Bush is back

The Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | Jennifer Rubin

[MinorityRepublican]

It took less than 4 1/2 years of the Obama presidency for President George W. Bush to mount his comeback. While doing absolutely nothing on his own behalf (he’s been the most silent ex-president in my lifetime), his approval is up to 47 percent according to The Post/ABC poll. That’s up 14 points from his final poll in office. For comparison’s sake President Obama’s RCP average is a tad over 49 percent.

Why the shift? Aside from the “memories fade” point, many of his supposed failures are mild compared to the current president (e.g. spending, debt). Unlike Obama’s tenure, there was no successful attack on the homeland after 9/11. People do remember the big stuff — rallying the country after the Twin Towers attack, 7 1/2 years of job growth and prosperity, millions of people saved from AIDS in Africa, a good faith try for immigration reform, education reform and a clear moral compass.

[svcw]

Good.
Maybe some people (even those on FR) will realize he was/is not what they tried to make him.

[RoosterRedux]

W is a good man, but he misled the country about Islam. It is not a religion of peace. I know he has many old family friends from Saudi Arabia...but Islam is not a religion of peace.

He needs to tell us the truth. The Country still listens to him...he needs to come clean.

[skeeter]

I harbor no ill will towards W - I wish the man all the best.

But I ain't gonna get all sentimental & pine for him, either.

[C. Edmund Wright]

no big deal, everyone always loves the second string QB, or goalie - but rarely did when he was in the game. Bush fell behind Bill Maher and now Bob Beckel on terror.....
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/04/did_bill_maher_just_trump_bush_on_islam.html

[Third Person]

No more Bushes.

[Doogle]

..this along with the Salon article earlier makes me feel as though the libtards expect Odungo to take a major hit...Benghazi? ....the Boston Saudi?....Fast and Furious?

[Christie at the beach]

The media crucified him along with the democrats. Many of his own party picked his bones. I am done with bashing him. He did things I could not stand but I rather had him in place than Al Gore or John Kerry. Between him and Obama, I would take him back tonight because I know he loves this country. Obama, don't trust him.

[dontreadthis]

kick off to Jeb’s campaign

[BenLurkin]

No child left behind Islam is the religion of peace is back. Oh joy.

[C. Edmund Wright]

The media crucified him along with the democrats.

And when they did, they were crucifyiing you, me, all conservatives, the notion of free enterprise, every other Republican, etc. And yet, Bush never ever ever bothered to fire back....not a single time. The result? We all got trashed, and got Obama. Twice.

[yongin]

I voted for Bush. I would do so again given the alternatives of Al Gore and John Kerry. However, his second term was horrible for many reasons. If like Duyba or not, he paved the way for Obama.

[Lucky9teen]

While he did enact some things that I fully disagree with (i.e., Patriot Act, No Child Left Behind, etc) I still like Bush and believe his heart was in the right place and that he did TRY to at least keep America safe and on the right track.

Yes, some of his policies did help the Progressive movement gain more of a foothold and did grow the government, but I know when I looked at him, and heard him speak, that he loved this country, and he loved and honored our military. I tend to believe a lot of the bad stuff he did, was more because he wasn't strong enough to hold the line, and he gave in to the pressure of the Democrats (who had control when things started going bad), but that's just my opinion.

GW and Laura had CLASS and dignity and they held the office of Presidency with honor. Comparing him to Obama and his mooch of a wife, is like comparing a cheesecake to a pile of crap. There's a HUGH difference.

[tomkat]

Ø’s RCP average is a tad over 49 percent

             

[NoLibZone]

How do you guys feel about the TSA?

Or about the DHS?

[Third Person]

Yep.

[MinorityRepublican]

President George W. Bush, with Gen. David Petraeus and Adm. William Fallon, visit Anbar province in Iraq in September 2007.

[Jane Long]

I supported him and continue to be on his mailing list. I was taken aback when I read this, from an interview with him in this past weekend's Parade interview, though...

"And so yes, my administration and President Obama's administration have gone on the offense against people who would do us harm. The ultimate way for there to be peace however, is for freedom to take root, democracy to take root, where governments are decided by the will of the people. And that's beginning to happen as a result of the Arab Spring".

Arab Spring has ushered in the MB. Ask the women of these countries about democracy.

[lonestar67]

Bush hate is a mental illness. He is a great man and was a great president.

[Stepan12]

I sure liked him. He was a patriot and a good man. Bush (43) wasn’t campaigning against Obama, McCain was and it wa McCain that blew it when he didn’t have to.