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In reply to the discussion: The ugliness of the GOP really is sickening...and yes, it is because they hate Obama, and they hate [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)47. where was the outrage when Bush was president and Russia went into Georgia ...
Media, GOP forget Bush's feeble response to Russia-Georgia conflict
Jon Perr
March 3, 2014
Proving once again that politics no longer ends at the water's edge, Republican leaders and many in the media have been lambasting President Obama's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the Washington Post editorial board charged that Obama's foreign policy is "based on fantasy," Senator John McCain and his Mini-Me Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called President Obama "feckless" and "weak and indecisive," an approach which "invites aggression."
Predictably, the memories of the administration's critics are short. After all, President Bush didn't roll back the Russian occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after Vladimir Putin's battering of Georgia in August 2008. Bush didn't lead an alliance of the willing to isolate Russia, undermine its economy, mine the Black Sea, provide defense guarantees and rush American military supplies to Tblisi. Instead, Dubya simply denounced Moscow's reaction using much the same language President Obama is deploying now.
read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/03/1281857/-Media-GOP-forget-Bush-s-feeble-response-to-Russia-Georgia-conflict#
Jon Perr
March 3, 2014
Proving once again that politics no longer ends at the water's edge, Republican leaders and many in the media have been lambasting President Obama's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the Washington Post editorial board charged that Obama's foreign policy is "based on fantasy," Senator John McCain and his Mini-Me Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called President Obama "feckless" and "weak and indecisive," an approach which "invites aggression."
Predictably, the memories of the administration's critics are short. After all, President Bush didn't roll back the Russian occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia after Vladimir Putin's battering of Georgia in August 2008. Bush didn't lead an alliance of the willing to isolate Russia, undermine its economy, mine the Black Sea, provide defense guarantees and rush American military supplies to Tblisi. Instead, Dubya simply denounced Moscow's reaction using much the same language President Obama is deploying now.
read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/03/1281857/-Media-GOP-forget-Bush-s-feeble-response-to-Russia-Georgia-conflict#
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The ugliness of the GOP really is sickening...and yes, it is because they hate Obama, and they hate [View all]
kelliekat44
Mar 2014
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That's pretty much what it all boils down to IMO. And, they love to hate ... blacks, Mexicans,
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#1
I'm not a religious person, but often I think of the republicans as disciples from hell. I also
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#5
They're like the embodiment of some kind of evil force, really. It's just become now
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#39
Quite true, they distort and interpret religion to suit their greedy and persecutory needs. n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#40
Agreed. That's why I *really* question their Bible literacy and faith. The are Christian-ISTS.
freshwest
Mar 2014
#20
Years ago one could work with the old republican party and come up with balanced
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#41
Quite true! These are dangerous times, I often wonder how many Americans really
RKP5637
Mar 2014
#55
Yup. The racism is verifiably alive and well in upstate. It's like taking a verbal trip back
adirondacker
Mar 2014
#27
No, it is because they lost all the reins of power they enjoyed under Bush. Hate speech
Agnosticsherbet
Mar 2014
#8
They hate him because he's their opponent and they don't know any other way to oppose him.
winter is coming
Mar 2014
#16
Well, when one of their long-running messages is "the government is your enemy", maybe it's not
winter is coming
Mar 2014
#21
It seems like a lot of Republicans consistently react to everything with fear and/or hate.
winter is coming
Mar 2014
#30
Indeed. I remember when Clinton was in office. They were really civil to him
The Straight Story
Mar 2014
#33
For some reason when Bill Clinton said the "US was getting two presidents",it really pissed off a..
marble falls
Mar 2014
#36
Its mostly racism. Its may be a more polite racism but it is bigotry and hate all the same.
marble falls
Mar 2014
#35
Sarah Palin didn't question Bush's leadership when Putin sent forces into Georgia
napkinz
Mar 2014
#48