Cohen: It's easy to speak well about George H.W. Bush

The death of George H.W. Bush was announced to friends, family and associates by a one-word coded message flashed to their mobile devices. It was the signal to set in train elaborate arrangements for the mourning, funeral and burial of the 41st president of the United States.
This is the American way of death for its commanders-in-chief. I learned of the long-established protocol months ago from my friend and television colleague, Mary Kate Cary, who was a speechwriter in Bush’s White Hous