A unique look at the presidency and life of George H.W. Bush from someone who knew him best

khou ^ | 04/27/2024 | Len Cannon

[ChicagoConservative27]

HOUSTON — Few people outside of the family knew President George H.W. Bush as well as Jean Becker, his longtime chief of staff. She is sharing stories from her new book, "Character Matters," calling it a roadmap to civility in our polarizing political climate.

Becker is a journalist who became deputy press secretary for Barbara Bush in the White House, then was asked by the president to become his chief of staff once he left office

."I told him I didn't know how to be a chief of staff," Becker said. "I didn't know how to be a boss, do a budget. He said, 'Don't worry about it. We’ll make it up as we go.' So I said, 'OK, I'll stay.' We never talked about it again."

Becker stayed until he died. It was an extraordinary 25 years for this Missouri farm girl who grew up in a town of 300.

[ChicagoConservative27]

I always wondered also what a second term would have looked like. His son would have never bene POTUS. I like 41 20 times more then Jr

[Rdct29]

Bush, Clinton and Obama were all connected to each other. Hillary was next in line until President Trump knocked her fat ass out. That one move caused the corrupt establishment to come out to attack Trump. Everything they do smells of fear. What will happen if Trump wins in November? I think they will try to cancel the election because they know they can’t win or cheat enough to win.

[dfwgator]

I don’t think there was a dime’s worth of difference between Bush and Clinton, two sides of the same coin.

[SaveFerris]

[“A New World Order!”]

[And, oddly enough, 11 years to the day before 9/11/2001.] (IIRC)



[President George Bush, addressing the General Assembly of the United Nations, Feb. 1, 1992]:

"It is the sacred principles enshrined in the United Nations charter to which the American people will henceforth pledge their allegiance."

[rlmorel]

LOL, I was thinking the same thing...

[Glad2bnuts]

I’ll agree on Perot. He was honest and earnest. I wonder what really happened with his daughter. I am of the opinion, that it had to do with what is going on with all things Trump or MAGA today.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Unfortunately it appears Perot didn't really want to be President. When it looked like he was on the way to winning, he mysteriously exited the campaign. Then when it looked like Bush was about to win, he re-entered in order to make sure that Clinton won.

Evidently he and Bush had some old score to settle. Probably Bush nixed a contract his company hoped to get from the CIA.

[Glad2bnuts]

If I have to wait until God Judges us all, I still want to be standing on the Right side.

[Drew68]

Perot was the better choice

Few people have ever been more vindicated by the passage of time than H. Ross Perot with his "giant sucking sound" of jobs leaving the United States.

[rlmorel]

I voted for the Perot ticket partially because Admiral Stockdale WAS on the ticket.

When he said rhetorically “What am I doing here?” it was seized on and ridiculed, and people bought into it.

I would take Admiral Stockdale in 1992 over anyone in US politics today. And that includes Trump.

[Glad2bnuts]

Admiral Stockdale had not taste for the BS. He was a great man, but a bad choice. He should have NEVER debated.

[MinorityRepublican]

I always wondered also what a second term would have looked like. His son would have never bene POTUS.

41 would have bombed Saddam. Iran would be checked by Iraq. The Middle East may be a different place today.

If there's no Putin in Russia today, things would look like what they did in 2014 before they invaded Crimea.

Russia was getting closer to the West.

We'll be able to isolate China.

[dfwgator]

Dennis Miller on Admiral Stockdale (Language)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-RBYRpydXk

[Glad2bnuts]

I still got the T shirts.

[Glad2bnuts]

He KNOWINGLY left POW’s in Vietnam. Bush put McCain in charge of finding out about POW/MIAs. He didn’t want any part of people coming home. THEY KNEW HIM best.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

The Deep State wanting to remind frustrated Republicans of the Good Old Days when milquetoast back-stabbing stealth Deep State GOP’ers soft-pedaled our walk to one-world government.

“Come on guys, those Republicans were nice and didn’t send mean tweets! Don’t you want that brand of Republicanism back? We sure do!”

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Very interesting

[lewislynn]

Actually he and his sons were our mistake.

He was chosen for Reagan by the party know-it-alls.

[SaveFerris]

[Bush put McCain in charge of finding out about POW/MIAs]

Oh my gosh. Those poor guys never had a chance.

McCain saving Obamacare below with a thumbs-down on repeal

John McCain was LEADING THE FIGHT TO STOP OBAMACARE.... Approved by John McCain. Paid for by friends of John McCain. A GOP Establishment RINO. Who, we thought for a moment, was actually running against Obama. Another fake.



John McCain's famous thumbs-down on repealing Obamacare: