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God help me, but this guy makes me look back fondly on Cheney and Bush. (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 OP
Cheney and Bush preemptively invaded Iraq and killed 1 million people LittleBlue Jan 2017 #1
"Trump has a lot of work to do if he wants to come close to those two." FiveGoodMen Jan 2017 #4
DING DING DING!! n/t Bengus81 Jan 2017 #5
Bush and Cheney stole an election and put in a Supreme Court LisaM Jan 2017 #2
I have thought the same thing loyalsister Jan 2017 #3
The Bush administration seems like the good old days democrank Jan 2017 #6
 

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
1. Cheney and Bush preemptively invaded Iraq and killed 1 million people
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:12 PM
Jan 2017

No matter how much time passes, I will never forget watching Baghdad light up with explosions in 2003. Trump is a buffoon, Cheney was more like an insidious devil.

Trump has a lot of work to do if he wants to come close to those two.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
4. "Trump has a lot of work to do if he wants to come close to those two."
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:40 PM
Jan 2017

Considering what he's done in less than a week, I think he's up to the task.

This is the worst it's ever been.

There is no line that this new crop of Nazi's won't cross.

LisaM

(27,848 posts)
2. Bush and Cheney stole an election and put in a Supreme Court
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:13 PM
Jan 2017

that is indirectly responsible for much of what happened this election cycle, mostly the repeal of the Voting Rights Act, but also the Citizens United decision.

This is not, perhaps, quite what they meant to unleash, but they definitely put this in motion.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)
3. I have thought the same thing
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:37 PM
Jan 2017

Trump is much more malleable than Bush after having taken stage direction for years. And I don't think Bush was downright hateful. But, I the people Trump has surrounded himself with probably have uglier intentions than Bush or even Chenney ever thought about.
Aside from all of that, in contrast, it would seem Bush was articulate and humble.

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