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maddiemom

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14. The Electoral College put him in the first time.

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 03:55 PM

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Are we EVER going to do something about that travesty? I'm one of the three million whose vote didn't count in the 2016 election.

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Poor "Shrub" Bush...it's slipping away... [View all] Pesky1 Saturday OP

W. was a gentleman and a scholar compared to the evil monster dalton99a Saturday #1

Yeah.. and though I would not go so far as to say Cheney was not evil (or at least evil-adjacent) hlthe2b Saturday #3

And George loved his dogs and children PatSeg Saturday #5

Cheney autographed Sasha Baron Cohen's water board kit! Lucky Luciano Saturday #31

I hadn't seen that video PatSeg 17 hrs ago #45

Making fun of a woman on death row? vanlassie Yesterday #36

I have no idea what you are talking about nor who (Cheney or Bush*) hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #37

I remember that PatSeg 17 hrs ago #46

Now I do remember, but that poster seemed to be attacking me as if I was supportive of Bush* hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #48

I respectfully disagree that DUers "better get used to" comparing anyone to Trump. It serves no useful purpose, and Martin68 16 hrs ago #54

Unless all they want to do is post memes and not engage in adult intellectual discussion they hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #55

It isn't always easy to know PatSeg 16 hrs ago #56

Karla Faye Tucker I believe displacedvermoter 15 hrs ago #57

W was never anything resembling a scholar or a gentleman in any circumstances. He was snide, cruel (are you aware of the Martin68 18 hrs ago #39

remember when W mocked Carla Fae Tucker, the woman on death row? Dyedinthewoolliberal 17 hrs ago #40

Yep....Since he cried at his dad's funeral people seem to forget the past Bengus81 17 hrs ago #47

To imply any DUer was supportive of Bush* because they point out personality differences hlthe2b 17 hrs ago #49

Yes, would anyone here turn down the chance to have W back if we could be rid of TRUMP? Callie1979 16 hrs ago #50

I would not trade Trump for Bush/Cheney. I would trade Trump for his father. Martin68 16 hrs ago #52

Certainly everyone has that right. I believe I have the right to suggest that George W. Bush cannot be characterized as Martin68 16 hrs ago #51

Absolute bullshit and implies DUers should engage in the most simplistic of comparisons and hlthe2b 16 hrs ago #53

Texas is shrinking before our eyes. Baitball Blogger Saturday #2

Texas grandpamike1 Saturday #33

I remember, thinking back on it, believing that W was just impossibly awful at the time; I had no idea 0rganism Saturday #4

I thought Reagan was the worst we'd ever have to deal with DavidDvorkin Saturday #6

I feel the same. evolves Saturday #11

Worst President in the history of the US - gone Nasruddin Saturday #7

Poor guy. KnR. NNadir Saturday #8

Vietnam was our worst war. 58,000 Americans died. Martin Eden Saturday #9

For a long, long time Pesky1 Saturday #10

The Electoral College put him in the first time. maddiemom Saturday #14

There's A Solution Working Its Way Around... GB_RN Saturday #23

Likeley unconstitutional under the Compact Clause, Article 1, Section 10 WarGamer Saturday #25

That's One Argument. GB_RN Saturday #30

Yes, none of the other wars dismantled the post-WW2 rules based order Martin Eden Saturday #16

It's going to take at least 50 years HighFired49 Saturday #28

Bush was an absolutely horrible President edhopper Saturday #12

That fker and his handler, Cheney The Dick (R-Hell) should have been tried in The Hague for war crimes, OMGWTF Saturday #18

Don't disagree edhopper Saturday #21

He tanked the economy in 2008 too, and Chump is really REALLY trying to beat that FakeNoose Saturday #13

The Bush family were very gracious to Obama and especially their children. 33taw Saturday #15

GeeDumbya should send T💩p a fruit basket, but he would never touch it. OMGWTF Saturday #17

He paved the way for the orange menace and his p25 criminal cabal Clouds Passing Saturday #19

Remember he said DownriverDem Saturday #20

He was an incompetent buffoon that should never have been President JI7 Saturday #22

I always got the impression he didn't really want the job. llmart Saturday #27

Don't whitewash Shrub WarGamer Saturday #24

Speaking of whitewash... dpibel Saturday #32

One of my favorites...from 10 years ago Roy Rolling Saturday #26

I was positive he'd be the worst in history. Sparkly Saturday #29

I got involved in paying attention to politics under Bush 2 kimbutgar Saturday #34

W was illegitimate too! czarjak Saturday #35

Been saying for a decade now Cosmocat 19 hrs ago #38

How can he sleep at night... bif 17 hrs ago #41

Not on point , but anyway! ransomeli 17 hrs ago #42

I think Shrub still holds a few of those Polybius 17 hrs ago #43

I've often noted that W and Trump... Orrex 17 hrs ago #44

Poppy Bush was no winner either n/t Polybius 7 hrs ago #60

The Cowpies winning isn't necessarily a good thing. cab67 14 hrs ago #58

Fear not, it will never slip all the way away. republianmushroom 14 hrs ago #59

Remember when we thought we'd prosecute him for war crimes? flvegan 7 hrs ago #61