Good use of language is important, especially for presidents. What matters more, though, is what a president’s actions say.

For years, George H.W. Bush joked that his infelicity with off-the-cuff public speaking led some to conclude that English was his second language; several humorous asides at his memorial service Wednesday made reference to that.

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