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(47,245 posts) Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:53 PM Jan 2015

When George HW Bush does die, will there be a lot of tributes? Or condemnations? [View all]

Well, he is 90.

His presidency will be noted for how the Gulf War was his high point, and the pardoning of the Iran-Contra figures his low.

I hope his time as head of the CIA will be noted.
Who knows how many crimes he knew of or did himself.

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When George HW Bush does die, will there be a lot of tributes? Or condemnations? [View all] Archae Jan 2015 OP

He will be Saint George. annabanana Jan 2015 #1

Sadly, you're probably right, FoxNewsSucks Jan 2015 #4

Exactly... RichGirl Jan 2015 #20

the repukes will put up a bill to clone the old... Javaman Jan 2015 #42

Tributes surely. babylonsister Jan 2015 #2

Yeah...(sigh)...even Nixon had lots of tributes. Archae Jan 2015 #6

I think Nixon redeemed himself babylonsister Jan 2015 #9

The tributes made to Nixon were as phony as Nixon himself. Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #38

Yes... Mike Nelson Jan 2015 #3

Mostly "So, what." earthside Jan 2015 #5

I, for one, am going to have a party. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2015 #7

We can thank him for starting NAFTA, which no one will remember he played an imp role in RiverLover Jan 2015 #8

Read my lips, Poppy had no high points. He barely made it through 4 years. Rex Jan 2015 #10

I remember that vividly! RoccoR5955 Jan 2015 #11

Something most people don't know about Poppy, he found odd things funny. Rex Jan 2015 #14

Wow. I think I was at work and missed this when it happened. Ilsa Jan 2015 #18

I consider him one of the creepiest men I've ever read about. Rex Jan 2015 #21

I hear you. There's a dark void of Ilsa Jan 2015 #23

I think they will help him survive to 100/ 110 Sunlei Jan 2015 #12

The minimum. no_hypocrisy Jan 2015 #13

It will just be the normal ex president stuff and WWII braddy Jan 2015 #15

The "Last Gentleman" rehab's been in progress for a couple years now Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #16

According to a book I read ... JEFF9K Jan 2015 #17

In the MSM? sendero Jan 2015 #19

Tweety will weep rivers of tears. They will need to wheel in tons of kleenex boxes Rex Jan 2015 #22

Send Tweety to Texas. The lakes need filling. nt Ilsa Jan 2015 #25

The MSM will "honor" him....but point out... Xolodno Jan 2015 #24

I suspect the media will try to treat it as a major passing but I actually doubt that the OregonBlue Jan 2015 #26

I would be a happy woman if one member of the media or of Congress (current or past) dflprincess Jan 2015 #27

I'll never forgive him for this quote: HeiressofBickworth Jan 2015 #28

That makes two of us. Archae Jan 2015 #29

I didn't know he had Mandy Patinkin's job before. Kablooie Jan 2015 #30

They will rename the State of Texas misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #31

Tributes ailsagirl Jan 2015 #32

Oh you'll hear tributes, and you'll also feel great weight lifted from mother earth and see light! TheNutcracker Jan 2015 #33

Mostly tributes. People will compare his Gulf War to his son's disaster, Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #34

He knew invading Iraq was a bad idea.. KinMd Jan 2015 #35

I don't know davidpdx Jan 2015 #36

"Didn't finish the job in Iraq." moondust Jan 2015 #37

The US government will produce a huge State funeral extravagana starring the President and Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #39

I think he's already dead. The GOP will unthaw his frozen body just before the next election B Calm Jan 2015 #40

Only if Jeb is running MiniMe Jan 2015 #41