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Spokesman: Former President George H.W. Bush in Intensive Care Unit After ‘Series of Setbacks’

Dec. 26, 2012 7:05pm Jason Howerton

President George H.W. Bush (Credit: Getty Images for HBO)

HOUSTON (TheBlaze/AP) — A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital.

Bush’s spokesman, Jim McGrath, said late Wednesday that the former president was admitted to the ICU on Sunday at Methodist Hospital, “following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever.”

“He is considered in guarded condition,” McGrath said. “He has suffered a series of setbacks.”

McGrath says Bush is alert and conversing with medical staff, and that doctors are cautiously optimistic about his treatment.

No other details about his medical condition were provided, but McGrath says Bush is surrounded by family.

Earlier Wednesday, McGrath said a fever that kept Bush in the hospital over Christmas had gotten worse and that doctors had put him on a liquids-only diet.

A bronchitis-like cough initially brought Bush to the hospital in late November. McGrath says the cough has improved.

Trees and shrubs line the street in front of Methodist Hospital in Houston’s Medical Center Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Former President George H.W. Bush is at Methodist for treatment of a lingering cough. Credit: AP

Former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife former first lady Barbara Bush. Credit: AP

McGrath had said earlier in the day that the fever had gone away, but he later corrected himself.

“It’s an elevated fever, so it’s actually gone up in the last day or two,” McGrath told The Associated Press. “It’s a stubborn fever that won’t go away.”

Bush was visited on Christmas by his wife, Barbara, his son, Neil, and Neil’s wife, Maria, and a grandson, McGrath said. Bush’s daughter, Dorothy, will arrive Wednesday in Houston from Bethesda, Md. The 41st president has also been visited twice by his sons, George W. Bush, the 43rd president, and Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida.

Bush and his wife live in Houston during the winter and spend their summers at a home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

The former president was a naval aviator in World War II – at one point the youngest in the Navy – and was shot down over the Pacific. He achieved notoriety in retirement for skydiving on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House in 1992.

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Jimizrite
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:55pm
and you have a Blessed holiday season too … you turdbrained d!ck!

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idaho_caveman
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:37pm
READ MY LIPS ——- NO MORE HOSPITAL STAYS. HAHAHAHAHAHA. —Don’t get me wrong, I voted for “R”. ….But have come to the conclusion they’re ALL liars. So don’t give me shat for giving this story shat. God bless America, and you reap what you sow.

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- AmericanFightingMan1
  Posted on December 27, 2012 at 2:49am
  We were raised to blindly admire WWII vets, but not all were good. This Bush brought us NAFTA, an invitation to the New World Order, a tax lie, doubled immigration, fostered a climate of corporate greed, bowed to the Saudi king, and played a role in JFK’s assassination to name just a few.
  
  Repent Sir. Your time is at hand. A director of the CIA has things to get straight before death.
  
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charles116
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 10:09pm
I wish Daddy Bush was impotent. The world would be much better off.

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neverending
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 10:07pm
Thoughts and prayers for him and the entire Bush family. Wish him a speedy recovery and return home to be with all his family and friends once again.

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KidCharlemagne
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 9:13pm
It doesn’t sound like his chances of seeing a New World Order are improving much…

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De-Elect
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 9:13pm
I could react by saying that your comment is disrespectful, heartless and unpatriotic. But, to be honest, it was just lazy.

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sparkyrules
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 9:10pm
There was so many things I disliked about President G.H.W. Bush after President Reagan gave him the reins to the USA.He failed to carry on a great legacy.
I always liked reading about his airplane jumps though.I love Paratroopers.God Bless you President George Herbert Walker Bush.

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- sparkyrules
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:14pm
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1sFHZXQ9nU
  
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eddie333
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:59pm
Looks like this elitist won’t get to see his dream of the New World Order. So sad.

Hang in, there, George! BHO should have it done sometime in the next four years.

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Elisheva
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:48pm
See what you Started Jason!! heehee

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Elisheva
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:32pm
Exidor? Me? Paid Troll??
HAHAHAHAHAHA

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jm_millcreek
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:29pm
BTW: we should all pray for Pres. Bush and his family. Christmas is a terrible time of the year for serious illnesses to happen. God Bless Mr. President.

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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:28pm
A much respected man, so very different from the politcian we now have in Washington.

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- eddie333
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:56pm
  Seriously?
  
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jm_millcreek
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:26pm
@Red Meat: I would hate to be such a hard hearted person as you that would wish ANYONE to burn in hell. Maybe you have not experienced salvation by grace through faith but it is available to all, you need only ask God. But to wish that someone would burn in hell tells me what you think of your fellow man, regardless of politics, race or religion (or lack thereof). I can only hope you find forgiveness for your soul.

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Maxim Crux
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:20pm
He can visit Saddam while he is down there

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Red Meat
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:18pm
@Exidor
Paid useful idiot.

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Exidor
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:15pm
Paid troll……

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Nicholson William R
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:57pm
Now is not the time to be criticizing the former president. Now is the time to concentrate on being truly human and pray for the former presidents recovery. Whether you agreed with his presidential actions or his associations is of no importance now ! Please join me in prayer for George tonight ! Please !

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- graceunderfire
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:34pm
  Too true…
  I didn’t always agree with his decisions, but pray for him and his family.
  
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Deuteronomy22
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:53pm
So uncalled for. Bush was a principled man. I may not have agreed with his politics but he is a great American. His WWII service proved his bravery. He was much more deserved of his position than his AWOL son.

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- Maxim Crux
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:23pm
  His service in WW2 was before he became an elite and before he became a spook. My uncles fought on the ground in WW2 in the battle of the bulge and Normandy. They were far more heroic than Bush ever was.
  
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- ThePirateRagnar
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:43pm
  Factually speaking, W did not go AWOL….ever. He was however critizised for being in the Air National Guard and avoiding the draft ( presumed because he was H.W’s son, his name never came up). However, Clinton DID dodge the draft and protested the Viet Nam war in Russia during his college years. I believe when he was asked about it on MTV he said something like…”I did what I thought was right”. Soon after, the “I didn’t inhale” question came up.
  
  Then, other things came up, cigars were “smoked”, dna was glowing under a phosphorus lab light, voices were recorded, lies were told, dresses were presented, impeachment was imposed and justice was ignored. But, through it all, Bill Clinton is harolded by the left. Mean while, Please Mr. Deuteronomy spends his tale, burning a Bush, rather than chastising President B.J. Clinton.
  
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- charles116
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 10:10pm
  ALL of the Bushes were war profiteers.
  
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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:34pm
What is wrong with the lack of apparent medical treatment at the Medical Hospital, in Houston?

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scaldisnoel
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:24pm
“He achieved notoriety in retirement for skydiving on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House in 1992.” Please look up the definition of “notoriety” before you use it. Journalists should know that it has a negative connotation.

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- TROONORTH
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:30pm
  “Journalists should know that it has a negative connotation.”
  
  Oh they know alright. You don’t expect the press not to take every shot against a Republican President that they can do you?
  
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- scaldisnoel
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 9:29pm
  Troonorth, sometimes incompetence is just that, incompetence. Not everything has a political motivation behind it, and I have no reason to think that this does. The misuse of the word “notoriety” by journalists is epidemic. This just happens to be the latest example of it.
  
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Elisheva
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:19pm
Ah Yes he`s a won vorld orda guy!

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- Exidor
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:16pm
  GTH….paid troll.
  
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- Exidor
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:19pm
  Maybe your Father’s rotting corpse gets the same treatment. Pig….
  
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- Elisheva
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:37pm
  look it up exi!! obviously you haven`t learned much history:) Merry Christmas,,,lol
  
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Kisses6350
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:19pm
God be with you, Mr. President!

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- neverending
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 10:10pm
  Amen to that!
  
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alpha2omega47
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:16pm
President Bush Sr. served as Vice-President for eight years and President for four years. Not many have served this country like he has. God be with him and his entire family and loved ones.

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- Sirynx77
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:44pm
  @alpha2omega47:
  He also served as:
  CIA Director under President Ford from Jan 76 to Jan 77.
  Chief of the Liaison Office to the People’s Republic of China under President Ford from Sep 74 to Dec 75
  United States Ambassador to the United Nations under President Nixon from Mar 71 to Jan 73
  
  Also don’t forget his service as a US Navy pilot during WWII.
  
  Clearly he has served beyond the call of duty for the USA. For that, he has earned my respect.
  
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chips1
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:16pm
At least he was an American. He was allowed to make mistakes. Big difference from importing foreign nutcases.

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kickagrandma
Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:07pm
Nice photo of the elder Bushes. I am so sorry they sold AMERICA out.

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- alpha2omega47
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:13pm
  Get a life.
  
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- ERP
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:19pm
  Ah stuff a sock in it and go to hell will ya kickagrandma….
  
  My heart goes out to the kids and grandchildren of GHWB. It’s a very difficult time to have a family member so ill especially around Christmas time. I hope and pray for his health and recovery.
  
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- Marine25
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:19pm
  Keeping a good thought for President Bush, and for you, kickagrandma, the President is very ill and you are an idiot.
  
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- texastaximan
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:25pm
  I must agree with you. Although a likable man, and a far damn cry from the sorry excuse of a president we currently have, he did give us Supreme Court Justice David Souter. I spent years believing he was fooled by this turncoat Souter, but in light of his son’s EXACT same mistake with John ‘Fake’ Robertson, I now believe it was on purpose, serving the agenda of furthering one world government. Just my opinion. Still wish him well as a human being, tho.
  
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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:28pm
  Grandma must have been KICKED in the head—-It’s your god Oblamer who is selling USA OUT
  
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- AmericanStrega
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 7:45pm
  Grandma;
  It is a nice picture of the Bush’s and I believe he did sell us out. But so have ALL the others since him. I know you know this and I also understand why you made your post. That said: May God Bless Mr. Bush, his wife and his family in this time.
  
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- Exidor
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:18pm
  GTH…..Nazi cow
  
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- mrunner
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 8:19pm
  @Georgiejo – You obviously don’t know KickGrandma. I feel for the Bushes and they will be in my prayers- but KG is right, we did get sold out, and you are wrong- KG is far from worshipping Oblamer! LMAO
  
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- kickagrandma
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 9:47pm
  @MRUNNER ~~~ Thank you for your support.
  
  To those whose eyes and or souls are still blinded, I, too, am sorry he is so ill.
  That was not my point.
  Betrayal of AMERICA IS my point, period.
  And, yes, all who followed him in office have done the same. This is not a proud moment for our country.
  
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- ERP
  Posted on December 26, 2012 at 11:47pm
  @kickagrandma
  
  Don’t forget you piece of crap this gentleman is a WORLD WAR II VET so show some respect instead of dancing on his future grave.
  
  I hope when you are on your potential death bed, people point out all of your wrong doings.
  
  You disgust me.
  
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- Glennda
  Posted on December 27, 2012 at 8:58am
  Folks, here’s what you need to know about KICKAGRANDMA . . .She’s the classic Christian narcissist. She thinks she can spew hate and judgment and then type LORD in capital letters and everything is alright. She believes that God is just as hateful and bigoted and bitter and resentful as SHE. In other words, KAG is her own god. And a pretty sorry and lame one at that.
  
  Go ahead, KAG, try one more time to explain your hate.
  
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- ERP
  Posted on December 27, 2012 at 10:51pm
  @kickagrandma
  
  You’re a such a coward. Won’t even come back and defend your nonsense. Typical dirty liberal.
  
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