SOURCEPresident Trump plans to send Air Force One to Texas this week to bring the body of former President George H.W. Bush to Washington, D.C., where the body is scheduled to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol before returning to Texas for burial.
SOURCEPresident Trump plans to send Air Force One to Texas this week to bring the body of former President George H.W. Bush to Washington, D.C., where the body is scheduled to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol before returning to Texas for burial.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
Good for him, I hope that means he's getting the hint. I wonder who's going to complain about the cost?
This is your mind on drugs!
I believe he is also planning on attending the funeral service.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Well the bushes and President Trump have had their clashes but at least they Rose above that during this occasion to honor former President Bush. Other individuals and their families were not able to rise above it and therefore President Trump was not able to attend their funeral.
OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
I guess ceremonial occasions have some reason for being, but most are a waste of time.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Great show of compassion. I believe he is also flying them back to Texas for the burial in the George W Bush library at Texas A&M in College Station, next to his wife.
I have read extensively about the traditions of State Funerals and it is both interesting and extremely detailed. The family decides how much or how little they want to take advantage of the tradition.
The use of Air Force One was not "offered" by trump, it was requested by the family---and there is precedence for that, most recently for President Reagan and President Ford..
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Gee the man can't even buy a break.
Sorry Dave but your extensive reading has left you a little short this time. Air Force One or any member of the group of planes known as Air Force One fly at the president's pleasure and only fly at the president's order. So you can mince words but the bird would not have gone the Houston unless President Trump authorized it. So you can turn that anyway you want to
OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
I believe the final phase of the journey is in the Bush train:Kind of fitting that an engine painted in Air Force colors and numbered 4141 will be the final ride for the President. Union Pacific did this up in 2005 and it seems Bush asked to run in down the rails for a couple of miles. It's I believe is part of his library collection.George H.W. Bush will journey to his final resting place on a train whose engine is named for him
Fred
"Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've
stayed alive."
'Take care of yourself, and each other.'
You guys can argue over anything.
Where is there an argument
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis