George W. Bush and Barack Obama need to have a joint press conference

[Eliot Rosewater]

To talk about the authoritarian regime that has taken over and they need to do it very quickly we are running out of time and things are even worse than many who consider themselves tuned in realize. .

It should be a no-brainer this should be obvious that they both have to do it and they have to do it right now, I do not believe George W. Bush wants what’s happening to this country to continue to happen, I just think he’s a coward and not willing to do anything about it, stop being a coward.

[JT45242]

1. W has no spine or brains

Keep.wishing...neither W nor any member of his klan will do the right thing.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Well then we are completely fucked

[Jack Valentino]

3. I don't think "W" has any credibility left in the current GQP, and none outside it...

President Obama, on the other hand, recently defeated Trump
in a fantasy presidential election poll about a third term, by double digits.

Maybe President Obama should have a press conference,
while W remains at home working on mediocre art...

Yeah.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. A former two term Republican president standing next to a former two term Democratic

President both saying that the current president is enforcing an authoritarian regime, would be history making and would make news all over the world and it would matter obviously.

There are millions of Republicans who don’t like the piece of shit but they won’t speak out and they won’t get active, this could change all that.

He may have no credibility to you or me but he does especially standing next to President Obama especially talking about this situation.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Everybody hates W. The MAGA maybe even more than we do (though they probably voted for him).

I don't know that there would be any real point to him speaking out.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. He wouldn't be speaking to Maga he would be speaking to Republicans

[fujiyamasan]

8. Yep we saw how little impact Liz Cheney had on the campaign trail

The GOP has basically thrown W’s administration down the memory hole.

[Midwestern Democrat]

12. Possibly the only thing Trump ever did that impressed me was being the first Republican to repudiate George W. Bush

Seriously, what's there to like about the W administration? Blatant politicization of a massive national tragedy (9/11), a stupid, unnecessary war of choice in Iraq, a disastrous response to Katrina, the financial crisis of 2008, etc.

[Duncan Grant]

6. They would need to mobilize progressive voters, not moderates.

If you’re a progressive, you understand this. If you’re a moderate, you don’t.

This is where I find myself.

(Dubya? Might as well be Brett Kavanaugh.)

[IzzaNuDay]

9. what about Dick and Liz Cheney?

Know Liz is hated as much for her impeachment vote.
But at this point, they are all standing by watching this shitshow.

[Polybius]

11. Nah, they hurt more than they help

See 2024.

[Keepthesoulalive]

10. Americans have the attention span of a gnat

Why do you think anyone making a statement is going to get the majority of Americans to pay attention? We had 4 years of hell with tangerine ass and the majority of Americans who voted wanted him back for a second helping. God could come down and proclaim Trump is a liar, rapist, racist, womanizing, stupid pedophile and a great number of Americans would still vote for him.

[newdeal2]

13. We need to stop thinking about a tops down approach

No single person or former leader is going to save democracy all by themselves. It’s wishful thinking to believe it will be that easy.

[milestogo]

14. W probably loves Trump because he makes people say

"I guess W wasn't really so bad."

[Johnny2X2X]

15. Bush doesn't care about our Democracy, at all

Democracy is just a meaningless word to Republicans. It's not a line in the sand in any way, they could care less if the country is free or the people have self governance. Bush is rich, all his friends are rich, his family are all rich, why should he care about the 320M Americans who aren't rich?

[orleans]

16. W will decline the offer (or completely ignore it) and paint another picture of

"profiles in courage"
including barney:

[Eliot Rosewater]

17. Probably no offer has been made, contrary to most responses here

It would be a huge deal, there are millions of people who will not take a stand against the piece of shit but would if high profile Republicans turned on him I don’t know how many would but some would.

[Prairie_Seagull]

18. IMO something of this nature would be a boon to

their respective legacies.

[Eliot Rosewater]

19. That too, what so many don't realize including people here and in general

Is how we are the minority of Americans who are so tuned into what is happening, millions and millions have no clue this stuff is happening, including rank-and-file Republicans who don’t like the piece of shit but don’t really know what’s going on, this would get their attention you better fucking believe it.

Like you say, it would help restore W‘s horrible legacy to some extent.

[SocialDemocrat61]

20. They don't need to do anything

They are both retired private citizens.

[Eliot Rosewater]

21. oh my God I just read a response here that I will never address

To the person who posted it, and I am laughing at the ludicrous insane nonsense 🤣

Former presidents are private citizens and don’t need to speak up about our country, Jesus fucking Christ😡

[carpetbagger]

22. Bush put the ball on the tee and walked away

Presidential power expansion, the Roberts court that brought on Citizens United, and greased the wheels for the rich to hollow out America.

He felt some responsibility in 2008, but that was almost 20 years ago.

I think he supports the move to a dictatorship, and his scruples are that Trump doesn't act enough like his patrician friends and family. At best, he doesn't care.

[leftstreet]

23. +1