George H.W. Bush Was the Last President to Serve in Combat, World War II

Plus: John Allen Chau's Crime Was Wanting to Promote 'Wrong' Beliefs

Dec 03, 2018    Good morning from Washington, where the body of former President George H.W. Bush will lie in state at the Capitol beginning this evening. A funeral service will take place Wednesday at National Cathedral, on a day of national mourning declared by President Trump. White House correspondent Fred Lucas reviews the elder Bush's remarkable career as a public servant, beginning as a Navy pilot during World War II. Plus: Lucas and Rachel del Guidice on aspects of the special counsel's Russia probe, and Elizabeth Slattery and Jason Snead on protecting property rights.     News George H.W. Bush Was the Last President to Serve in Combat, World War II George H.W. Bush joined the Navy on his 18th birthday and flew 58 combat missions in World War II, winning honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Presidential Unit Citation. More Commentary John Allen Chau's Crime Was Wanting to Promote 'Wrong' Beliefs Chau "should have stayed away," writes the Chicago Tribune's John Kass of the Christian missionary who died last month. "There should be some places left on Earth where people can live in their natural state, away from all of us and all our pride and our holy men." More Analysis There Is No 'Surge' in Right-Wing Violence A Washington Post "analysis" of domestic terrorism argues that attacks from white supremacists and other "far-right attackers" have been on the rise since Barack Obama's presidency and "surged since President Trump took office." More News No End in Sight: Cohen, Manafort Developments Seen as Keeping Mueller Probe Going Into 2019 Recent events give special counsel Robert Mueller "a better vehicle to continue his investigation at a time when some in the public were feeling investigation fatigue," says Kendall Coffey, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. More Analysis Podcast: The Importance of Civics Education At a time when students across the country lack a basic understanding of government and economics, one university is doing something about it. Paul Carrese, founding director of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, shares. More News Flake Continues to Hold Judicial Confirmations Hostage to Vote on Mueller Protection Bill Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake is staying true to his pledge to not advance judicial nominees in the Senate Judiciary Committee, unless a bill that would prevent President Trump from firing special counsel Robert Mueller gets a Senate vote. More Commentary A Nightmare Farm Bill for Conservatives A small number of legislators developed the farm bill behind closed doors, pushing policies that will funnel as much money as possible to big agricultural special interests. More Commentary The Supreme Court Signals It May Rein in Abusive Property Seizures Civil forfeiture is the law enforcement practice that allows police to seize currency or property alleged to have been used to commit a crime, or to represent the fruits of that crime, even if there is never a conviction. More Commentary We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No 'Right' to Cross Our Border "If the migrants are permitted to enter, this will balloon out of all existing proportion to a massive crisis, worse than Europe has seen. Literally millions are watching to see the outcome," writes Michael Bowler. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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