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senseandsensibility

(20,360 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:47 PM Oct 12

So Bush is trending on twitter, and people are calling on him to

endorse Kamala. I don't think there's a chance in you know what that he has the guts or brains to do that. I thought he was a lightweight puppet when he was in office, and there is no reason to think that age has improved him.

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So Bush is trending on twitter, and people are calling on him to (Original Post) senseandsensibility Oct 12 OP
It's kind of odd that Dick Cheney has endorsed VP Harris VMA131Marine Oct 12 #1
GeeDumbya and Cheney The Dick should both be hanging in The Hague for war crimes. OMGWTF Oct 12 #3
It is a little surprising that W senseandsensibility Oct 12 #5
Dominatrix Lite. rubbersole Oct 12 #28
Scooter Libby krkaufman Oct 13 #35
Trump Rebl2 Oct 12 #6
Yet. I think he is afraid Evolve Dammit Oct 12 #21
Well, not by name. soldierant Oct 12 #23
The difference is that Cheney's daughter is Liz Cheney. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 12 #19
I think Dick is sticking up for Liz. jalan48 Oct 12 #27
Neither of Dubya's daughters are in politics. One of Dick Cheney's is. JHB Oct 12 #29
Thanks.. glad Twitter Cha Oct 12 #2
He was a teapot dictator in his day bucolic_frolic Oct 12 #4
He said "this would be a whole lot easier if it was a dictatorship. As long as I was the dictator." Evolve Dammit Oct 12 #22
He's retired from politics underpants Oct 12 #7
Okay senseandsensibility Oct 12 #8
He can "retire" all he wants, but it doesn't let him of the hook. JHB Oct 12 #31
Maybe it's because he supports Trump? jalan48 Oct 12 #9
Relying on the neocons huh? WarGamer Oct 12 #10
None of them were "invited", so far as I know. Jack Valentino Oct 12 #11
+1. despite the histrionics, none of this has happened stopdiggin Oct 12 #13
Yeah, we'll survive--- but "get me my smelling salts!!!!" Jack Valentino Oct 12 #33
yeah. and going ballistic if/when stopdiggin Oct 12 #34
I don' t think his endorsement means Figarosmom Oct 12 #12
"his brother list to Trump" Skittles Oct 12 #15
When jeb ran in the primary Figarosmom Oct 12 #16
FUCK that warmongering piece of shit Skittles Oct 12 #14
Maybe he has Mme. Defarge Oct 12 #17
I think Romney's support would be bigger and I wish he'd do it Johonny Oct 12 #18
Enabler. Responsible for the Irag and Afghanistan illegal invasions. sprinkleeninow Oct 12 #20
Not the brightest bulb. Joinfortmill Oct 12 #24
Bush is content to watercolor it out SomedayKindaLove Oct 12 #25
But I thought Little Georgie did eveything... AmBlue Oct 12 #26
He really has no pull amongst Republicans this many years later. paleotn Oct 12 #30
Dick Cheney and GW Bush still have something in common Martin Eden Oct 12 #32
Our leaders have no intention to hold them accountable Kaleva Oct 13 #37
I was furious with new Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she stated: Martin Eden Oct 13 #38
Do something honorable for America, Mr. Bush BoRaGard Oct 13 #36

VMA131Marine

(4,656 posts)
1. It's kind of odd that Dick Cheney has endorsed VP Harris
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:53 PM
Oct 12

But W somehow can’t do the same.

OTOH, we know who really was President during Ws administration

senseandsensibility

(20,360 posts)
5. It is a little surprising that W
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:04 PM
Oct 12

doesn't just follow Cheney's lead. I wonder what their relationship is like now.

soldierant

(7,911 posts)
23. Well, not by name.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:12 PM
Oct 12

But unless they're postmenopausal (which they may very well be - frankly, I didn't care enough to look it up) he is a threat to them. And even if not, I'll bet he has granddaughters.

JHB

(37,424 posts)
29. Neither of Dubya's daughters are in politics. One of Dick Cheney's is.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:43 PM
Oct 12

Thus, Dubya's daughters don't have any foe he feels need to take any actions against. Darth has other considerations.

bucolic_frolic

(47,097 posts)
4. He was a teapot dictator in his day
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 03:59 PM
Oct 12

there were no WMDs. He called himself "the Decider". Sounds an awful lot like an aspiring dictator to me.

JHB

(37,424 posts)
31. He can "retire" all he wants, but it doesn't let him of the hook.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:47 PM
Oct 12

This isn't a normal election. This is an election where one side sees it as "one push and we can grab all the marbles", and the other side doesn't. Is he on the "grab" side or not? Especially when the "grab" side is not only the GOP, but the segment of the GOP that put him in office in the first place.

WarGamer

(15,501 posts)
10. Relying on the neocons huh?
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:35 PM
Oct 12

Great strategy... Dick and Liz Cheney in the bag... Rick Wilson, Steve Schmidt, Bill Kristol... the AG who supported water boarding... Who next?

Paul Wolfowitz?

Condi Rice?

Rumsfeld? (from the grave)

Colin Powell?

FFS... for Dog sake, when Trump loses next month, can we PLEASE go back to being the LIBERAL Party who doesn't invite war criminals and extremists into our tent?

Jack Valentino

(1,365 posts)
11. None of them were "invited", so far as I know.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:07 PM
Oct 12

We don't have "veto power" over which of our previous political opponents may endorse our candidates...

stopdiggin

(12,867 posts)
13. +1. despite the histrionics, none of this has happened
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:23 PM
Oct 12

and in fact - none of these people have made any move to join the D party.
It seems safe to say that the Democratic party will probably survive this small handful of off-brand endorsement.

Jack Valentino

(1,365 posts)
33. Yeah, we'll survive--- but "get me my smelling salts!!!!"
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 08:44 PM
Oct 12

I'm sure I hated Dick Cheney as much as anyone here,
but I'm not going to tell him that I won't accept
the ONE decent thing that he's ever done in his life
(that I know about). LOL

stopdiggin

(12,867 posts)
34. yeah. and going ballistic if/when
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:53 PM
Oct 12

the subject might come under discussion. whew!
I think I have a little higher 'melt point' than some ...

Figarosmom

(2,896 posts)
12. I don' t think his endorsement means
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:20 PM
Oct 12

Anything. His brother lost to trump really fast so why would his endorsement mean anything. I think the repubs are so over the Bushs

Figarosmom

(2,896 posts)
16. When jeb ran in the primary
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:29 PM
Oct 12

Remember? Oh I see your being obtuse about my hitting the wrong key. Thanks I fixed it.

Johonny

(22,094 posts)
18. I think Romney's support would be bigger and I wish he'd do it
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:35 PM
Oct 12

The mormon vote in Arizona and Nevada is important and Romney doesn't need to swing that many voters away from Trump.

sprinkleeninow

(20,547 posts)
20. Enabler. Responsible for the Irag and Afghanistan illegal invasions.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:58 PM
Oct 12

I haven't been posting much at all in an attempt to curb my mouth.

paleotn

(19,272 posts)
30. He really has no pull amongst Republicans this many years later.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:45 PM
Oct 12

The party left him long ago. And we thought HE and Darth Cheney were bad. How naive we were.

Martin Eden

(13,501 posts)
32. Dick Cheney and GW Bush still have something in common
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:51 PM
Oct 12

They're both war criminals who were never held accountable.

Martin Eden

(13,501 posts)
38. I was furious with new Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she stated:
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 08:52 AM
Oct 13
Impeachment is off the table.

In the wake of 9/11 the administration of GW Bush engaged in a coordinated campaign of disinformation to deceive the American people about Iraq's alleged WMD and ties to al Qaeda. They took our country into a costly war under false pretenses -- an invasion the PNAC neocons wanted before Bush took office. 9/11 provided the "new Pearl Harbor" they needed.

Their crime was much worse than Nixon's or Trump's first impeachment. It still rankles me that Bush and his cohorts are still free to lead lives of wealth and privilege.
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