The Churchill Bust: Not Again!?
The election of Mr. Trump promises a surprise around every corner. But I never expected the old Churchill bust business to come flying back on the wings of petty outrage.
Lest this be thought pedantic, let’s start with two modest proposals: 1) For any U.S. president to keep a bust of Winston Churchill in the Oval Office is, for anyone who admires Churchill, a great thing. 2) Every president has the right to the totems of his choice.
There is a lot of ignorance and confusion over exactly what Churchilliana resides in the White House. There are stories that Mr. Obama rejected a Churchill bust or “put it into mothballs” out of hatred toward the British prime minister, British colonialism, and so on.…