George HW Bush, A Great American
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 8:24 am
Two preamble points
1 I did not vote for GHWB, and probably still would not have today.
2 Out of respect for him, no present day politics to be discussed in this topic.
I refuse to call his Generation the 'G..." Generation because the challenges of each are different and cannot be compared.
His record in the Tx legislature was one of moderation, getting the Birchers out of the mainstream Republican Party, supporting the civil rights act of 1968, and was pro-choice.
During the period 1988-1992, he oversaw a huge upheaval in world wide politics, but his experience in Foreign Affairs had taught him not to grandstand and thump chests, but to make sure the world landed on its feet. I think few people really know how badly the collapse of the USSR could have gone.
Most educated people in Germany regard GWHB as the Father of Modern Germany. He had a much better track record there than his predecessors post WWI.
Arguably, the tax hikes he implemented, which 'cost' him the 1992 election, led to the first balanced budget in decades, and none since. Clinton got credit by virtue of being in office, but the seeds were planted by GHWB
Mr President,
I respectfully disagree with you on some issues.
I salute you, Sir, for your service to the World, and for leaving it a better place.
1 I did not vote for GHWB, and probably still would not have today.
2 Out of respect for him, no present day politics to be discussed in this topic.
I refuse to call his Generation the 'G..." Generation because the challenges of each are different and cannot be compared.
His record in the Tx legislature was one of moderation, getting the Birchers out of the mainstream Republican Party, supporting the civil rights act of 1968, and was pro-choice.
During the period 1988-1992, he oversaw a huge upheaval in world wide politics, but his experience in Foreign Affairs had taught him not to grandstand and thump chests, but to make sure the world landed on its feet. I think few people really know how badly the collapse of the USSR could have gone.
Most educated people in Germany regard GWHB as the Father of Modern Germany. He had a much better track record there than his predecessors post WWI.
Arguably, the tax hikes he implemented, which 'cost' him the 1992 election, led to the first balanced budget in decades, and none since. Clinton got credit by virtue of being in office, but the seeds were planted by GHWB
Mr President,
I respectfully disagree with you on some issues.
I salute you, Sir, for your service to the World, and for leaving it a better place.