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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:56 AM Jul 2016

Report: George W. Bush Told Inner Circle He Worries About Being 'Last GOP Prez'

Source: Talking Points Memo

Former President George W. Bush confided to his closest ex-aides that he fears Donald Trump's nomination could hasten the downfall of the Republican Party, according to a Politico story out Tuesday.

"I'm worried that I will be the last Republican President," Bush told former aides and advisers at an April reunion in Dallas.

The Bush family has chosen to remain on the sidelines of the GOP nominating contest after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush left the race. Jeb Bush has said he won't vote for Trump, and neither George W. Bush nor his father, former President George H.W. Bush, are attending this week's convention.

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Report: George W. Bush Told Inner Circle He Worries About Being 'Last GOP Prez' (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
For once, the guy is speaking with some sanity and reason. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1
Maybe shrub should have stayed drunk while in the Whitehouse. MyNameGoesHere Jul 2016 #33
I thought he did. nt dflprincess Jul 2016 #41
You made Trump possible, you dingbat. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #2
Sure did. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #9
He built that. AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #40
yeah, we could have had the "smart one" if it weren't for you, George wordpix Jul 2016 #42
Nah... RobinA Jul 2016 #46
Yeah, and isn't THAT a stink to leave on the country! louis-t Jul 2016 #3
Is he talking about his father? C_U_L8R Jul 2016 #4
your stealing of the election, chimp boy, certainly hastened things along. niyad Jul 2016 #5
One can only hope eom LittleGirl Jul 2016 #6
Indeed!!!! The GOP has become a metastasizing cancer on the body politic!!! LongTomH Jul 2016 #10
Has become? genna Jul 2016 #49
Why not? yallerdawg Jul 2016 #7
Yep, George, you made your mark on history. nt bemildred Jul 2016 #8
They saved the worst for last, right? Liberalagogo Jul 2016 #11
If true, that would be the one good thing that asshole has ever managed Downtown Hound Jul 2016 #12
We're lucky he wasn't the last President, period. sofa king Jul 2016 #13
True dat. Yavin4 Jul 2016 #25
One can only hope maxsolomon Jul 2016 #14
Too bad Bush 41... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #15
let's hope Americans never forget the shit job W., Daddy and Ronnie did rurallib Jul 2016 #16
The legacy President! truthisfreedom Jul 2016 #17
Plus a complimentary neck rub (n/t) PJMcK Jul 2016 #28
I think we all aughta chip in for a lifetime of free pretzels delivered to Crawford. Hoppy Jul 2016 #35
For once, I hope he is right n/t n2doc Jul 2016 #18
george w. moron* pitched the repuke plane into a full speed dive... Javaman Jul 2016 #19
Just this once I hope he's right. marble falls Jul 2016 #20
He must have stopped drinking to have that moment of clarity. GOLGO 13 Jul 2016 #21
That oaf was almost the last US president of ANY party. forest444 Jul 2016 #22
May George W Bush have a very long life. mwooldri Jul 2016 #23
But the GOPers did so much damage .. ananda Jul 2016 #24
Well, he did his best lapfog_1 Jul 2016 #26
The funeral dancer speaks Frank Cannon Jul 2016 #27
GOTV..Pull the plug Person 2713 Jul 2016 #29
The last GOP Prez with integrity was whom - Ike? keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #30
I suppose in some ways it's better for him bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #31
It can't happen soon enough! Initech Jul 2016 #32
Poor Baby Caligula Hekate Jul 2016 #34
Don't worry Shrub - you'll always be considered as one of thee WORST --- EVER!!! NoMoreRepugs Jul 2016 #36
I'm a little surprised to learn that he worries about anything. tanyev Jul 2016 #37
Dubya never worried about national security or the threat of terrorism as he led keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #38
He worries on Sundays Frank Cannon Jul 2016 #47
He can thank himself for making it possible. milestogo Jul 2016 #39
Fuck that war criminal, he cost us too much. Rex Jul 2016 #43
One can only hope. nt tblue37 Jul 2016 #44
It may be his fear, but it is my HOPE AllyCat Jul 2016 #45
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Blue Dalek Jul 2016 #48

genna

(1,945 posts)
49. Has become?
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 11:58 AM
Jul 2016

I'd suggest that the mainstream notion of targeting political, religious, racial, and sexual identity minorities is a well worn trope in Republican politics.

Welfare queens
Single mother headed homes
Children without fathers in the homes
Low income add the description you want.
God proscribed/prescribed way of living in a family
You name it, they have run a campaign full of it.

If they are finally nearing their nadir in this political system, I'd say: FINALLY!

Yavin4

(35,357 posts)
25. True dat.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:08 PM
Jul 2016

People completely forget 2008 and early 2009. We were going down faster than the Titanic. I recall stories where people asked that Obama take over the presidency early in December 2008.

maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
14. One can only hope
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:15 PM
Jul 2016

What the nation needs is complete Dem control of the Executive and Legislative branches for the foreseeable future.

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
16. let's hope Americans never forget the shit job W., Daddy and Ronnie did
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:21 PM
Jul 2016

there is a reason why he should be the last pub.

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)
21. He must have stopped drinking to have that moment of clarity.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:16 PM
Jul 2016

Your probably right "W". Your probably right.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
22. That oaf was almost the last US president of ANY party.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:24 PM
Jul 2016

We were just lucky the voters chose well in '08.

mwooldri

(10,291 posts)
23. May George W Bush have a very long life.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:41 PM
Jul 2016

I would love it if he was the last Republican President. We can have first hand accounts for what he did wrong for many years... so I hope he gets to stick around for some time. The Democratic Party needs him.

ananda

(28,783 posts)
24. But the GOPers did so much damage ..
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:08 PM
Jul 2016

.. we're still feelin it.

So don't fret, George. It's still an evil
Reep world.

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
30. The last GOP Prez with integrity was whom - Ike?
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:56 PM
Jul 2016

Bush does prove that Trump cannot be a Nazi.

If Trump was really a Nazi, the Bush family would support him as they did before and during WWl.

bucolic_frolic

(42,676 posts)
31. I suppose in some ways it's better for him
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 02:57 PM
Jul 2016

than to worry about being the worst GOP President

But George, you're a strong candidate for both!

Initech

(99,915 posts)
32. It can't happen soon enough!
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 03:19 PM
Jul 2016

The GOP has fucked with our way of life for the last 40 years. How many innocent have died because of their lax policy on firearms and the gun-worshipping cult known as the NRA? How many LGBT people have experienced harassment because of their fear? How out of control are states' abortion laws and how many could have been saved? How many innocent have been locked away in our for profit prisons because of the war on drugs? This ends now!

keithbvadu2

(36,369 posts)
38. Dubya never worried about national security or the threat of terrorism as he led
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:24 PM
Jul 2016

America into 9-11 with his incompetence.

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)
47. He worries on Sundays
Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:28 AM
Jul 2016

When the liquor stores in Dallas are closed and he forgot to buy enough Old Granddad to make it through the weekend.

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