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49. To imply any DUer was supportive of Bush* because they point out personality differences

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 09:43 AM

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while in the WH does NOT imply they are blinded to his likewise disgusting behavior. But we have every right to point out these psychological differences even while the new threshold is previously unimaginable--that of Trump who has the malignant narcissism and sadism dialed up to Maximal. Both Bush* and especially Cheney shared some of those same traits, but Trump has set a new level of disgust.

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

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

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

And George loved his dogs and children PatSeg Yesterday #5

Cheney autographed Sasha Baron Cohen's water board kit! Lucky Luciano 17 hrs ago #31

I hadn't seen that video PatSeg 5 hrs ago #45

Making fun of a woman on death row? vanlassie 14 hrs ago #36

I have no idea what you are talking about nor who (Cheney or Bush*) hlthe2b 9 hrs ago #37

I remember that PatSeg 4 hrs ago #46

Now I do remember, but that poster seemed to be attacking me as if I was supportive of Bush* hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #48

I respectfully disagree that DUers "better get used to" comparing anyone to Trump. It serves no useful purpose, and Martin68 3 hrs ago #54

Unless all they want to do is post memes and not engage in adult intellectual discussion they hlthe2b 3 hrs ago #55

It isn't always easy to know PatSeg 3 hrs ago #56

Karla Faye Tucker I believe displacedvermoter 2 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 5 hrs ago #39

remember when W mocked Carla Fae Tucker, the woman on death row? Dyedinthewoolliberal 5 hrs ago #40

Yep....Since he cried at his dad's funeral people seem to forget the past Bengus81 4 hrs ago #47

To imply any DUer was supportive of Bush* because they point out personality differences hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #49

Yes, would anyone here turn down the chance to have W back if we could be rid of TRUMP? Callie1979 4 hrs ago #50

I would not trade Trump for Bush/Cheney. I would trade Trump for his father. Martin68 4 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 4 hrs ago #51

Absolute bullshit and implies DUers should engage in the most simplistic of comparisons and hlthe2b 3 hrs ago #53

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

Texas grandpamike1 17 hrs ago #33

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

I thought Reagan was the worst we'd ever have to deal with DavidDvorkin 23 hrs ago #6

I feel the same. evolves 22 hrs ago #11

Worst President in the history of the US - gone Nasruddin 23 hrs ago #7

Poor guy. KnR. NNadir 23 hrs ago #8

Vietnam was our worst war. 58,000 Americans died. Martin Eden 23 hrs ago #9

For a long, long time Pesky1 22 hrs ago #10

The Electoral College put him in the first time. maddiemom 22 hrs ago #14

There's A Solution Working Its Way Around... GB_RN 21 hrs ago #23

Likeley unconstitutional under the Compact Clause, Article 1, Section 10 WarGamer 21 hrs ago #25

That's One Argument. GB_RN 18 hrs ago #30

Yes, none of the other wars dismantled the post-WW2 rules based order Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #16

It's going to take at least 50 years HighFired49 19 hrs ago #28

Bush was an absolutely horrible President edhopper 22 hrs ago #12

That fker and his handler, Cheney The Dick (R-Hell) should have been tried in The Hague for war crimes, OMGWTF 21 hrs ago #18

Don't disagree edhopper 21 hrs ago #21

He tanked the economy in 2008 too, and Chump is really REALLY trying to beat that FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #13

The Bush family were very gracious to Obama and especially their children. 33taw 22 hrs ago #15

GeeDumbya should send T💩p a fruit basket, but he would never touch it. OMGWTF 22 hrs ago #17

He paved the way for the orange menace and his p25 criminal cabal Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #19

Remember he said DownriverDem 21 hrs ago #20

He was an incompetent buffoon that should never have been President JI7 21 hrs ago #22

I always got the impression he didn't really want the job. llmart 20 hrs ago #27

Don't whitewash Shrub WarGamer 21 hrs ago #24

Speaking of whitewash... dpibel 17 hrs ago #32

One of my favorites...from 10 years ago Roy Rolling 20 hrs ago #26

I was positive he'd be the worst in history. Sparkly 19 hrs ago #29

I got involved in paying attention to politics under Bush 2 kimbutgar 17 hrs ago #34

W was illegitimate too! czarjak 15 hrs ago #35

Been saying for a decade now Cosmocat 6 hrs ago #38

How can he sleep at night... bif 5 hrs ago #41

Not on point , but anyway! ransomeli 5 hrs ago #42

I think Shrub still holds a few of those Polybius 5 hrs ago #43

I've often noted that W and Trump... Orrex 5 hrs ago #44

The Cowpies winning isn't necessarily a good thing. cab67 2 hrs ago #58

Fear not, it will never slip all the way away. republianmushroom 1 hr ago #59