Those socks are insane, by the way.

I just noticed!

He did something good for once. Credit where credit is due.

when he had a chance to affect change...and when he had some sway over his idiot-offspring in the WH, he chose to hide his light under a bushel..

This is the way most republicans operate.. They toe the party line in government, while acting much more liberally (sane) in their own family lives.

that is quite the notion. when he places Jeb in 2016, will he still be held harmless?
After 2000, he still has a noble card to play?
excuse me, while I go

but he did little to further real change when he had power, and now that he's an ancient old coot, the press fawns over his open-mindedness..

I don't think he personally cared much one way or another about abortion/gay/women's rights issues, but he had to acquiesce to his party's wacko philosophies..

Remember also , the Bushes were NOT given any grief over the fact that they were not all that religious, and rarely attended church, but the same media was (and is) harsh on any Democrat that is not a "regular-church-goer"

It;s just the damned hypocrisy that pisses me off the most..

The media "story" should be about how republicans always get the carrot & dems always get the stick.

thats real change for our country.
Did his best to finger some culprits,
unless that was some "other" George Bush
with the CIA, and Mohrenschildt's life.
I'd say he did enough, and far too much,
to be allowed any slack.
In this country, religious hypocrisy is no more
significant than the sun coming up.
He is the figurehead and locus.
Never even mentioned while GW took up stolen accomodations.
Wonder who can pull off that sort of disappearing act?
also- those relentless, unconstitutional attacks on gay marriage and equal rights
were tools of distraction, not oppression of a single community, but a way of
keeping ALL people unfocused on their own victimization by Bush and his friends.
in my honest opinion.

...who spawned an even (much) more horrible President as his firstborn son-you mean to say that he did one good thing here!

I guess that makes up for Iran-Contra, the CIA death squads, the illegal Panama invasion, the wars for oil that both he and his son conducted, the Willie Horton ad and the "Liberal" smear, Pat Buchanan's "Culture War" speech at the 92 convention, the utter disdain for common people during his Presidency...

People act like Bush Sr. is some kind of gentleman elite "old-guard, moderate" Republican. The truth is-he was just as horrible as Reagan was.

Oh, but he was "kinder and gentler"...

how easily are people's sympathies provoked?
Why does Poopy/Poppy/Pukey get the ultimate free pass?
Health Care goes ballistic in the US, and his close family relationship with Eli Lily becomes unmentionable?
The US oil industry in OK and TX go broke while his illegal offshore exploits become continuing Foreign Policy.
JFK is murdered in the streets of Dallas and he has no experience in the CIA, surprised to be made Director?
Oh never mind, this list is far too long to continue, and people obviously cant be bothered to pay attention.
Viva Jebbie!