George H.W. Bush: “I'll never forget the day it happened.”

I understand Americans are angry and frustrated. But we do not need someone in the oval office who mirrors and inflames our anger and frustration.

We've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty.

bigotry seems emboldened.

American officials must heed the lessons of the short-lived coup in 2002, when Bush Administration support for Chavez's ouster undermined America's standing in the region and damaged our credibility as a defender of democracy.