January 19, 2009
Bush and the Bush-Haters
By J.R. Dunn
There is one thing certain to go through Barack Obama's mind during the inauguration: at one point or another, while glancing at George W. Bush, he will consider the treatment that Bush got as president and hope to God he suffers nothing even vaguely similar.

It can be stated without fear of serious argument that no previous president has been treated as brutally, viciously, and unfairly as George W. Bush.

Bush 43 endured a deliberate and planned assault on everything he stood for, everything he was involved in, everything he tried to accomplish. Those who worked with him suffered nearly as much (and some even more -- at least one, Scooter Libby, was convicted on utterly specious charges in what amounts to a show trial).

His detractors were willing to risk the country's safety, its economic health, and the very balance of the democratic system of government in order to get at him. They were out to bring him down at all costs, or at the very least destroy his personal and presidential reputation. At this they have been half successful, at a high price for the country and its government.




American Thinker: Bush and the Bush-Haters (http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/bush_and_the_bushhaters.html)

For the country as a whole, the prospects are bleaker. The left is convinced that hatred works, that it's a perfect tactic, one that will work every time out. They have already started the process with Sarah Palin, their next target in their long row of hate figures. They're wrong, of course. In a democracy, hatred is not a keeper, as the Know-Nothings, Radical Republicans, segregationists, Birchers, and many others have learned to their eventual dismay. But the process can take a long time to work itself out -- nearly a century, in the case of racial segregation -- and no end of damage can occur in the meantime. One of the byproducts of the campaign against Bush was to encourage Jihadis and Ba'athists in Iraq with the assurance of a repetition of Saigon 1975 as soon as the mad and bad Bush 43 was gotten out of the way. This time, the price was paid by the Iraqi people. But in the future, the bill may be presented somewhat closer to home.

And as for the "worst president in history" himself, George W. Bush has exhibited nothing but his accustomed serenity. Despite the worst his enemies could throw at him, his rehabilitation has already begun (as can be seen here, here, here, and here). He will be viewed at last as a man who picked up the worst hand of cards dealt to any president since Roosevelt and who played it out better than anyone had a right to expect. As Barack Obama seems to have realized, there is much to be learned from Bush, a man who appears to personify the golden mean, never too despondent, never too overjoyed, and never at any time overwhelmed.

Other presidents may encounter the same level of motiveless, mindless hatred, others may suffer comparable abuse -- but we can sure that no one will ever meet it with more equanimity than George W. Bush.
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I liked this part the best.

Bush is the sole American chief executive -- perhaps the sole leader in world history -- to have had a personality disorder named after him, the immortal Bush Derangement Syndrome. Few at this point recall that this was an actual psychological effort at diagnosing the president's effect on the tender psyches of this country's leftists. Was there a Hitler syndrome? A Stalin syndrome? The very existence of BDS says more about the left in general than it does about Bush.

Explains grasshoppers' postings of mindless rants.

I liked this part the best.



Explains grasshoppers' postings of mindless rants.


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:coffee:

Abraham Lincoln was not well liked from the day of his election until the day of his assassination.

one more day to go and the cowboy wannabe is history! :killingme

I did not like George Bush II: However saying that, what he tried to do was what he thought was in the best interests of this country. I respect that. I don't think he gave a damn about what was either written or said about him as long as he saw that this country was safe an secure. Did he do boneheaded things ? Yes he did. However, considering the stature of the incoming who presupposes that he is an admixture of FDR and JFK....they also did extremely stupid things also.....especially in the case of the latter. (Bay of Pigs, Nam). If we as a people were to get our heads out of the dream clouds and look about us, we could realistically get ourselves on the right track. Instead, we choose to bait one another in one upmanships that do nothing more than make the universal task(s) even harder to work on.
I don't like Obama, yes, I didn't vote for him. I see him as nothing more than a figurehead for a whole stratus of people who want to continue the status quo from the Clinton days. I see him as a blunt opportunist who can claim that if he doesn't succeed, it is the fault of others...not him. I wish him Godspeed, if he is honest enough to keep the welfare of this country above all. I am under no illusions that he is. He is a creature of his enviroment, as we all are of ours, and from what I have witnessed in my life, Chicago politics are just as bad as the New York political systems of the late 1800's (DC inluded).
I wish GWII the best in his endeavors .....he tried what he thought was his best. If the rest of us would do the same, we will do this country proud.

one more day to go and the cowboy wannabe is history! :killingme

wKsoXHYICqU

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...you soiled your last clean diaper.

one more day to go and the security of this country is history! :killingme

Fixed!

Fixed!

They've been showing on the news how much presidents age while in office. I couldn't help but think how much all of you whack-jobs are going to age over the next eight years.

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

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They've been showing on the news how much presidents age while in office. I couldn't help but think how much all of you whack-jobs are going to age over the next eight years.

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

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Go ahead and post your pic

Go ahead and post your pic

I have it for him:

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

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Why must you always use a picture of a retarded person for your av?

one more day to go and it's Obama bashing time!!! :killingme

Fixed!!!

Why must you always use a picture of a retarded person for your av?


To him they are all normal!!! :coffee:

Fixed!!!

Tomorrow, you get a whole new meaning of "INCOMING!"

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Tomorrow, you get a whole new meaning of "INCOMING!"

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Yeah and Obama will be on the receiving end boyidiot!!! :killingme

They've been showing on the news how much presidents age while in office. I couldn't help but think how much all of you whack-jobs are going to age over the next eight years.

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

:popcorn:

Notice the liberals are always the first to start name calling if anyone disagrees with them. They have everything they want now and still aren't happy. Tragic.

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wKsoXHYICqU

Is that the next Monica Lewinsky standing behind Obama???

I liked this part the best.



Explains grasshoppers' postings of mindless rants.


Yeah, there were so many good parts to excerpt & the whole article was pretty long!

Bonus points if anyone knows who named "BDS"!

Notice the liberals are always the first to start name calling if anyone disagrees with them. They have everything they want now and still aren't happy. Tragic.

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What's wrong Dweeby, you forget you're not logged into your Dem basher ID with the Donk name calling signature.

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What's wrong Dweeby, you forget you're not logged into your Dem basher ID with the Donk name calling signature.

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Are you high?

Guess what?

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Here's a neat cartoon..............saying it all! :killingme

Notice the liberals are always the first to start name calling if anyone disagrees with them. They have everything they want now and still aren't happy. Tragic.

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Try posting a differing view on DU, you'll be banned with the swiftness. The liberal way, "we are for all people and views ......... unless it does not mesh with ours"

Yeah, there were so many good parts to excerpt & the whole article was pretty long!

Bonus points if anyone knows who named "BDS"!

Probably Dr. Krauthammer, but that's just a guess.

And boygenius, I have no idea who gary_webb is IRL.

But keep trying, grasshopper!

Probably Dr. Krauthammer, but that's just a guess. You win!

And boygenius, I have no idea who gary_webb is IRL.

But keep trying, grasshopper!

:buddies:

They've been showing on the news how much presidents age while in office. I couldn't help but think how much all of you whack-jobs are going to age over the next eight years.

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

:popcorn:

OK, now maybe I am thinking I was wrong...........you are Andy.

And boygenius, I have no idea who gary_webb is IRL.

But keep trying, grasshopper!

I got a PM from someone who thought I was you. It's the similarity in our names. ghwebb - gary_webb

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OK, now maybe I am thinking I was wrong...........you are Andy.

and beaver cleaver too.

They've been showing on the news how much presidents age while in office. I couldn't help but think how much all of you whack-jobs are going to age over the next eight years.

Can we take some before and after shots of you tards?

:popcorn:

Now you guys tell me this isn't an Andy Marquis post.

Now you guys tell me this isn't an Andy Marquis post.

Didn't the coincidental wireless thing kinda end the speculation?

Didn't the coincidental wireless thing kinda end the speculation?

There was some concern that BG was copying that wireless tag and pasting it into his posts.

There was some concern...

I really don't want to believe that...

The artist formally known as PRINCE tried to change his name too, but everyone knows changing ones user name does not change their Asshat status!!! :dye:


All they have to do is type and everyone says, THAT"S HIM!!! :killingme