His reaction? To paraphrase, “there’s too much about me in there.”
So much to admire in that man.
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Abraham Lincoln's "better angels of our nature" and George H.W. Bush's "thousand points of light" are companion verses in American's national hymn, for Lincoln and Bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient, to hope rather than to fear, and to heed not our worst impulses, but our best instincts.
I gather such sentiments make certain posters here uncomfortable. If the shoe fits ....
We really had not seen before either
He is in tremendous shape for 72, and I think he lives by those words , Live young as old as you can.....
They are grieving for a loved one on a public stage, with history in the making. I think the Bush family is an inspiration to this country.
He will always be stained by Iraq though.
Why H.W. had the wisdom in 91 not to go to Baghdad.
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Your point is well taken. Trump had to be squirming in that front row but so did every single one of them especially Obama and Clinton. Make no doubt Trump can't hold a candle to 41 and I don't think any of us ever said he did. Yes the last two days have been historic for this country, uplifting, and I have heard some of the best eulogies I have ever heard in my life. This is a unifying moment for the country that will last a fleeting moment.
All of the outstanding qualities of George HW Bush are sorely missing in Donald Trump. They are sorely missing in Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. He was one of a kind.
the very things he was praised for are missing in DT's soul, his character, and his personality. Will he change, of course not
I loved the line "the idea is to die young, as late as possible"
Strong words to live by.
For Dukakis and WJC, no less - sheesh!
We may honor guys like HW, but right now we favor candidates like Orange and HRC.
Look at Jeb. Trump can’t hold a candle to him as a person or to his experience and judgment. Yet he killed Jeb with R’s in the primary.
The ability to view someone objectively despite their politics.
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But disagree with his politics
Once again, not sure anyone here has said Trump is a fundamentally sound and decent human being
D’s are doing now. Why the far righties can’t see this is beyond me.
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establishments. Many no longer think they are and they seek these “change” agents who normally don’t embody them at all like Orange and WJC.
He's twisting everyone's crank.
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The shame is that this has come to mean almost nothing to those under 60.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQsTzGkbiY