George H.W. Bush

A daily podcast that I listen to focused on George H.W. Bush yesterday.  I honestly didn’t know much about him, I don’t really remember anything from when he was president, etc.  The more I heard though, the more and more I liked and respected him. No, looking back, I don’t love and agree with everything he did and stood for, but still, he really seemed to be a very kind, respectful person and bipartisan politician.  A few things that I learned (and this is just by memory from the podcast I listened to, so I could have gotten some details wrong.)

• He enlisted in the Air Force right after Pearl Harbor and was the youngest fighter pilot ever at that time
• Was known to get along well with politicians  on both sides, he worked well with both sides.  I wish that we had more of this these days.
• President Obama visited, (Dallas I think,) and when  he got off the plane, President H.W. Bush was there waiting in his wheelchair.  A member of the press asked why he was there, (they were on different sides politically after all,) and he said something along the lines of when my President visits my city, I attend to show my respect.
• He was obviously a father figure to his son, George Bush, but he acted as a kind of father figure for several presidents, Clinton, Obama, etc. Helping them, supporting them and guiding them, regardless of differences politically.
• He was close with Michelle Obama.  (I LOVE Michelle Obama, so that is enough said for me.)
• He had a service dog, Sully.  Of course I am not happy that he was in need of a service dog. . .you just know I love dogs.