My respect for George W. Bush has dropped like a rock.
Yours, mine, ours.
President Bush made the critical mistake of spending political capital he did not have. His conservative supporters watched him sit quietly by while Obama belittled everything we stood for. President Bush never stood up for us for eight long years, yet we continued to defend him because we believed that, deep down, he was "one of us." Yes, we had our doubts, but as Carl Rove once said, "Where else are they going to go?"
Because of this, President Bush assumed we would follow wherever he led. He didn't realize that his silence during the Obama years took a toll on our respect for him.
And we all know what happens when we assume.
I was done with him the moment he said that he didn’t understand the Tea Party.
Mine has dropped lower than whale sh!t.