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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. He'll do so much other damage that even if he manages
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 10:18 PM
Jul 2017

not to start a war (with, say, Sweden or Bolivia or New Zealand) he'll manage do outdo W in sheer incompetence and awfulness. He's already gutted most of the federal agencies, run off the scientists, trashed the standing of the US with all of our allies, installed incompetents and grifters as cabinet members, alienated the intelligence community and the judiciary, governed entirely by EO because he can't get anything through Congress, made common cause with white supremacists, the alt-right and the worst of the "Christian" dominionists, sold out to a hostile foreign power, and debased the presidency more than I thought was possible. He's already worse than W.

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It's already worse imho. LOL Lib Jul 2017 #1
You're kidding, right? pangaia Jul 2017 #2
A million Iraqis died because of GW Bush Alhena Jul 2017 #5
For the people of Iraq, Bush is far worse. Kaleva Jul 2017 #8
Yes, we should never forget that. mountain grammy Jul 2017 #9
If all goes as planned, trump will be responsible pangaia Jul 2017 #14
Inmesurably worse nt COLGATE4 Jul 2017 #3
He'll do so much other damage that even if he manages The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #4
Good summary BainsBane Jul 2017 #17
I don't need to praise a war criminal, no matter how tepid, to know Trump Solly Mack Jul 2017 #6
An apples to oranges comparison... SHRED Jul 2017 #7
Yeah, it's a different kind of embarrassment Alhena Jul 2017 #11
Having free and fair elections will be a huge problem under the Trump regime. oasis Jul 2017 #10
I was more distressed by W's neocon entourage than I am by Trump's band of idiots. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2017 #12
Be prepared to be lib-ruhl Jul 2017 #13
Depends on how much radiation is left hanging in the atmosphere when he's done LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2017 #15
Would rec, like, etc. your post if possible. LOL Lib Jul 2017 #23
No contest BainsBane Jul 2017 #16
Hoping there's no "catastrophic and catalyzing event"... VOX Jul 2017 #18
I consider Trump's presidency a result of Bush's.... FormerOstrich Jul 2017 #19
Bush was never an existential threat to the republic jg10003 Jul 2017 #20
The installation of GWB as POTUS was the end of the USA's experiment with democracy. PufPuf23 Jul 2017 #24
Trump is Supporting Thugs like the ones in Turkey, Egypt , Russia JI7 Jul 2017 #21
He has already sent troops back into the middle east...his presidency will be worse Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #22
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