Which of the living Presidents would you mourn for when they die?

2015-09-30T14:18:30-04:00

It is very possible that one or two of the 5 men who serve or served as President may die within the next year or two. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush are getting on in years and have health issues. On the other hand Bill Clinton and George W. Bush seem to be in excellent health. We have seen Barack Obama visibly age since he assumed office in January 2009; but, that is not uncommon for holders of the highest office in the land.
I request that we keep the responses civil and respectful.
What are your thoughts?

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Sep 30 at 2015 2:21 PM

2015-09-30T14:21:07-04:00

LTC Stephen F. It would be Jimmy Carter, I went to his childhood home in Plains, Georgia and have a personal connection with his up bringing. I can relate.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 2:21 PM

2015-09-30T14:21:10-04:00

Bushes are the one that stay in my mind through my youth and the time I become an adult.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Sep 30 at 2015 2:26 PM

2015-09-30T14:26:42-04:00

At this point in my life I would mourn the passing of Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush the most. I was a cadet at West Point when Jimmy carter was President. He is a vocal Christian who has done his best to act on what he believes is to do even when nobody else did. I became a Christian later in life and while I certainly don't agree with all of what former President Jimmy Carter did, I respect him for sticking to his principles, how he has faithfully loved his wife, and his overall character.
I would mourn the passing of George W. Bush for many reasons. He was thrust into a pivotal point of American history simply because he was President on 9-11-2001. He did a masterful job of helping to bring the nation together after the events of that terrible day - helping to unify us in grief and also temper the nations resolve to act in response. I agreed with many of the positions and actions of former President George W. Bush and disagreed with others; but, in balance I think he did significantly more good than harm to this nation.

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Sep 30 at 2015 2:27 PM

2015-09-30T14:27:16-04:00

LTC Stephen F. as bad as this may sound, I would not mourn any of them. I would feel bad if younger Bush or Obama passed simply because they are young. If one of the older presidents passed, it would be like when Yogi Berra passed. I was not sad when Yogi passed because he was 90 years old, and had lived an awesome life. That is not something to mourn, it is something to celebrate. In the case of a former President, they are a politician, nothing more. I would feel no great loss. I would honor Bush Senior as he was a WWII pilot who served, so he has my respect in that regard. Jimmy Carter also served so he should be honored in that respect.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Sep 30 at 2015 2:38 PM

2015-09-30T14:38:07-04:00

I will not mourn Jimmy Carter or Obama. I had the please if meeting both Presidents Bush so I would mourn them. I had the chance to meet Clinton too and I think I would mourn for him as well.

Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Sep 30 at 2015 6:04 PM

2015-09-30T18:04:08-04:00

None, haven't been impressed enough by any of them.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Sep 30 at 2015 6:13 PM

2015-09-30T18:13:02-04:00

None. Absolutely none. I mourned the passing of Ronald Reagan and it seems that so did a very significant part of America. I honestly don't expect to see any such outpouring of affection when the hearse of one of these pass by. No, not even Obama. He's yet a young man and likely to survive long enough for the full impact of his failures to trickle down into the consciousness of everyone, even the black community.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 1 at 2015 8:43 AM

2015-10-01T08:43:03-04:00

I was not a big fan of Jimmy Carter but the way he dealt with his diagnosis for brain cancer has me as one of his biggest fans now.. I wish him all the best

Response by SMSgt Tony Barnes made Oct 26 at 2015 6:22 PM

2015-10-26T18:22:01-04:00

All of them.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2015 6:24 PM

2015-10-26T18:24:29-04:00

I had a lot of respect for the elder Bush.

Response by SGT Lou Meza made Oct 26 at 2015 7:36 PM

2015-10-26T19:36:00-04:00

Jimmy Carter .

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2015 8:21 PM

2015-10-26T20:21:19-04:00

I'll say all of them. I respect them for what they accomplished and the service they performed for our great country. I served on active duty under all of the living presidents, except for President Obama; I retired two years before he took office.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2015 9:25 PM

2015-10-26T21:25:48-04:00

Any and all of them. I am a left-of-center moderate, but I have the utmost respect for anyone who takes the oath for that office and completes their term. It is my opinion that all of them do it because of their desire to serve, and while I may not agree with a given president's ideology or all of the outcomes of his or her term, they are all deserving of my respect.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 27 at 2015 4:07 AM

2015-10-27T04:07:25-04:00

HW.