The GOP’s largest mistake was joining with Democrats in demonizing Bush, who faced an unprecedented 8 years of attacks and undermining of his administration from the Democrats and their leftist cabal.
Obama was not a mistake brought about about 8 years of Bush, but by 14 years of planning, setting the stage and demonizing conservatism, ridiculing Republicans (many of who brought it on themselves) and by craftily protecting their own from exposure.
During this time, they stacked courts, schools, corporations and government as well as their support groups with plans of a complete takeover, while we sat back and cringed and refused to support Bush or his worthy causes (other than the War on Terror.)
We failed to protect good Representatives we had while Democrats attacked at every chance.
We failed to get behind Bush and watch his flanks, while demanding better performance from him in regards our borders.
We failed because we got complacent after 1994 and whenever a Republican was thought to be or accused of outside our own definition of a conservative, demanded their expulsion, while patting ourselves on the backs that we were “clean.”
Mark Foley was gay, but broke no laws. Tom DeLay was accused, but has not been tried. The list goes on and on, but the point is, these were our strong players on our behalf and we abandoned them for some Puritan ethic that allowed the Democrats to drive that wedge between the GOP.
At the same time, we replaced some with weaker Republicans, thinking they were “clean” when they were more left than some Democrats.
No, don't put it all off on Bush, accept your part as well.
I did not put it all off on Bush, I put it on the whole republican party as well. The whole party spent too much and grew the size of government when they controlled congress. They all decided to squander billions on the mistake of invading Iraq. They all accepted the influence of special interest money. Both parties are corrupted by a political system which is broken and under the influence of special interest money and it will not get fixed in an environment dominated by corrupt liberal media. What part in that mess is my responsibility?