The George W. Bush Time Forgot
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Let's see what happens with Obama, eh??
OK upvote now for the lies channel add.
And screw you whoever downoted my comment. Truth hurt much?
>> ^charliem:
I can kinda see why he got elected in 2000....but 2004 ?
His performance during the 2000 campaign is a testament to Rove's coaching ability more than anything. It's a shame he still had to cheat to win.
Well he really wasn't lying about nation building, the his administration has done far more knocking down than building.
>> ^charliem:
I can kinda see why he got elected in 2000....but 2004 ?
His performance during the 2000 campaign is a testament to Rove's coaching ability more than anything. It's a shame he still had to cheat to win.
Rove was never a genius. His management of Bush's 2000 campaign caused Bush to lose, except that the far left got greedy and voted for Nader instead of Gore. Add any of Nader's votes to Gore's votes in the battleground states and Gore won by a long shot.
Also, I'm still simply flabbergasted that the people who voted him in '00 were all too eager to repeat that decision in '04 even though he had all too evidently recanted and reversed on many of his policies. I understand the significance of 9/11 in the public eye as changing the situation, and the power and sway of the evangelical movement but regardless the sheer fact that 46-47% still voted for McCain in '08 with all the effort that had gone in to tying him to Bush, comes off as simply beyond plausible. I mean can mindless and submissively compliant partisanship really be that strong?
Yes.
He is not the first, he will not be the last.
Seriously, what the fuck happened?
Basically, the Republicans were so angry that Clinton "got away with it" that they rallied the troops and got a questionable result to the 2000 elections that tipped in their favor. Further, even though just about everyone could tell Bush suffered from some kind of mental defect, expectations were lowered to the point where Bush not soiling himself in front of an audience was considered a "victorious performance," and any hard questions were cast as "partisan," "biased," or "being mean to the special needs president because you secretly hate him."
9/11 allowed him and his neocon cadre go nuts across the globe, riding "the war on terra" more as a means to funnel government money to their allies and help their party win elections by portraying opponents (even people in their own party) as "soft on terror" or even "traitors."
But eventually, even the most tightly-wrapped corpse will start to leak through the duct tape and garbage bags, and the whole mess began to stink to high heaven. With no concrete results to show from his wars, his broken promises, gaffes, and shady dealings, long-time defenders abandoned ship, but those in Congress who still have an (R) behind their name won't even allow a hint of investigation into his and Cheney's many, MANY questionable acts. About the best we can hope for is that he's remembered for the failure he is and that our nation overcomes the aftermath sooner rather than later.
I'm hoping this means that no more "guys we can have beers with" will be put forth as candidates, but given how ape the GOP went over Palin, I'm not holding my breath for them to put forth anyone who could even come close to being considered wise or competent.
And it's well-known that if people had not voted for Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party, Gore would have won Florida. So quit blaming Nader and the people who voted for him.
>> ^chilaxe:
Rove was never a genius. His management of Bush's 2000 campaign caused Bush to lose, except that the far left got greedy and voted for Nader instead of Gore. Add any of Nader's votes to Gore's votes in the battleground states and Gore won by a long shot.
It's obviously not the only chain of causality involved, but it was a necessary chain in order for the event to occur.
There's nothing wrong with making a mistake, but there is something wrong with refusing to take responsibility for mistakes.
I'm hoping this means that no more "guys we can have beers with" will be put forth as candidates,
Here, here. I think Jon Stewart once again worded this best. "I don't want to vote for someone like me, I want a president who is much much better than me!"