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ohnoyoudidnt

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21. Absolutely.

Reply to basselope (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 06:16 PM

Mar 2016

I could only hope that Congress and the SCOTUS will prevent him from being too horrible.

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Can Trump be WORSE than bush? [View all] basselope Mar 2016 OP

Yes BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #1

About the same zipplewrath Mar 2016 #2

Far worse katmondoo Mar 2016 #3

we will never find out. spanone Mar 2016 #4

Got off my prayer bench for a minute Mira Mar 2016 #32

.... spanone Mar 2016 #38

yep, this "Trump presidency" is doomed to remain hypothetical 0rganism Mar 2016 #59

Fortunately, no nichomachus Mar 2016 #5

interesting themonster Mar 2016 #54

Bush also had a pretty consistent ideology and realistically achievable political goals cemaphonic Mar 2016 #58

I didn't like Reagan vdogg Mar 2016 #6

I was afraid of Bush. hamsterjill Mar 2016 #19

yep disgusting.... chillfactor Mar 2016 #7

+1 narnian60 Mar 2016 #31

After the election in 2000, MiniMe Mar 2016 #8

He was the leader the Iraqi people needed. You just did not want to cross him. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #36

taking his words to their logical extreme lunatica Mar 2016 #9

I guess this is where i get stuck. basselope Mar 2016 #15

Trump will do and say everything his base wants lunatica Mar 2016 #22

Maybe you are right, in which case I would be terrified. basselope Mar 2016 #23

His problem is he has the nasty tiger by the tail lunatica Mar 2016 #25

But.. what can THEY do once he is in office? basselope Mar 2016 #37

Look at the present Republicans in Congress lunatica Mar 2016 #55

Yes, but he COULD ignore them. basselope Mar 2016 #60

He could ignore them as you say lunatica Mar 2016 #62

I hate going here.... but.... basselope Mar 2016 #64

This is a well thought out and clearly presented post. Mira Mar 2016 #33

And damn you for making me defend Bush vdogg Mar 2016 #10

No - he can not ! No one as evil as Junior et al. He and Cheney are war Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2016 #11

I take issue with you're idea that people should be able to obtain IsItJustMe Mar 2016 #50

Yes... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #12

Anytime the person who is President changes do you see much change in our Government? WDIM Mar 2016 #13

You didn't see a change between Carter and Reagan? Clinton and bush? basselope Mar 2016 #18

Honestly WDIM Mar 2016 #24

9/11 would've happened whoever was president vdogg Mar 2016 #41

Appointing buddies/unqualified people/bootlickers to high positions... tabasco Mar 2016 #14

Absolutely... Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #16

Absolutely... TipTok Mar 2016 #17

Probably not. Cruz would be worse than Bush. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #20

just a thought... shanti Mar 2016 #44

Absolutely. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #21

Yes, he would be. UCmeNdc Mar 2016 #26

mix thermo dynamics , entropy and over 7 billion people olddots Mar 2016 #27

Of course he could maxsolomon Mar 2016 #28

Bush was stupid...Trump is shrewd... KansDem Mar 2016 #29

NEVER ask if one repuke can be worse than another Skittles Mar 2016 #30

It's hard to imagine how anyone can beat Bush's body count, but I suppose if anyone Vinca Mar 2016 #34

At the risk of a Goodwinism, nobody thought Hitler would be that bad. We can not guess how Trump Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #35

I guess I left out one thing. basselope Mar 2016 #40

Oh, he most definitely could. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2016 #39

i'm more afraid of who shanti Mar 2016 #42

Bush never called for a blanket ban on all Muslims Shoulders of Giants Mar 2016 #43

bush said A LOT of things he never meant to follow through on. basselope Mar 2016 #45

He would definitely give Bush a run for his money in being a terrible leader robhalf4369 Mar 2016 #46

What happened slightly before then under GWB PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #47

Trum is bush on steroids and crack minus the facade of religion. craigmatic Mar 2016 #48

I actually did expect Bush to get in war with Iraq. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2016 #49

50-foot-high grease fire vs. 20-foot-high magnesium fire: take yer pick MisterP Mar 2016 #51

Oh yeah. He can definitely be worse than Bush. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #52

Depends... Where's Cheney? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #53

Yeah gollygee Mar 2016 #56

Busch didn't start a thermonuclear war. Turborama Mar 2016 #57

It can always be worse. KentuckyWoman Mar 2016 #61

He could make Murder Monkey look like an elder statesman. n/t backscatter712 Mar 2016 #63

Trump emulates Bush, albeit badly. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #65

Not missing much. ozone_man Mar 2016 #66

I'd prefer to get Bernie elected + 1000000000000000000000 basselope Mar 2016 #68

To be honest? No Aerows Mar 2016 #67