This is Jim Denison's daily article for Wednesday, December 5th, 2018.

One Hero Salutes Another, a video I Hope You'll see.

Throngs of people streamed into the Capitol Rotunda yesterday to spend a moment before the flag-draped casket of President George H.W. Bush.

Among them was Senator Bob Dole.

While serving in the army during World War II, Dole was badly wounded by German machine gun fire.

He never regained use of his right arm. His left arm is minimally functional.

Nonetheless, he went on to serve Kansas and Congress from 1961 to 1996 and run for president in

1996 as the Republican nominee. Now 95 years old, he is confined to a wheelchair, but he wanted

to pay his respects to President Bush, so AIDS helped him stand. He then used his left hand

to salute the casket. It was one hero saluting another. I hope you'll watch the now viral

video. Today has been designated a day of morning for President George H. W. Bush. His remains are lying

in state at the U.S. Capitol this morning. His son, President George W. Bush, will deliver

the eulogy at Washington National Cathedral later today. Many are mourning the passing

not just of a great man, but also of the civility he represented. Consider one example of

its gracious spirit. In 1989, President Reagan left

a humorous note for his successor in the drawer of his oval office desk. In 1993, after a bitterly

fought presidential campaign, President Bush left a letter in the desk for the man who defeated him,

cementing a tradition that has continued to this day. Here is what he wrote. Dear Bill, when I walked

into this office just now, I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years ago.

I know you will feel that too. I wish you great happiness here. I never felt the loneliness

some presidents have described. It will be very tough times, made even more difficult by criticism

you may not think is fair.

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