Courtesy of the NYT:
Barbara Bush, the widely admired wife of one president and the fiercely loyal mother of another, died Tuesday evening at her home in Houston. She was 92.
On Sunday, the office of her husband, former President George Bush, issued a statement saying that after consulting her family and her doctors, Mrs. Bush had “decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care.”
The Bushes had celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in January, making them the longest-married couple in presidential history.
Mrs. Bush had been hospitalized with pneumonia in December 2013. She underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer in 2008 and had heart surgery four months later.
It is always sad when somebody dies, but at 92 you certainly cannot say that Barbara Bush did not live a long and full life.
I have a lot of very strong feelings about the Bush family, I think only Laura Bush gets somewhat of a pass.
Barbara Bush was by all accounts a very hard woman, and one who was difficult to please.
In fact impressing his mother was one of the reasons given for George W. Bush wanting to invade Iraq and finish the job that his father, in his eyes, failed to accomplish.
How is that for a legacy?
Update: Probably need to add these.
And then there was this:
A form letter from the current occupant of the White House that does not contain a shred of humanity.
So classy.
Barbara Bush, the widely admired wife of one president and the fiercely loyal mother of another, died Tuesday evening at her home in Houston. She was 92.
On Sunday, the office of her husband, former President George Bush, issued a statement saying that after consulting her family and her doctors, Mrs. Bush had “decided not to seek additional medical treatment and will instead focus on comfort care.”
The Bushes had celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in January, making them the longest-married couple in presidential history.
Mrs. Bush had been hospitalized with pneumonia in December 2013. She underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer in 2008 and had heart surgery four months later.
It is always sad when somebody dies, but at 92 you certainly cannot say that Barbara Bush did not live a long and full life.
I have a lot of very strong feelings about the Bush family, I think only Laura Bush gets somewhat of a pass.
Barbara Bush was by all accounts a very hard woman, and one who was difficult to please.
In fact impressing his mother was one of the reasons given for George W. Bush wanting to invade Iraq and finish the job that his father, in his eyes, failed to accomplish.
How is that for a legacy?
Update: Probably need to add these.
Our statement on the passing of Former First Lady Barbara Bush: pic.twitter.com/MhTVYCL9Nj— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 18, 2018
Warm and generous.Barbara Bush was a remarkable woman. She had grit & grace, brains & beauty. She was fierce & feisty in support of her family & friends, her country & her causes. She showed us what an honest, vibrant, full life looks like. Hillary and I mourn her passing and bless her memory.— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) April 17, 2018
And then there was this:
Just what every First Lady hopes for when they die..@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrating the life of Barbara Bush: pic.twitter.com/4NzyjxqAFM— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2018
A form letter from the current occupant of the White House that does not contain a shred of humanity.
So classy.
