"Bush, Part 2: Some Interesting (I hope) Items About His Life"

By now, we've all seen, heard or read lots about the life and many achievements of President Bush, who died 3 days ago. Here's some things I thought of,  items which you may NOT have heard.


1.) BUSH WAS THE OLDEST LIVING EX-PRESIDENT WHEN HE LEFT US, BUT PRESIDENT CARTER MAY BREAK HIS RECORD.  When President Reagan died in 2004, he was 93 and thus the oldest living ex-President in our nation's history.  However, he was surpassed by President Ford in 2006, as Ford was just a few months older than Reagan was.   Then, President Bush surpassed BOTH of his fellow Republicans about a year ago.  He was 94 when he died Friday..

However!  If President CARTER, a Democrat, lives approximately 4  and a half more months, HE will be the oldest living ex-President in our nation's history and the other surviving ex-Presidents (and President TRUMP) would have to live many, many years to eclipse him. Weird how ex-Presidents are living longer and longer, and it's almost as if they compete with one another now for this distinction.




2.) IT IS VERIFIED THAT BUSH CONSIDERED ASKING CLINT EASTWOOD TO RUN AS HIS VICE PRESIDENT, IN 1988.  Clint, at that time was the Republican mayor of Carmel, California and by the way he had released his FIFTH "Dirty Harry" movie that summer ("Dirty Harry" was a vigilante cop known for use of excessive force.) See, Bush's Presidential campaign was sagging, and his team momentarily thought of Clint (then settling, eventually, for Dan Quayle in the Veep slot) to energize the ticket.

Bush and Quayle WON the 1988 election, but imagine if Clint DID come in as Bush's Vice President?! Remember, in his 1989 Inauguration speech, President Bush promised "A Kinder, Gentler Nation"....could he have promised THAT with a straight face, standing next to "Dirty Harry" (Lol)??  By the way, Clint's NEW movie, "The Mule," debuts on December 14th.  The movie he starred in back 30 years ago when Bush considered him, was called "The Dead Pool."




3.) PRESIDENT BUSH CAME TO VISIT MY HOMETOWN OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY IN 1989.  His helicopter landed within walking distance of our place, and Beth and I took our homeschooled kids to see him on a chilly, November afternoon.

The KIDS were then old enough to be impressed, but my wife and I were a bit spoiled I guess.  You see, four years PRIOR to that, President REAGAN visited our hometown, and we heard HIM speak. (Reagan had just won re-election winning 49 of 50 states, when we saw him in June 1985.)

We respected President Bush but honestly, after seeing the charismatic, charming REAGAN it wasn't as amazing as it might have been, to see Bush (Bush was Reagan's Vice President from '81-'89.)




4.)  WHAT AN INCREDIBLE LOVE STORY THE BUSHES HAD!!  Of the many celebs who've died this year, these are the ones I remember...Billy Graham, Barabara Bush, Aretha, John McCain, Willie McCovey, Stan Lee and now President Bush. The Bushes were the only COUPLE on that list who died "together" in 2018, but after all, they had been married over 70 years and one could not live without the other, it seems. How ROMANTIC!!

One of my first pastors died at age 99 a few months after HIS wife of 70-plus years went home to Heaven, in that same year.  He had NO desire to continue on without her by his side....like BUSH.




5.)  WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?? LOL President Bush died last Friday and the ORDINARY time for mourning a common citizen in modern-day America is three days. Well, three days in this case would be Saturday the 1st, Sunday the 2nd and today (Monday, December 3rd.) But, for whatever it's worth, THIS MONTH IS VERY UNUSUAL...it has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays...I am told this will not happen again in our lifetimes.  What does it mean?? How does it apply to President Bush?? (I don't know, but someone e-mailed me the five Saturdays five Sundays five Mondays deal and I wanted to work it in somehow, Lol!!)

6.) Finally, I PUT THIS SIGN UP THE DAY BEFORE BUSH DIED, NOT KNOWING HIS DEATH WAS IMMINENT. Note the "Finite Man" part...was this sign meant to be "a SIGN" (Lol) to someone?? Lol, but seriously ALL of us will leave this world one day.  A 41 year old woman died raking her leaves in our town a few days prior to "Bush 41" dying at age 94.  If Presidents can die, why can't WE??  The important thing is to be ready by having your sins forgiven and trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, as it is said that President BUSH did.  

BE READY.  Get saved, if you aren't because in eternity, nothing else matters but that!!