"Bush's tax pledge roused conservatives but it turned out to be notoriously misjudged. Once in office, facing a federal deficit that had quietly ballooned under his predecessor, and a Congress controlled by Democrats, the 41st president was forced to renege on his promise.
"President Bush did leave two significant legislative marks: the Clean Air Act Amendments, signed into law in 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, which Bush made law in the same year."
Paul Lewis at The Guardian reports the death of George Bush.
Jonathan Chait at New York offers appreciations, of sorts.
As does Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo.
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