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In reply to the discussion: Why can't Obama be more like Bush? Who is missing Dubya? [View all]Chathamization
(1,638 posts)I also can't see how any progressive candidate would enthusiastically support fact-free statements saying Bush was tougher on corporations than Obama, and then willingly ignore a fact filled post like this. Nor how one could post this in support of these assertions:

Without mentioning that the chart includes crimes committed against banks, and not bother posting an image like this:

There's also Obama's relatively strong antitrust record compared Bush curtailing oversight, Obama pushing to lower emissions compared to Bush defending higher emissions, Dodd-Frank compared to Bush's deregulation efforts, and...seriously, this doesn't need to be explained to progressive Democrats.
It does make you wonder why we have posters here spreading disinformation in order to make Bush look better than Obama...