“I was one of those morons who sided with Bush”
Lots of Freepers did, and at least he won. I mean, lots of Freepers also voted for McCain (burn in hell) and Pierre Delecto..
It’s always difficult because the Repubs put up sleazy candidates, besides Eisenhower, Goldwater, Reagan and Trump. And the GOPe didn’t want any of those three either.
Second, I'll give you one good reason why we 'wasted' our vote on Bush: Alito/Heller.
Bush gave us Roberts (who, yes, is a hot mess), but also Alito who replaced O'Connor. Both guys were part of the 5-4 majority in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008).
Had Bush lost to Gore, Gore likely would have been re-elected in 2004 and had a shot at these two SCOTUS seats. Or, had Lurch won in 2004, it'd be the same deal. And we'd likely have gotten a 5-4 ruling against KABA.
Yes, Roberts sucks now, but Alito is solid. And for Heller I lose no sleep over Bush winning.
And yes.. the 2nd Amendment is THAT important.