George H.W. Bush - Classic or Dud

if nothing else it contains probably the best account of the process of applying suntan lotion to a former president that i, personally, have ever read

"worst GOP President since" is like rating bouts of food poisoning

i'm kind of amused at the "gop" qualifier yall are using. In the long run, Clinton was more harmful and Obama might've been too.

theeeeeeeeee supreme court tho

yeah, his most damaging contribution -- which could've been stopped by Biden and the Dems

In the long run, Clinton was more harmful and Obama might've been too.

You're ignoring that I prefer Clinton and Obama's judicial picks.

i'm not ignoring anything.

You haven't responded to my last few texts

join the club

Ran the CIA, campaigned on racist ads, lied to sell a war—real nice. https://t.co/lewiDw6p9P

— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) December 2, 2018

the broad & long lasting reach of Dana Carvey's SNL imitation of Bush is pretty incredible, I think it shapes ppl's view of him even today

If, like Morbs, you take as your starting position that every POTUS is a criminal, then it makes sense to conclude that two-term presidents must do more harm than one-term presidents. However, GHWB qualifies for extra credit because of his CIA directorship.

Mission complete. #Remembering41 pic.twitter.com/rXdyXAS4lk

— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) December 3, 2018

Say what you will about Hitler, he loved his dog Blondi, who was a loyal companion to the end. #NaziPups #Awww pic.twitter.com/uYk6wycXYn

— Dennis Perrin (@DennisThePerrin) December 3, 2018

how big is the check that Perrin cuts you for promoting him?

In the end, his bio will be: one errant sperm of his led to the worst presidency of our lifetimes

Posts that have not aged well?

how big is the check that Perrin cuts you for promoting him?

We're talking Dennis Perrin here. At best it's enough to cover a food-truck burrito once a week.

Trump hasn't come close to GWB yet xp

agreed, wake me up when 45 has killed a million directly or indirectly thx

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Po8HEqpmUzc/U6pOhwAF4aI/AAAAAAAAMgQ/B4ihU0ipJyI/s1600/Ronald+Reagan+Thumbs+Up+Sincere+Smile+Nonverbal+Communication+Expert+Body+Language+Expert+Speaker+Keynote+Consultant+Las+Vegas+Los+Angeles+Orlando+New+York+City.png

but good manners are the important thing

xp Nothing sets a high bar for worst president like coordinating a huge misinformation propaganda campaign in order to start an unnecessary war that kills hundreds of thousands of civilians, costs more than a trillion dollars, and indirectly gives rise to ISIS, all without gaining any of its major war aims (except killing Saddam Hussein). And that's just the turkey, not the trimmings.

Like I said on Saturday, if Donald Trump has his uses, it’s to destroy the fiction that our presidents must be gentlemen.

i think 'even Hitler loved his dog' is a good general point

Disappointing news. I was really looking forward to two sentences of rote tribute followed by fifteen minutes of riffing on his Electoral College victory.

Trump will attend but not speak at this week’s funeral service for former President George Bush https://t.co/ONo7GLTijW

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 3, 2018

start an unnecessary war that kills hundreds of thousands of civilians, 

imagine his chagrin on learning that Poppy was the last GOP prez to win California.

your mistake there is the assumption that trump has the capacity to learn

oops sorry

"Some people say he's the last one to do it. Some say others could still do it, maybe me. Well, I'll just say it: I could probably do it. But right now, they're saying, he's the last one."

I forgot to keep paying attention over the weekend. Were we able to collectively as a nation shave all the rough ages off and fully rehabilitate one of the finest presidents, indeed one of the finest men, to have ever graced humanity with his beneficence and wisdom?

totally

Noice.

I forgot to keep paying attention over the weekend. Were we able to collectively as a nation shave all the rough ages off and fully rehabilitate one of the finest presidents, indeed one of the finest men, to have ever graced humanity with his beneficence and wisdom?

― all lite up and very romatic (Old Lunch), Monday, December 3, 2018 2:56 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they tried but perrin shut that shit down

In observance of the national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush, the Clinton Presidential Library, 42 bar and table, and the Clinton Museum Store will be closed on Wednesday, December 5. However, the library lobby will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for visitors to sign the condolence book.

I sure hope the radio plays something besides Lee Greenwood on Wednesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btCNAMna-PE

I just watched a piece of the laying-in-state ceremony. When the camera panned to a front row seat with Cheney, Powell, Scowcroft, et al, I almost called INTERPOL.

Pence trying on Poppy's shoes w/this eulogy...

Spent about 15 minutes on H.W. with my 3/4 class today. I told them they'd only see four or five presidents die in their lifetimes. When I did my own tally later, I realized that was way off: there've been nine die in mine (Kennedy, Hoover, Eisenhower, Johnson, Truman, Nixon, Reagan, Ford, Bush), and I'm only 57.

yes, but there will only be four or five presidents in their lifetimes

I was thinking just Trump from now till the end of time.

Bush is the sixth president to die in my lifetime (Truman, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush).

Only four for me but god willing I'll see three more.

Same with unperson. Presumably Carter will be next, being realistic.

It is weird realizing that after Carter passes, the most senior of the ex-presidents will be Clinton. (It's also weird remembering he's now 72.)

Although W is 72 as well. Huh.

Hell, spinning this all out further, given Trump is 72 as well, I'd put an even chance that within ten years Obama could be the only current ex-president still with us. Signed, Your Presidential Morbidity Bulletin.

Yeah, I'd say there's a good chance there'll only be Obama + sitting president at one point.

id put money on it that at least one of clinton and w ends up still being around in 20 years

All summer of 1946. Thanks a lot baby boom.