U.S. President George Bush (R) watches as comedian Dana Carvey does his George Bush impersonation on Dec. 7, 1992. Carvey and his wife, Paula, spent the night at the White House as guests of President Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. ROBERT GIROUX/AFP/Getty Images
As George H.W. Bush lay in state at the Capitol, he received well-deserved praise for his service to the nation, his leadership, and his general all-around decency.
Ronald J. Rychlak
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Ronald J. Rychlak is the Jamie L. Whitten chair in law and government at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of several books, including “Hitler, the War, and the Pope,” “Disinformation” (co-authored with Ion Mihai Pacepa), and “The Persecution and Genocide of Christians in the Middle East” (co-edited with Jane Adolphe).