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loyalsister

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90. The damage he did is lasting and should not be forgotten

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 09:00 PM

Mar 2017

I agree that Rove and Chenney were pulling the strings. I also think he was pretty arrogant at that time though.

W seems surprisingly humble now, talking about the media as a force to hold "people like me" accountable. I can't decide if it's overconfidence or modest courage that is driving him to show these paintings, but I know how brutal it can be to receive negative criticism of creative work. It's a pretty big risk to the ego.

I've been seeing some conservative friends being transformed by their liberal kids.

This is all very interesting.

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Trump has allowed him to come out of hiding; JenniferJuniper Mar 2017 #1

Too true Cha Mar 2017 #5

Ah that's what it is!! flygal Mar 2017 #11

Trump actually has a shot of giving James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson a run for their money. StevieM Mar 2017 #22

And his pre presidency subtly resembles the post presidency of John Tyler loyalsister Mar 2017 #51

Agreed. Tyler was a traitor. StevieM Mar 2017 #60

saw him on a diff interview--he was endearing, saying the media is essential wordpix Mar 2017 #29

Yep. Sad. bravenak Mar 2017 #45

YEP!! He is practically grinning ear to ear in his debut. AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #94

He's like your old drunk uncle mindfulNJ Mar 2017 #2

There you go! MyOwnPeace Mar 2017 #34

Yes, meadowlander Mar 2017 #35

And he's not lying jrthin Mar 2017 #53

Only seeing him once every four or five years helps too. meadowlander Mar 2017 #67

You should seek help for your short-term memory loss. SecularMotion Mar 2017 #69

I'm talking about my old drunk uncle. meadowlander Mar 2017 #72

This GW Bush rehabilitation campaign does not belong on DU. SecularMotion Mar 2017 #75

It's an observation, not a campaign. meadowlander Mar 2017 #88

Recency and proximity are relevant loyalsister Mar 2017 #73

Smirky doesn't have to play the game any longer. lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #3

Bingo wryter2000 Mar 2017 #6

MIGHT wake up a few "conservatives" meow2u3 Mar 2017 #13

I meant the kind of conservative who held their nose to vote for him. wryter2000 Mar 2017 #17

and Trump is making him look good by comparison. spooky3 Mar 2017 #52

I would never have guessed I could soften at all towards GWB, but I have hlthe2b Mar 2017 #4

at the time I thought I couldn't loathe him any more than I did renate Mar 2017 #14

me, too. salin Mar 2017 #21

W. was very gracious and human. You'd never see Trump laugh and cut up like W. did today. dalton99a Mar 2017 #7

I remember making fun him relentlessly loyalsister Mar 2017 #62

I blame Rove and Cheney dalton99a Mar 2017 #86

Agree, and... northoftheborder Mar 2017 #87

The damage he did is lasting and should not be forgotten loyalsister Mar 2017 #90

I'm kicking myself as I say this, but W is at least a OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #8

the popular vote loser only loves $$ no matter how evil he has to be to get it nt msongs Mar 2017 #10

W T EVERLOVING FUCK Skittles Mar 2017 #37

+1,000,000 CountAllVotes Mar 2017 #41

Okay. No need to yell OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #43

AGAIN, SOMEONE UPSET WITH ME YELLING? Skittles Mar 2017 #57

Sorry, I'm old but not hard of hearing OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #65

Michelle is a caring, decent human being Skittles Mar 2017 #79

Duly noted and again OldHippieChick Mar 2017 #82

Amazing, isn't it?! SHOUT AWAY, Skittles! demmiblue Mar 2017 #66

I AM SICK OF THESE FUCKING APOLOGISTS Skittles Mar 2017 #78

Thank you. Agschmid Mar 2017 #48

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Indescribable torture, countless deaths, hundreds of thousands maimed and displaced... demmiblue Mar 2017 #9

Yes. That one. GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #20

HE DOESN'T COME OFF THAT WAY TO ME Skittles Mar 2017 #39

No need to shout at me. n/t GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #49

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS Skittles Mar 2017 #55

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LOLOLOL Skittles Mar 2017 #59

Get a grip. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #71

OMG Skittles Mar 2017 #77

Exactly, Skittles mvd Mar 2017 #81

And now he rides bikes kskiska Mar 2017 #25

Rather than make fun of them or exploit them to make a point about someone else loyalsister Mar 2017 #70

Thanks for posting that lunatica Mar 2017 #32

Also the one who joked about lynching MLK Jr - I'll never forget that. NYC Liberal Mar 2017 #68

I heavily disliked dubyas policies RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #12

I dunno wryter2000 Mar 2017 #18

I FUCKING DESPISE THE SON OF A BITCH Skittles Mar 2017 #40

I did, and do, hate him. Intensly, and on a visceral level. That being said, Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #64

My sentiments exactly. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #74

he's free of the burden of 'dumbest fucking president of all time' monicker spanone Mar 2017 #15

He is a lying war criminal and nothing else. old guy Mar 2017 #16

Finally sellitman Mar 2017 #19

He got away with War Crimes AwakeAtLast Mar 2017 #23

Sociopaths are charming. nt LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #24

At least he didn't make me scared about nukes Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #26

What's the saying? The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Initech Mar 2017 #27

Dubya needs to crawl back under the rock he came from Skittles Mar 2017 #80

He's still an asshole, don't get me wrong! Initech Mar 2017 #83

He's happy not to be the "Worst President Ever"! lunatica Mar 2017 #28

HE CREATED 45. LisaM Mar 2017 #30

People seem to forget Renew Deal Mar 2017 #85

Obama could have built a way better legacy on whatever Gore did. LisaM Mar 2017 #89

It's hard to know how things would have played out in 2004 Renew Deal Mar 2017 #91

Fuck him and Fuck Ellen for giving audience to a war criminal. SecularMotion Mar 2017 #31

Time infinity! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2017 #33

ENOUGH OF THIS SHYTE Skittles Mar 2017 #36

Bright-siding the Failure Fuhrer helps no one. HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #38

I STILL hate that motherfucker. BigDemVoter Mar 2017 #42

The person on this charm offensive is the same person that... tandem5 Mar 2017 #44

I blame him for Trump bravenak Mar 2017 #46

He should... Mike Nelson Mar 2017 #47

I'm glad he is speaking out against Trump sometimes mvd Mar 2017 #50

He's a first rate dickhead, nothing funny about the idiot son - 2 wars, thousand of lives destroyed, FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #54

I forgot Afghanistan. He messed that up also mvd Mar 2017 #56

and a drowned American city edhopper Mar 2017 #61

He was a post turtle who should never have been in office Warpy Mar 2017 #63

George never wanted to be pres.. It was supposed to have been Jebbie SoCalDem Mar 2017 #76

"If 911..." bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #93

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Nostalgia for a president who was simply bad at his job Bettie Mar 2017 #95