George H.W. Bush’s Presidency as a Model of Competence

Plus: The Green Agenda Burns to Ashes in Paris

Dec 05, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where George W. Bush will eulogize his father, George H.W. Bush, during a state funeral service at Washington National Cathedral. We've got reports from Fred Lucas on 41's legacy and from Ginny Montalbano on why folks are lining up to say goodbye. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on the hard truth in the French riots, Kevin Mooney on union resistance to the Supreme Court, Hans von Spakovsky on the Russia probe, and Walter Williams on the socialism trap.     News George H.W. Bush's Presidency as a Model of Competence "Throughout his career, in the CIA or Congress, he was not an innovator but a very competent implementor," says Bush biographer Jeffrey Engel. "He wanted to uphold the dignity, integrity, and power of the office for the next president." More Commentary The Green Agenda Burns to Ashes in Paris The "climate" agenda, peddled as a means to save the planet and reduce inequality, is being exposed in France as an agenda inherently at odds with the interests of middle- and working-class people. More News Unions Defy Supreme Court on Mandatory Dues, Suit Says "This is one of the biggest scandals I've ever witnessed from the unions and the government," says Aaron Withe, director of Freedom Foundation's Oregon chapter. More Analysis On the Street: Americans Remember Bush One woman tells The Daily Signal, "First all of all, he loved God, he loved his family, he loved this nation." More Analysis Podcast: What It's Like in France, Amid Heated Protests Over Green Tax We interview Alexandre Pesey, who has been to some of the "yellow jacket" protests going on in France right now over a fuel tax designed to promote green energy policies. More Commentary Cohen, Manafort Developments Don't Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign We still have had no indictments that have revealed any evidence about the issue the special counsel was supposed to investigate—whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. More Commentary Our Ignorance of Socialism Is Dangerous Twenty-five percent of millennials who know who Vladimir Lenin was view him favorably. 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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