Important thread for liberals regarding the George H.W. bush legacy puff pieces: One of the reasons the Republican Party is allowed to masquerade as a legitimate political party is because we allow them to write history. We can be respectful when someone dies but also tell 1/ The truth about their legacy, the good and the bad. And typically when you mention anything not perceived as good, you will get attacked for having no shame by conservatives. Because we are civil, we usually back down. But it’s in these times that legacy is written. 2/