Posted on 04/29/2013 7:05:44 PM PDT by smoothsailing
April 28, 2013
Eric Golub
BURLINGTON, Vt., April 29, 2013 — The George W. Bush Presidential Library is now living history. The Southern Methodist University campus will house some of the most important documents spanning one of the most consequential periods in American history.
Mr. Bush, affably known by nicknames “43,” “Dubya,” and “The Dub,” entered office after a disputed election. His first few months saw him ram through supply-side tax cuts that turned around a slowing economy he “inherited” from his predecessor. Despite a NASDAQ collapse of over 90 percent, Bush did not spend one minute complaining about his circumstances or blaming anybody else. He rolled up his sleeves and went to work. His promise upon taking office was to “restore honor and dignity to the White House.” After eight years of endless scandals during the prior administration, he did exactly that.
On September 11, 2001, radical Islamists from al Qaeda hijacked American airplanes and flew them into the two World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. A fourth plane destined for the White House was diverted when brave passengers took the plane back. United 93 would crash in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. New York was ground zero of a war America never asked or. Yet after almost four decades of presidents unwilling or unable to take the fight overseas, President George W. Bush launched a Global War on Terror.
He left office with toxic poll numbers, but has seen a revival as Americans come to appreciate and respect the hard choices he made during the toughest of times.
The left always hated him, felt he stole the 2000 election, and never gave him the decency and respect that an American leader deserves. Yet an honest look...
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If he’s so good, then let’s have another Bush as POTUS!
Yes, conservatives should hold him in contempt for coining a new, nauseating, stupid platitude to push far left immigration policies.
Bush did a few good things. Altio may turn out to be the best. I think we can look forward to decades of brilliant dissents from Samuel Alito once Hillary replaces Scalia and Kennedy.
But on immigration he was absolutely worthless for most of his Presidency. Not only did he talk like a liberal, he championed amnesty and huge increases in legal immigration, both of which were guaranteed to to hasten the demographic doomsday for the GOP. In that way he was a role model for Rubio.
After 9-11 Bush could have rallied the country around conservative comprehensive immigration reform. We could have ended mass immigration. We could have gotten serious about border and interior enforcement. We could have abolished Ted Kennedy’s absurd Diversity Visas. We could have ended chain migration. We could have ended our asylum and refugee policies. He could have been the guy who halted the overwhelmingly pro-Democrat, immigration-driven demographic shifts.
But instead we were cursed with a guy who coins absurd excuses for illegal immigration, a guy who explained his liberalism on immigration in part to his growing up with a Mexican nanny!
Also, it should be remembered that Bush was also worthless on racial preferences. Oh sure he claimed to be against quotas (who doesn’t?), but when the University of Michigan case was before the Sup Court he let Alberto Gonzales embrace the left wing idea that achieving diversity is a compelling state interest. If you embrace that, then preferences are pretty much inevitable as they are the only way to achieve the type of diversity our elites want. Bush could have gone hard against preferences and tried to deal a severe blow to the Diversity Cult, but instead he went left. Some believe that his administration’s pro-Diversity stance was key in influencing the terrible Sandra Day O’Connor.
I sometimes wonder if people like Bush ever, just once, stopped to think about the collision between racial preferences and unending mass immigration. With Bush I’m sure the answer is no.
You must also think he and his intelligence agents knew nothing about what destruction an ineligible communist would bring to a nation they supposedly love.
They were in power. His oath of office includes protecting us from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. He was President and did NOTHING. A fine man does not betray his own nation as Bush has his.
Not an answer. What would you have done, within the constraints of the Constitution you so cherish? Try something other than whining.
Dont’ spill your Kool aid on it.
There you have it. Bush did not prevent Obama from being elected. Let’s go whine about the DHS now, and its extra-constitutional powers.
Bush, Cheney, et al had the intelligence on Obama and could have quietly undermined his campaign and stopped him from becomming president.
To allow an avowed enemy of the United States to become president is unforgivaable. IMO.
And J Edgar Hoover would have done the right thing, too.
Revival of the Bush-bots with this library I see.
Its all Karl Roves fault
Its all the Dems fault
Its all the MSMs fault
Its all Carter and Clintons fault
Its congressional Republ;icans fault
And last ‘its your fault’
Bushbot rule #1 :The more excuses for the disaster the better the presidency must have been, as long as he's GOP.
That is probably the most circuitous way I’ve seen anyone get to Bush’s Fault™ I’ve seen.
Lucky you! I’ve been to Dallas in June, hot as can be.
I don’t know if I’ll get there again, but I think I’d go in the Fall when it’s a little cooler.
Great news on improving ammo and component availability!
I for one am tired of digging each bullet out of the bodies before they are buried. :->
Thanks for the heads up! :o)
I’ll be darned, I didn’t know I’d won!
Last time I checked the contest was still going on! LOL!
This is more direct: for 8 full years, he never fought back against the liberals on any issue, at any time, for any reason, and thus allowed the R brand and the conservative brand to get blamed for all the econ problems, for Katrina, for the housing bust. That 8 years contributed mightily to a dumbed down electorate of lo fos.
Someone just put up on twitter that they doubted my book will be in the Bush Library....:)
535 members of Congress also took an oath of office. As did every government employee. Every state legislative office holder took a similar oath of office. Every Sheriff, LEO, State Police officer, military member takes a similar oath of office.
Explain specifically why G.W.Bush is the only man in America who receives YOUR blame for Obozo?????
Before the crying-jigs begin, let me state that I'm not comparing George W. Bush to Ronald Reagan.
I was looking at PJ Media and just came upon the announcement.
Glad I could be the messenger of some good news!
Your caption fit their facial expressions perfectly!
Well done!!!
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