Up until 2008, I have said the greatest mistake American voters ever made was to cast this good man aside in favor of the arkansas pervert.
Now I consider it to be the second greatest mistake...
Our prayers will be with George H.W. Bush, an authenic American president.
How far we have fallen.

I´m very sorry to read that GHWB is not doing so well. It will be a sad day when this good, honorable man is no longer with us. I hope he has many more years.

Maybe it´s the dreaded RINO fever.

Prayers for the family, his precious Barbara and for his soul.

Amen to #1.. Sorry to hear he is still in the hospital .
Praying for him and the family .

I had severe coughing about the same time President Bush got his bug. Took me 4 days to get over my bug, then 2 weeks to recover from weakness. This is a very bad sickness from which to recover.

That doesn´t sound good.

Yikes. Just a few days ago he was in for a few days so he could get stronger. Now he´s in ICU. Hoping for the best, but this sounds bad.

My church and my family have started a 24 hour prayer vigil for this patriarch of the finest political family America has ever produced.
The Bush family is the closest thing we have in America to a royal family. As far as I´m concerned, a Bush should should hold the Executive Branch of our government going forward , as per the constitution.
All of this said, President Bush did RAISE taxes. God will punish him for that...and now is the time when the chickens have come home to roost.

Shame on 3 and 9 - God may be punishing someone else and not President Bush. I hope he gets well and is able to go home to the family.

this does not sound good. 88 y/o, ICU and ´´guarded´´ condition are not a positive combination...

This is not the time to talk about policies. This is the time to offer our prayers and support to a man that has given a lifetime of service to his country. Pres Bush was putting his life on the line in service before 99% of us were even born. So anyone wants to criticize his policies while he is lying in an ICU hospital bed and fighting for his life should maybe reexamine their own lives.

#9: you need to seek help.

Bless you and get well George H W Bush. My prayers are with you. Such a fine man. He believes deeply in serving his country. He brought great dignity and respect to the office of the Presidency. I´m looking forward to seeing him skydive at 90.

I hope #9 is merely being cruel and inappropriate - not just stupid. The "royal family" stuff is as ridiculous as the comment about raising taxes. Shame. We all pray for a quick recovery for dear President Bush.

I´d take #41 and #43 as co-Presidents for life over what we have now, and what we´re likely to get in the future.

Get well soon.

I wish him well. So far we are still allowed free speech in this country and there is no reason why people on this site should be attacked for their opinion. Lets not pretend that any of the Bush´s are conservatives, they are Rinos. We thank them for their services but Bush 41 announced the the New World Order back in ´91. I personally never want to see another Bush in any office.

His ability to fight things like this are weakened by his age and general physical health. He is fighting an uphill battle for sure. He and his family are in my prayers

What #10 and #13 said. BTW, let´s not "pretend" that Conservatives would denigrate a fine man who served this Country for more years than some can count, and who may be near the end of his days on this earth. It´s not "opinions" that are being "attacked", it´s the appalling lack of empathy for the Bush family.

This doesn´t sound good :-( He has a rare form of Parkinson´s that may be making this worse. Praying that he pulls through and is allowed more time with his family, and if that is not to be, that he will slip into eternity quickly and painlessly. He´s a good man, who is human and has made mistakes, just like all of us. I wish President Bush and his family the best.

I´ve noticed his more frail appearance recently, seems not long ago he was sky-jumping. Hang in there, 41.

Hoping he turns a corner, but the longer in the hospital the worse it is for older folk. So many hospital borne infections to fight in there, c-diff the worst of them.

Sad news. I agree with those extolling his decency, honor, and patriotism, and hoping for the recovery of his health.

Prayers for God´s blessings on President Bush #41, those attending his health, and all of the Bush family.

Bush is a good man and was a good President. Not perfect, but who is? He didn´t have a chance to finish the job, unfortunately. He certainly had a better grasp of world affairs than his successor, BJ Clinton, and his love for his country is without doubt.

Lucianne staff - are there or are there not rules here on this site about etiquette? I thought we are not to address one another directly. I find the comments by posts #10, #13, #15, & #19 to be as rude and insulting as they thought other comments were. Are we are now allowed to be rude and disrespectful to one another if we are not in full agreement?

A friend once said that he voted for president based on what he thought the person would be like if he was a dictator. Under this rule, I think #41 and #43 would have still gotten my votes.

I first met #41 when he was a congressman and I was impressed every time I met him or saw him in person.

I think he was exposed to something really dangerous a few years back but don´t remember what it was? Some chemical or biological agent he was exposed to in Iraq
back during Desert Storm? The same kind of agent blamed for Gulf War Syndrome? I remember reading something about it, it was a wonder he is still alive? It may have weakened his overall health?

GHWB is a genuine patriot and fine man who proved to be a pretty good president. In some alternative universe, knowing what I know now I would gladly vote for him again.

RR would have been a tough act to follow for any Republican successor. And even he made his share of mistakes, which we on this board tend to gloss over.

But now ought not be a time for politics. Thoughts and prayers for President Bush and his family.