re: From the department of: That was then, this is now.
"As for your demand of further comment, I thought the quote stood well by itself. It is a humorous self-contradiction, is all. Sorry if it ruffled your feathers. "
Demand? Ruffled feathers?
No, not at all.
It makes sense that some people might now come to the conclusion, that George H.W. Bush was "remarkably prescient".
Though, I wouldn't say this; I would say he was simply doing his job as President.