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CJCRANE

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8. There was a switcheroo.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 02:55 PM

Mar 2014

In the Bush era, a tiny group of Repubs and libertarians comprising Ron Paul and his followers criticized Bush but they were considered the (lunatic) "fringe". The Repub base had nothing to do with them, ostracized them even.

Then come 2009, the "Tea Party" (disgruntled Repub base) suddenly took up Ron Paul's language and used it against Obama. But they escaped the hypocrisy charge by claiming to be the all new bipartisan Tea Party (not the old recycled GOP base).

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I ask all of you... Before the 2008 elections do any of you remember Republicans going after Bush... [View all] busterbrown Mar 2014 OP

Actually yes, to a degree Scootaloo Mar 2014 #1

A small degree. What I saw mostly was them all closing ranks around him. calimary Mar 2014 #2

+1 unblock Mar 2014 #11

I remember right wingers attacking Bush on another board I'm on dlwickham Mar 2014 #12

there was a bit of squawking about the prescription plan for seniors Skittles Mar 2014 #3

I don't recall them whining at all about the tax cuts in the early 2000's that cost the gov $2T. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #13

Google "Bush is a liberal" and ye shall find JHB Mar 2014 #4

bill kristol is a chickenhawk of the first order, and a certified IDIOT. calimary Mar 2014 #5

I don't give a shit what the Republicans did. nt Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #6

They're all drastically oversimplifying a more complex phenomenon Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #7

There was a switcheroo. CJCRANE Mar 2014 #8

Republicans, then and now ... napkinz Mar 2014 #9

Great post napkinz malaise Mar 2014 #16

Bush who? Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #10

Actually, yes YarnAddict Mar 2014 #14

Yea I remember No Child Left Behind and I don’t remember a lot of criticism from the right.. busterbrown Mar 2014 #15