George H.W. Bush was the president of my high school years, the time when my personal politics first came into focus. I have his campaigning and policies to thank for some of that. I grasp the need for some to mourn, but I am not here for the hagiography. rol.st/2RqXeU4
Like most every newspaper writer assigned to encapsulate a dead president’s life, @ktumulty was given an impossible assignment with George H.W. Bush. She is quite thorough here, but keep in mind that when you finish it, you aren’t done reading about him. wapo.st/2BJXiJc
Bush 41 once refused to cooperate with a Special Counsel. He unapologetically used the racist Willie Horton ad to help him win the presidency. His DEA staged a drug buy near the White House to help him escalate the War on Drugs. @mehdirhasan, with context. interc.pt/2Eaj77h
You should also read @thrasherxy on George H.W. Bush’s appalling legacy in another respect. “On World AIDS Day,” he writes today, “it would be an unforgivable injury to those who died of AIDS due to Bush’s actions and inactions to let him off the hook.” bit.ly/2Eb10xG
