangaia Dec 2018 #73
No. I remember him well. WhiteTara Dec 2018 #3
Hmmm Lotusflower70 Dec 2018 #4
+1 CentralMass Dec 2018 #36
And + another 1 Lefta Dissenter Dec 2018 #126
I did not like him as a president. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #5
Yes, that's the way I feel now, too ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #22
Yes,I will go with that bdamomma Dec 2018 #75
When I see Senator Simpson I remember his nastiness to Anita Hill delisen Dec 2018 #128
Same here LeftInTX Dec 2018 #111
No PaulX2 Dec 2018 #6
No Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #8
This stopbush Dec 2018 #43
No! Golden Raisin Dec 2018 #9
No, Bush Sr. Still Had Many Skeletons in His Closet dlk Dec 2018 #10
Not really irisblue Dec 2018 #11
He was a million times better than Trump. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2018 #12
No, but my opinion of Bush Jr is slowly changing Poiuyt Dec 2018 #13
No friggin way! Wellstone ruled Dec 2018 #14
Go ahead and google this jberryhill Dec 2018 #15
Really?! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #23
This has been a DU classic for ages jberryhill Dec 2018 #33
Either I haven't been around long enough ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #34
Here ya go jberryhill Dec 2018 #37
The enlarged Dallas shot doesn't look at all like GHWB. stopbush Dec 2018 #44
Hasn't dispelled it for me Cartoonist Dec 2018 #47
Whatever. We all have our fantasies. The JFK CT fantasies are harmless. Just parlor chat. stopbush Dec 2018 #48
It's like a favorite book. Cartoonist Dec 2018 #51
Like an Alistair MacLean book or movie, stopbush Dec 2018 #89
I don't believe they are all harmless jberryhill Dec 2018 #118
I agree with you. In fact, I consider the JFK CTs to be the grand daddy of stopbush Dec 2018 #121
I think he looks more like Jeb! Bush LeftInTX Dec 2018 #112
I suggest you watch this very brief Youtube video ElementaryPenguin Dec 2018 #65
anyone in Dallas might have been out and along treestar Dec 2018 #70
it could be him bdamomma Dec 2018 #76
And I suggest you read Bugliosi's book on the assassination. stopbush Dec 2018 #87
The nose and hairline are not the same LeftInTX Dec 2018 #113
Doesn't look Meowmee Dec 2018 #116
I don't see any resemblance. lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #92
There you go. There's plenty of factual things to criticize GHWB for without resorting stopbush Dec 2018 #95
Looks like the surgery to make his chin more pointy and face less jowly was a success BeyondGeography Dec 2018 #77
Don't forget the surgery to make himself look younger to carry out this mission. LeftInTX Dec 2018 #114
He does have a history of being in interesting places at interesting times JonLP24 Dec 2018 #107
No dflprincess Dec 2018 #16
Affirmation Thossie Dec 2018 #54
No. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #17
Nope. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2018 #18
Niet! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2018 #19
Only relative to the last two idiots the Republics have elected. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #20
No but violetpastille Dec 2018 #21
It does tend to become annoying when there are other things to discuss ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #24
Same here. What little I've seen or read has the makings of an absurdist novel. Garrett78 Dec 2018 #28
I have much more respect for him as a human being Sugarcoated Dec 2018 #27
I always thought of him as a wimp. A weak man lunatica Dec 2018 #29
No. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2018 #30
No. I question his administration's diplomacy with Iraq prior to its invasion of Kuwait. John1956PA Dec 2018 #31
It's interesting, learning more about him, but no. I still don't like him at all uppityperson Dec 2018 #32
No, not at all. gay texan Dec 2018 #35
Mostly Agree ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #71
Bush denounced voodoo economics then couldn't handle the economy when it was his turn ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #117
Dealt A Crappy Hand ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #123
No. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #38
NO!!!!!!!!!! Willie Horton, enough said. nt jrthin Dec 2018 #39
Nope n/t Devil Child Dec 2018 #40
The man is directly responsible for the deaths and pain and suffering MrGrieves Dec 2018 #41
Yes...a little, but that is because of comparing him to Twitler. nt Baltimike Dec 2018 #45
Just remember the KGB. Once a KGB always KGB. shraby Dec 2018 #46
Neil Bush and Silverado S&L scam peekaloo Dec 2018 #66
No melman Dec 2018 #49
I doubt many, if any... quickesst Dec 2018 #50
No. sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #52
Nope. I'm not grave dancing. I am doing a lot of eye rolling. Laffy Kat Dec 2018 #53
+1 lilactime Dec 2018 #59
Not of the policies MFM008 Dec 2018 #55
I was a teenager Dorian Gray Dec 2018 #56
No. I rarely agreed with him, but he definitely wasn't the worst human being on earth. Vinca Dec 2018 #57
No. lilactime Dec 2018 #58
No. n/t Scurrilous Dec 2018 #60
Hard to say leftynyc Dec 2018 #61
No RandiFan1290 Dec 2018 #62
Everyone's a saint after they're dead DeminPennswoods Dec 2018 #63
Yes, I think that this is the best it is going to get for him treestar Dec 2018 #72
He was fine with his son stealing the 2000 election DeminPennswoods Dec 2018 #129
Yes mindfulNJ Dec 2018 #64
not just no, but fuck no. KG Dec 2018 #67
No. The passage of time and the fact that he died treestar Dec 2018 #68
"Poor Spiro"! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #119
Spiro and Tricky Dick were both crooks treestar Dec 2018 #122
Or maybe corporate media has done it's job.. disillusioned73 Dec 2018 #69
yes corporate media bdamomma Dec 2018 #78
Well, compared to his son, he probably was a "better" president FakeNoose Dec 2018 #74
Not one whit, but it has made me much more wary of media especially NPR rurallib Dec 2018 #79
A resounding... Mike Nelson Dec 2018 #80
I look at it more as balancing my opinion given more context. Scoopster Dec 2018 #81
Nope..he'll have to reckon with his maker.. HipChick Dec 2018 #82
No. I liked him before. I like him now. For a Republican, he was one of the better ones. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #83
NO! Bush41 was part and parcel of Iran/Contra... Raster Dec 2018 #84
Not ONE fucking bit Ferrets are Cool Dec 2018 #85
I still loathe him, but not as full heartedly as before. lark Dec 2018 #86
No, why I haven't said anything JCMach1 Dec 2018 #88
Judging from all the Teevee pundits, everybody likes him better now that he's dead. lagomorph777 Dec 2018 #90
Ha! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #120
No he stands as a mediocre president as much as he did last Thursday while still alive. The Genealogist Dec 2018 #91
Fuck no. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2018 #93
No. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #94
No. old guy Dec 2018 #96
Yes and no. friend of m and j Dec 2018 #97
Not really Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2018 #98
No. He's part of history. A nice funeral changes none of that. MineralMan Dec 2018 #99
No LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #100
Nope. I remember him as a supreme asshole. BigDemVoter Dec 2018 #101
no, he spent the first half of my lifetime aiding in working over the country. Afromania Dec 2018 #102
no...he's still a fucking dirty asshole gopiscrap Dec 2018 #103
No. LisaM Dec 2018 #104
No. n/t panader0 Dec 2018 #105
People are looking at things with Rose colored glasses JonLP24 Dec 2018 #106
Nope Va Lefty Dec 2018 #108
No SHRED Dec 2018 #109
No LeftInTX Dec 2018 #110
3,000 civilians in Panama killed for no reason. QC Dec 2018 #115
Nope. Not one whit. llmart Dec 2018 #124
As a person I think he was nice (thoughtful, modest etc) Raine Dec 2018 #125
Yes. Kablooie Dec 2018 #127
Well, he's gone from a POS to an ossified piece of shit. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #130
No. I always saw him as multifaceted, personal facets Hortensis Dec 2018 #131
The world is full of good people who do bad things and bad people who do good things. musicblind Dec 2018 #132
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