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Ocelot II

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8. Bush is too liberal for them.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Mar 19, 2021, 07:55 PM

Mar 2021

As bad as he was in many ways, he didn't go out of his way to be overtly and viciously racist - a characteristic which, to today's GOPers, is a feature rather than a bug.

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The GOP doesn't care about G W Bush. [View all] edhopper Mar 2021 OP

Hard to believe that Raygun and Jr are too librul for them Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #1

he will always be demtenjeep Mar 2021 #2

Bush and Cheney were all about the white supremacy, racism, and tearing down our country's Aristus Mar 2021 #3

Reagan belongs in that group as well. dflprincess Mar 2021 #13

Exactly. Aristus Mar 2021 #19

Well... Mike Nelson Mar 2021 #4

I won't be surprised if they deny voting for Trump too... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #5

I actually believe... skypilot Mar 2021 #6

And that's what we all should be worried about. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #15

"But the GOP has only one living past President" rurallib Mar 2021 #7

Thanks for noticing edhopper Mar 2021 #9

Crap - I thought to your sneaky way of telling us Trump rurallib Mar 2021 #11

Well, he never did truly win an election FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #16

More like they believe The Former is still president nt yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #33

Bush is too liberal for them. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #8

I care about GW Bush Martin Eden Mar 2021 #10

Thank you!!!! FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #17

Exactly. They're responsible for upwards of a million deaths in Iraq Martin Eden Mar 2021 #22

That's excellent. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #24

He was the only Republican president to win the popular vote in 30 years Walleye Mar 2021 #12

But he only did it once. nt dflprincess Mar 2021 #14

And that's questionable. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #18

Very true. Nt dflprincess Mar 2021 #20

I think Kerry won Ohio, which would have given him over 270 EV's Polybius Mar 2021 #36

That's because W was president in name only DFW Mar 2021 #21

how the mighty have fallen mnmoderatedem Mar 2021 #23

George W. Bush actively prevented violence against Arab-Americans and Muslims in the U.S. after 9/11 dalton99a Mar 2021 #25

And McCain said Obama was not a Muslim edhopper Mar 2021 #26

They don't care about anybody who tells them to be nice for a change. Iggo Mar 2021 #27

They actually edhopper Mar 2021 #28

Yep. They hate me for caring. Iggo Mar 2021 #31

Bush was responsible for the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq malaise Mar 2021 #29

He was terrrible edhopper Mar 2021 #30

I hear you malaise Mar 2021 #32

More even Polybius Mar 2021 #35

True malaise Mar 2021 #37

Good Polybius Mar 2021 #34

For as bad as Trump was (is) WarGamer Mar 2021 #39

It's the metamorphosis of the Republican Party. WarGamer Mar 2021 #38