George Bush Snr Has Died

[ChillDoubt]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46410225

Always came across as a pretty decent and measured guy.

RIP

[LadyCG]

I think there's already a thread running on this.

Nevertheless ... RIP. A nice chap from what I could gather.

[DTCwordfan]

very much so.....I lived very close to where he and Barbara lived and occasionally you would see them out and about - with the SS trailing them - though my ex got to meet her when she took my eldest for a play session with their neighbour's girl...and in came bouncing Barbara - the ex found her to be really delightful (and she loved kids) as did George was and did too apparently. So RIP.

[ChillDoubt]

In my defence I had a mooch in News first and saw nothing, didn’t look nor expect to see one in Chatterbank(no offence Minty!)

[Jackdaw33]

His wife died just a few weeks ago, He failed to be reelected. The result? Clinton!

[Spungle]

Goodbye to a great man, and a true gentleman. Will never forget his work to support Kuwait, re-unite Germany and bring an end to the Cold War. Thoughts and prayers for the family and the people of Texas.

[Kromovaracun]

He extended many of the disgraceful Reagan-era policies on HIV/AIDS which led to tens of thousands of preventable deaths. People went to the white house and threw the ashes of their loved ones onto his lawn - that's how hated he was among the Americans affected by AIDS. Like his predecessor, he refused to approve sexual health initiatives or even just basic awareness campaigns - because the solution involved condoms, and using those was too much of a problem for his insane religious right supporters. What little the administration did was the result of tireless work by Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Henry Waxman and others. Bush barely lifted a finger to assist Americans afflicted with that disease because they weren't useful to him.

Most of my American friends old enough to remember are not shedding any tears - according to them he was not a good president to live under.