Former President George H.W. Bush -- health worsening

[kudzu]

You crack yourself up, we know

That's my goal.

If I crack a few others up, it's a bonus.

[Sprightly]

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...tml?1356566423

[Calamari]

A bit of this Bush's history in regards to current events:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...a-city-bombing

What set off the current dust-up was a fund-raising letter the NRA sent out in March calling federal agents "jackbooted government thugs" who wear "Nazi bucket helmets and black storm trooper uniforms" and "harass, intimidate, even murder law-abiding citizens."

The letter had no connection with the Oklahoma City bombing. But the anti-government vitriol echoed the hate-talk and paranoia of some of the militant extremists groups around the country at a time when the public was searching, in grief and in horror, for an explanation of the blast.

An outraged George Bush, a gun enthusiast, blistered the NRA with a scorching letter resigning his lifetime membership. "Your broadside against federal agents deeply offends my own sense of decency and honor," he wrote. But then, he isn't running for office.

Bush grew disgusted with the NRA's antics in 1995, and they haven't changed much since then. A prescient fellow in many ways, the world will lose a bit if he goes.

[HumanSpirit]

The man made the Pharmacutical and the mental health Industry some money. Also did a good job on controlling the CIA and preparing the nation for a New world Order as a loyal ALEC member.

[EmDot]

My wish for President Bush is for whatever he wishes. He's 88 and has lived an extraordinary life.

[jessup270]

George H. W. Bush is an old school true gentleman.

[skeemer]

The former is debatable, and the latter reeks of jingoism, but is at least admitting that 'we're only playing the role of the anti-government left, but we actually support US policy regardless of who is in office.'

1. I don't think you know what the word jingoism means.

2. LOL @ you complaining about jingoism.

[dogstarman]

Two things:

1) He was a lackluster president who preserved the status-quo. In comparison to Dubya and Reagan, he was pretty good.
2) At age 88, literally anything including flu and cold can be fatal. It is perhaps better that he dies during a short hospitalization than endure a long lingering death.

[johnpolitics]

Compared to the son he was a good President. Compared to Reagan and Clinton a below average President. The revisionist history is due to the screw up his son was.
Gave us Willie Horton, Clarence Thomas and Dan Quayle.
Hope he gets well soon.

[octoburn]

The first President Bush was a decent, honorable man who served our nation in many roles. I hope he is able to pull out of this and wish him well.

[octoburn]

Jingoism is epitomized by our lefties breaking kayfabe while admitting that they'll gladly worship any member of the US ruling class.

I thought you were referring to Israeli jingoism. At least try to show some decency this one time and stop trying to hijack this thread to peddle your propaganda. It only makes you look even more foolish and self~centered than usual.

[AttackPlanR]

jrob. This is a thread about an ailing former President. Please do not take your usual route and try to turn it into something else with your hyper-paranoid, mindless rants about something that does not exist.

Thank you in advance.

Byngo!!!

Besides the preemptive "thank you"

[octoburn]

Why do the insane RWNJ (and I use that term specifically b/c I have no intention of inflaming "r-l" tensions) hop on here and immediately start denigrating Democrats?

It's truly insane.

Bush was a good American and a good President. I wish him well.

They never grasped the idea that people can actually have differing political views and still see someone as a decent, honorable person despite those differences.

The concern expressed by most here isn't a Democrat or a Republican thing. It isn't even a political thing. It's an expression of concern and respect thing for someone who many feel truly deserves it on a "person" level.

[musicmd]

1. I don't think you know what the word jingoism means.

2. LOL @ you complaining about jingoism.

He or she is lost in space.

[Dryfire]

That's my goal.

If I crack a few others up, it's a bonus.

True story, really I couldn't make this up.

During the Bush/Gore election.

Daughter comes home from UMCP giggling all over herself and says "Dad, you'll never guess what I saw today on Campus. "Today I past the Eat Sum Pi Sorority and they had a big banner stretching across the front of the building that said "WE LUV BUSH!" She took the camera down the next day to take a picture, but they already removed it. Darn!!!

Best wishes of a speedy recovery for President Bush and the entire family.

[Sprightly]

I guess we could choose to ignore jrob's rants.

[RIKMAN]

Hope he gets well soon.
Always liked him.
Even dems like Schaefer backed him.
Sadly, we'll be diminished.

[Grindelwald]

Not true. He supported all the NATO interventions that subsequent US leaders have supported. Nothing 'moderate' about that.

It is absolutely true. But politics really isn't relevant on how concerned we should be for his ailing health. I, for one, hope he gets better soon. I think he has a few more years left in him.

[georjec2]

Pres. Bush always was and always will be my guy.

My best wishes go to him.

[TheResearcher]

Collecting all the lunatics' comments in one place: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/27/die-sl...w-bush-to-die/