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George H.W. Bush dies at 94. [View all] herding cats Dec 2018 OP
Oh. Thanks for the notice.eom uppityperson Dec 2018 #1
Pretty much how I felt. herding cats Dec 2018 #8
Oh no! That's very sad... Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #2
Is it bad that I literally feel nothing? TDale313 Dec 2018 #3
Out of respect for the office, I'll restrain my glee laserhaas Dec 2018 #5
He sure was... no glee, but, no sadness here either. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #29
thank you I am gleeful gopiscrap Dec 2018 #38
WOW laserhaas Dec 2018 #63
Don't judge gopiscrap Dec 2018 #71
You make an issue that isn't there laserhaas Dec 2018 #80
Dancing in the street? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #6
Spawn of Satan nt demsocialist Dec 2018 #10
That's being kind, but, perhaps, we should give it at least 24 hrs before saying how we really feel. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #32
bullshit we need to be hardcore gopiscrap Dec 2018 #40
A more complex figure than the hordes that came after him Recursion Dec 2018 #14
No, I also feel nothing sakabatou Dec 2018 #24
I don't feel bad, either. sueh Dec 2018 #91
I so love the mythologizing over at WaPo. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #4
He was the last Republican president with any common sense. Liberty Belle Dec 2018 #7
He voted for Hillary. dalton99a Dec 2018 #13
A kind, intelligent response to his passing. C Moon Dec 2018 #15
Good post, Liberty Belle. Mrs. Overall Dec 2018 #20
I agree. But one correction - Saddam invaded Kuwait and took over the entire country progree Dec 2018 #21
I really need to start saving sources for important events, but let's not whitewash... rwsanders Dec 2018 #48
The "nurse" was the daughter of the Kuwaiti (not Iraqi) ambassador to the U.S. progree Dec 2018 #55
Glaspie was actually a very good BlueMTexpat Dec 2018 #79
They made a mistake then JonLP24 Dec 2018 #90
Also the last one to win the popular vote in their first term Renew Deal Dec 2018 #50
Agree, Bush sr. Was a decent conservative onetexan Dec 2018 #58
Yup blue-wave Dec 2018 #60
Agreed. democratisphere Dec 2018 #65
While Bush I resisted the push to Baghdad, BlueMTexpat Dec 2018 #77
Ummm... Two words come to mind that overshadow ANY good things about GHW... LakeArenal Dec 2018 #97
A Republican from the old party that no longer exists. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #9
Its actually the same party it's just that the nutjob voting base they courted cstanleytech Dec 2018 #35
+1 nitpicker Dec 2018 #84
I'm sure Lee Atwater will be glad to see him. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #11
How long before trump screws this up? woundedkarma Dec 2018 #12
I hope he isn't invited to the services, BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #18
THIS - and underscoring to others in the thread - there will be a STATE FUNERAL BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #75
RIP George HW Bush. iluvtennis Dec 2018 #16
Only good thing I can think of to say Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #17
Hope Not rpannier Dec 2018 #46
Condolences to his family liberaltrucker Dec 2018 #19
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If Trump had any decency, he would know nobody wants him at the funeral. But he doesn't. RockRaven Dec 2018 #22
IT SICKENS ME... AZ8theist Dec 2018 #49
Trump doesn't deserve even that jmowreader Dec 2018 #61
Do presidents (and congress people I guess) Sgent Dec 2018 #87
And the con should be appreciative not fooled Dec 2018 #70
Yeah they pre-empted the post PAC12 championship program to gush all over him. (FOX13) Seattle. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 #23
Well, the nicest thing I can say about 41... edbermac Dec 2018 #25
R.I.P. and condolences to the family. Kaleva Dec 2018 #26
There goes the news cycle Jersey in OKC Dec 2018 #27
Take heart! herding cats Dec 2018 #41
Oh well, shit happens. SergeStorms Dec 2018 #28
Whatever, hope there is a heaven and a hell. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2018 #30
Pres. Obama just visited him in Houston this past Tuesday wishstar Dec 2018 #31
I expect both will speak. herding cats Dec 2018 #36
Obama is a class act. John Fante Dec 2018 #64
RIP, President Bush DesertRat Dec 2018 #33
Thank you for your service. tavernier Dec 2018 #34
No point on trying to spin a positive for this man Devil Child Dec 2018 #37
Veteran. RIP Eliot Rosewater Dec 2018 #39
Peace. herding cats Dec 2018 #43
I'm with you. EllieBC Dec 2018 #47
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Rip GWB kimbutgar Dec 2018 #42
He was in no way, shape nor form a decent man. ZZenith Dec 2018 #74
Buh-bye Coventina Dec 2018 #44
Mixed feelings. AZ8theist Dec 2018 #45
Rest In Piss joet67 Dec 2018 #51
One of the supporters behind 9-11... AntiFascist Dec 2018 #52
At A Time When Our Politics Was Not A Blood Sport.... LovingA2andMI Dec 2018 #53
I was in the Persian Gulf when he negotiated to hold the US hostages denbot Dec 2018 #54
I always wished that, as he contemplated his great reward, he'd confess all the terrible secrets NBachers Dec 2018 #56
Rest in Peace H.W. forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #57
I usually have the radio on while in bed and heard this BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #59
Well, it is a nice eulogy, but here is a better one: PatrickforO Dec 2018 #62
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"helped guide the world out of a four-decade Cold War."....give me a fucking break. olddad56 Dec 2018 #72
Thank you! ZZenith Dec 2018 #73
that struck me as overly kind, too treestar Dec 2018 #86
world is a better place today KG Dec 2018 #76
Rest in peace President Bush. democrank Dec 2018 #78
I hope he got himself right in the universe beforehand... nt EarthFirst Dec 2018 #81
+1,000 n/t MarcA Dec 2018 #95
RIP, President Bush I meow2u3 Dec 2018 #82
So goes the last Republican I could probably share a table with... Hugin Dec 2018 #83
Not surprised, but let him rest in peace. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #85
RIP to a veteran. His record as Pres is mixed, but millions of Americans can be glad for FailureToCommunicate Dec 2018 #88
from my twitter feed Gothmog Dec 2018 #89
Fuck him and his sick twisted son. HW Bush led the way for Trump to be a birther w/ Willie Horton ad BeckyDem Dec 2018 #92
He called "trickle down economics" for what it really was and.... jhasp Dec 2018 #93
Not someone with whom I would want to share the same community n/t MarcA Dec 2018 #94
He did a few good things ... jb5150 Dec 2018 #96
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