The only good conservative president is a dead conservative president. Or at least one so far removed from office that his political influence is limited. That's the conclusion that can be drawn from the recent media love-fest with George H.W. Bush and, before him, the late Ronald Reagan.
The sentimental treatment of Bush began a few months back with endearing references to the former president's ... socks. The paeans reached their culmination last month on the occasion of his 88th birthday.
NBC Nightly News broadcast a sympathetic interview of the 41st president by granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager. Days later, HBO aired an admiring documentary on Bush's life â?? â??41â? â?? produced by long-time friend Jerry Weintraub. A review in Politico said the biopic could â??be seen as a love letter from Weintraub to Bush.â?
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