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Escurumbele

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15. The real difference between the two of them is that as dumb as GW is/was as president, and lets face it, he was another
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:01 AM
Mar 29

puppet, but him and the people around him were not traitors, they did not sympathize with Putin and other dictators, and at the end of it, as bad as they were, they acted based on an erroneous ideology, which does not excuse them for all their crimes from which they were never made accountable for, something that I was very disappointed about Obama/Biden.

Now the idiot-in-chief...this is a guy who has never loved his country, he has loved what his country and his dad have done and continue to do for him, he is the antithesis of JFK's famous quote " Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.", he sees the USA as a bank, some entity where he can withdraw money from by cheating, he hates people, regardless of where they come from, he goes against immigrants because they are easy target for him and his base. I could write forever about the evil buffoon, but I believe we all know who he, his family and those around him are. Whoever wrote that quote "When you say that 'he is an idiot', we all know who you are talking about." is so on point.

The GOP followed on Grover Norquist recommendation to the tee, here is what he said:
"All we have to do is replace Obama. ... We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. ... We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don't need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate. [...]
Pick a Republican with enough working digits to handle a pen to become president of the United States. This is a change for Republicans: the House and Senate doing the work with the president signing bills. His job is to be captain of the team, to sign the legislation that has already been prepared."

And there you have it!

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trump versus W [View all] mnmoderatedem Mar 29 OP
W's administration looks world class compared to this shit show newdeal2 Mar 29 #1
Compared with Trump, W is a towering intellect. Crunchy Frog Mar 29 #2
This! Joinfortmill Mar 29 #16
Trump wants his "Mission Accomplished" moment too. hot2na Mar 29 #3
Sadly, you're right EuterpeThelo Mar 29 #5
My late husband and I EuterpeThelo Mar 29 #4
Very sorry to hear that. It must have been devastating. harumph Mar 29 #8
Thank you, Harumph EuterpeThelo Mar 29 #9
W was an idiot, but he had trusted staff Smackdown2019 Mar 29 #6
Yes. I had that discussion with a friend during Trump's first term... thesquanderer Mar 29 #7
A lot of dems voted for the Iraq war, including 3-out-of-5 of our past presidential candidates so, CrispyQ Mar 29 #29
W started two long wars of occupation. 5,000 US troops died, and upwards of a million people in the region Martin Eden Mar 29 #10
HW was not horrible Cosmocat Mar 29 #11
W is like Thomas Jefferson compared to trump. Katinfl Mar 29 #12
Don't despair, I think the Grim Reaper is at his door. Joinfortmill Mar 29 #17
Sure hope you are right. Katinfl Mar 29 #21
For me it was Nixon; GW was doing his best to emulate nixon. mwmisses4289 Mar 29 #13
I felt Nixon's shenanigans started GOP corruption. IzzaNuDay Mar 29 #23
The same GOP was behind them both IbogaProject Mar 29 #14
Like most things, it was complicated... Joinfortmill Mar 29 #19
The Nazis and Good Germans came earlier in 53 IbogaProject Mar 29 #26
The real difference between the two of them is that as dumb as GW is/was as president, and lets face it, he was another Escurumbele Mar 29 #15
trump is definitely more of a sadist and seems mucifer Mar 29 #30
I know what you mean, I felt the same way. lark Mar 29 #18
Much as I was against the war in Iraq Norbert Mar 29 #20
We were attacked in 2001 and allies came to help. Katinfl Mar 29 #22
I judge them equal in incompetence The Blue Flower Mar 29 #24
The GOP has been spiralling downward since Ike... Wounded Bear Mar 29 #25
I was 9 through 17 when Dubya was in the White House EnergizedLib Mar 29 #27
I never thought I would say that about Nixon, for crissake. bluescribbler Mar 29 #28
Trump solidified his position on 1/6/21 ITAL Mar 29 #31
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