Former President George Walker Bush, often referred to as G.W. to distinguish him from his father, has declined to endorse a Presidential candidate in this election. His staff reports that he has left Presidential Politics in the past; has he also renounced his American citizenship?
Some might be pleased that he has declined to endorse Trump but that is the passive way to avoid controversy and potential criticism. While many past Republican stalwarts have endorsed Kamala Harris, acknowledging that another Trump term would threaten both our Democracy and our global alliances, G.W. has not displayed such courage.
It is time for our past President to rise from his easel and put his substantial influence behind the Harris/Walz ticket. Ignoring that responsibility, however close the election might be, will further diminish his status in American history.
