Legacy and Other News.

The late President George H. W. Bush is now buried. I never made an extensive commentary about this man in many years. Today, I will here. I will do this since the mainstream media omitted many parts of his legacy that tons of people don't know about. Also, it's the right thing to do. You have to show the truth in season and out of season. I made a promise to myself that I will reveal the truth about him once he is buried. I did this since it is proper to allow a family to mourn their father or grandfather, or great-grandfather. He lived for 94 years on Earth. He was born in the Northeast, and he passed away in Texas. George H. W. Bush was of the elite. George H. W. Bush was a faithful member of the oligarchy. The memorial service for Bush, held in Washington DC’s National Cathedral, was attended by Trump and every living former president, as well as hundreds of members of Congress, federal officials, judges, generals, and corporate bosses. He graduated from Yale University. He was a member of the Skulls and Bones Secret Society where rituals exist, and new members have nicknames. Also, George H. W. Bush ran in Congress back in 1964 in opposition to the Civil Rights Act, which was wrong. He later supported the 1968 Housing Act when he was a member of the House of Representatives. George H. W. Bush was a great supporter of Nixon even during the Watergate scandal. Later, he was an Ambassador to China as he understood fully about foreign policy affairs. He was the head of the CIA, and he ran for President back in 1980 (and ironically criticized Reagan's economic proposals as "voodoo economics"). He lost to Ronald Reagan and became his Vice Presidential running mate.

As a team, they won the 1980 election. George H. W. Bush was elected President in November of 1988. Back then, I was in kindergarten. I remembered Reagan and Bush back then. From 1989 to 1993, he was President. It is fair to acknowledge what he got right (which dealt with signing the Clean Air Act, going forward with the Americans with Disabilities Act, approving the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, and allowing the reunification of Germany). George H. W. Bush signed a budget deal that increased taxes on the wealthy. He saw the end of the Cold War in his working relationship with Gorbachev. President Bush also worked in the Persian Gulf War (before that war, Reagan and Bush aided Saddam Hussein with money and military aid. That changed when Saddam invaded Kuwait). He also made mistakes. George H. W. Bush supported the racist Willie Horton ad. That ad promoted the false stereotype that every black man was inherently criminal and it was promoted by Lee Atwater. It was so bad that even Atwater on his deathbed admitted that the Willie Horton ad was wrong. He came out to support the far right hypocrite Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. President Bush endorsed the vicious War on Drugs policies, and he helped to expand imperialism in the four corners of the Earth (also when Bush was Vice President, he was silent when the Reagan team was aiding Saddam with real WMDs and when the Reagan team had involvement in Iran-Contra). George H. W. Bush wanted more than 1.5 billion dollars to fund law enforcement. He also staged a crack deal in order to promote his criminal policies. The War on Drugs contributed to the increase of the imprisonment of black people in the 1990's and beyond. He didn't do enough to invest in helping people with HIV/AIDS.

Massive civilian deaths existed during the invasion of Panama and during the Persian Gulf War. Bush wasn't the first President to have done this too. He wasn't the last either. As he left office in January 1993, Bush issued pardons for Caspar Weinberger, Reagan’s secretary of defense, and five other officials who had been indicted or convicted for their roles in the Iran-Contra scandal. Bush bailed out the savings & loan industry at taxpayer expense—his son Neil was a prominent executive of a failed S&L. Imperialism is never representative of heroism. It is representative of destruction, nihilism, and a denial of essential human democracy for people. So, when we see the mainstream media nearly worship the man, remember that all things aren't what they seem. We shouldn't disrespect the man George H. W. Bush unfairly. Yet, it is disrespectful for some to ignore his whole record or some trying to sugarcoat the truth. That does nothing to help society or inspire the youth to promote change. The fact is that the decay of American capitalism, the bigotry in the world, and the constant reactionary extremism contributed to the existence of the Presidency of the neo-fascist Donald Trump. We must not be P.C. We have to show the truth whether folks like it or not. The legacy of George H. W. Bush ought to be evaluated from beginning to the end. His legitimate actions and his faults must be acknowledged. At the end of the day, we must execute the duty to serve for the causes of liberty and justice.

After the GOP lost many elections in Wisconsin and Michigan (plus in other states), some GOP legislatures have been petty to try to pass legislation to promote their own power in both states. The GOP lost political power in both states for specific reasons. One reason is that they wanted not to advance expanding health care. Another is that they promoted the interests of oligarchy instead of the interests of the people collectively. In Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers will be the new governor in replacing the controversial Scott Walker. The GOP in Wisconsin wants to pass legislation to cut down the number of days in which people can vote, give the legislature more power over commissions, and Evers’s abilities to change the state’s work requirement laws around food stamps and health care, providing the legislative oversight over any federal waivers the state has received. Walker pushed for Medicaid work requirement waivers and waivers to drug test food stamp recipients.

One bill wants to stop Wisconsin’s incoming attorney general from withdrawing the state from a federal lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, instead of requiring legislative approval to do so. Democrat Josh Kaul also ousted Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel. They campaigned on removing restrictions around welfare, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and creating jobs. These GOP policies are wrong, and many protesters are doing their jobs in making their voices heard. Lawsuits in the future could stop these proposals. In Michigan, proposals would shift power from elected officials to commission as these acts are supported by the GOP. Democracy should always be defended, and the voters have the right to allow their voices to be heard.

By Timothy