Remembering President George H.W. Bush . . . How The Media Spigot Runs Hot And Cold For Friends And Foes
By DEXTER DUGGAN The media spigot was running full gush yet again after President George H.W. Bush left this life. The words flooded out that he was a tower of civility and courtesy, a model of moderation, an example so sorely needed today for us all. The spigot gets turned on, and it gets turned off. Better to bring your own bottled water than expect to get truth serum from this faucet. Bush One hadn’t always fared so well in this liquid environment. Still, just a few months ago the spigot spewed the same juice when Sen. John McCain’s death arrived —what a mighty example for us all, a lesson of civility we so sorely need, bipartisanship and cooperation instead…Continue Reading