George H.W. Bush’s death and funeral cracked open the door to a world we had nearly forgotten.  Many experienced the remembrances around that era in a wave of nostalgia that deserves an explanation.         Bush was known by friend and foe alike as a man of decency and honor.  Actually, though, he embodied values considered rather commonplace in his time and before.  Similar words could have been said of Truman, Eisenhower, Ford, Kennedy, or Ronald Reagan.  We expected nothing less than decency and honor from an American president. Before we close the door on the last president from the generation who fought a World War, perhaps it’s worth remembering what we took for granted for so long.  Coming of age in Bush’s time and before afforded some lovely privileges that seem almost quaint now. We lived our lives (mostly) unaware of who occupied the presidency.  Imagine what it was like to feel no...(Read Full Article)