Barbara Bush, R.I.P.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush has passed away at the age of 92. Her death comes two days after announcing she would no longer be seeking additional medical care after repeated hospitalizations.

I recall Hunter S. Thompson writing in the 20th anniversary edition of Rolling Stone that Barbara Bush would cost her husband 10,000 votes a day in the 1988 presidential election. He could not have been more wrong.

On the contrary, she was George H.W. Bush's greatest asset. She came across as a kindly, down to earth grandmother who had a sense of humor as well as some opinions contrary to those of her husband. The First Lady let the former shine through while largely kept the latter to herself though she made a notable exception where it concerned Donald Trump.

She was married to former President Bush for 72 years. Under the circumstances, one wonders how much longer he will hold on given his own poor health. With this in mind, I leave you with the former First Lady talking about her marriage to the 41st President. R.I.P.