McConnell: ‘George H.W. Bush Steered This Country as Straight as He Steered that Airplane’

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McCONNELL: "Decorated aviator, congressman, ambassador to the United Nations , envoy to China, CIA director, eight years as Vice President, and our Commander-in-Chief. Through the Cold War and the Soviet Union’s collapse, he kept us on course. When the rule of law needed defending in the Persian Gulf, he kept us on course. With his even temperament and hard-won expertise, George Herbert Walker Bush steered this country as straight as he steered that airplane. He kept us flying high and challenged us to fly higher still, and he did it with modesty and kindness that would have been surprising in someone 1/10th as tough and accomplished as he was. The patriot who lies before us was blessed with many gifts, but there was no doubt which he prized most of all. A great love story began at that Christmas dance when George Bush met Barbara Pierce, and the grace and virtue they taught their children have enriched this nation through a family of leaders.”