Last week saw the funeral of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. While he was certainly not perfect – who is? – the contrast between him and the current occupant of the White House is stunning. It makes me long for the day when character and integrity were expected and admired. Our friend Keith has done a terrific job pointing out some of the finer traits of President Bush, Sr., and leaves us to draw our own comparisons. Thank you, Keith, for an excellent post and for your permission to share it.
The passing of former President George H.W. Bush has highlighted the many positive attributes of the imperfect 41st President. Of course, we are all “fixer uppers,” and our willingness to know this about ourselves keeps us humble and in a constant state of self-improvement.
Many positive things have been highlighted about the elder Bush this past week, with many of us nostalgic to how we all should conduct ourselves, especially our leaders. Here are a few things I took away:
– a communication advisor to an early campaign noted he made a big mistake from which he could not hide. Thinking he would be fired, he recalled Bush telling him “I know you will knock the next opportunity out of the park.”
– a friend noted he played golf often with Bush when he was President. He noted the clubs Bush played would invariably try to “comp” his green and…
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Good share Jill.
Another Masterclass from Keith, in dignified writing.
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Keith Wilson … the gold standard in dignity and reason! I can only aspire! When I tell him that, he tells me that his wife gets to listen to him vent, since he doesn’t do much venting in his writing. 😉
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Behind every successful man..there’s a woman….Yeh?
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Quite true. Of course, she is tired of hearing some of my venting. She just wants this over. Early on in his candidacy, she said it well and simply – she said “I think something is wrong with him.”
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Your wife is an astute lady. In the right media hands it could have been as damaging as ‘Where The Beef?’ in the 1984 Democratic nomination battle.
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But of course! Just ask Sheila!
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You might well hear one of those devastating women’s ‘Hmmmm’s (How do you girls do that? When men do it, it sounds like we’re playing for time….well we are actually)
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Sorry, my friend, but we’ve sworn an oath not to give away our secrets. 😉
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Ah, so that’s why Arketre, Karlyn & Trelli sometimes say to me….’Never mind ‘why.’ Just write it down!’ 🤔
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Heh heh heh … you’re learning! You have good teachers. 😉
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Many thanks Jill.
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