George Herbert Walker Bush, R.I.P.

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I voted for George H.W. Bush in 1988, although with some misgivings (I don’t think I’ve ever voted for any presidential candidate without misgivings). In 1992, I voted for Andre Marrou, the Libertarian candidate. Bush could be ambitious, he could engage in dirty politics, he could show a lack of that vision thing, and he could be flexible in his positions, according to what he thought the voters wanted that year. With all that, he was a patriot, a decent family man, and an adult with a sense of responsibility.

Comparisons with the current occupant of the Oval Office are left as an exercise for the reader.