re: #254 KGxvi

GHW Bush was a remnant of an older Republican Party. The son of a Senator tied into the New England establishment. And at that point, the conservative movement had not yet fused with the Republican Party.

That’s right. I’m just surprised he was able to do as well as he did against Reagan who was coming off nearly ousting incumbent Ford in the primary in 1976. My dad’s father, the same NLRB grandfather was disturbed by the rise of Reaganism. Likewise, my mom’s father didn’t have much use for Ronnie either. I actually and I definitely see a lot of his flaws both as President and politician have a lot to like about H.W. Bush in some ways. I don’t think his judicial legacy is bad, I like the Clean Air Act and on the spectrum I love ADA, and I think he was solid on foreign policy too. Whether you agree with the fact that we showed a double standard or not with Iraq, I think it was the right thing to protect Kuwait’s sovereignty.