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Hermit-The-Prog

(33,019 posts)
17. politics is hard
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 06:57 PM
Dec 2018

I don't have any doubt that George H.W. Bush did what he thought was best for the country.

That evil parasite in our White House now never has and never will.

K & R sdfernando Dec 2018 #1
Yep. cwydro Dec 2018 #2
It's kind of a different thing when your kacekwl Dec 2018 #3
Where do you draw the line? EffieBlack Dec 2018 #7
Where do you draw it? melman Dec 2018 #16
Well, Michelle Obama says he's a swell guy, so probably, yes SammyWinstonJack Dec 2018 #40
How about NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #45
I can't agree with that melman Dec 2018 #49
I don't draw a line. One casualty caused kacekwl Dec 2018 #47
I completely agree. betsuni Dec 2018 #4
You're braver than me. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #5
Not brave. Just weary of the sanctimony EffieBlack Dec 2018 #10
Behaving exactly like them? Lordquinton Dec 2018 #36
you forgot the part where reagon with bush at his side questionseverything Dec 2018 #56
There's so much that went on Lordquinton Dec 2018 #59
Viet Nam was the Democrats' war . . . . that later got transferred to the GOP. Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #13
No, I can't. I'll never gloss over anybody's racist actions, dead or alive. lilactime Dec 2018 #6
Very much wisdom here in your words GusBob Dec 2018 #8
Nor can a president's tenure be judged by a single policy decision ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #9
i'm sure the "news networks" will remind us all next week what a great president he was elmac Dec 2018 #11
Post removed Post removed Dec 2018 #12
Both sides XRubicon Dec 2018 #14
"Cash for Clunkers." What a dumb idea that was. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 #35
LOL. XRubicon Dec 2018 #38
That was abhorrent? Maybe on breitbart, Fox News and Hannidate.com Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2018 #39
no one was forced to scrap old vehicles LSFL Dec 2018 #55
Yes. One standard for all. Hortensis Dec 2018 #15
Where did you find your Mueller quote? I've seen it a few times now, and I'm just curious as to politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2018 #25
Which one is it? Hortensis Dec 2018 #54
The one that always shows up as a quote at the end of your most recents posts. politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2018 #60
Oh, duh! :) It's from Mueller's historic indictment Hortensis Dec 2018 #61
politics is hard Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #17
I agree EffieBlack Dec 2018 #19
Would You Be Interested In Purchasing A Bridge Hermit? PaulX2 Dec 2018 #26
how many terms as president did you give up? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #58
And everyone, not just presidents and MOC, have to make choices that are less than perfect erronis Dec 2018 #18
We are not "better" - everybody is a mix of good/bad. Death does not absolve bad-overall of badness. UTUSN Dec 2018 #20
No. No one is obliged to do anything EffieBlack Dec 2018 #21
As does setting judgment markers for what others do. UTUSN Dec 2018 #22
How ironic ... EffieBlack Dec 2018 #29
Thank you, Effie Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #23
One other exception besides the current squatter in the White House wryter2000 Dec 2018 #31
I've got just one thing to say. watoos Dec 2018 #24
Historical revisionism is harmful. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #27
What a bunch of crap... curiouso Dec 2018 #28
Exactly. No "both sides do it" crap. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #62
Look at it this way... cos dem Dec 2018 #30
Or we can acknowledge that there are limits on what any society that calls itself civilized should Downtown Hound Dec 2018 #32
Let's be really real thegoose Dec 2018 #33
We can't whitewash the past ZeroSomeBrains Dec 2018 #34
Not, as such. Prof.Higgins Dec 2018 #37
I'm with you, EffieBlack. BadgerMom Dec 2018 #41
He was ok Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #42
Don't the right wingnuts do enough condemning of Democrats for all of us? Curmudgeoness Dec 2018 #43
KnR and good luck Hekate Dec 2018 #44
You mustn't be Latin American then. a la izquierda Dec 2018 #46
We should make a list of the decisions that each president made that has made our world worse. Baitball Blogger Dec 2018 #48
Yes Jake Stern Dec 2018 #50
The most obvious point missed in this OP is that presidential legacies differ widely. BlueWI Dec 2018 #51
No, not at all. Republicans used racist dogwhistles for years. MUCH more than Dems sharedvalues Dec 2018 #52
Right on! tymorial Dec 2018 #53
So now we can't criticize Republcans edhopper Dec 2018 #57
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