[GOP_Party_Animal]

Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of trying to defend all of the Bush Administration's actions. They screwed up a lot of stuff. I think you can win rational Lefties over somewhat if you acknowledge those mistakes; We should've had "Surge Level" troops from the beginning, we should not have had "pre-Surge" rules of engagement, we should not have disbanded their military, etc., etc.

[al_c]

I totally agree. It’s the whole “Bush lied and people died” mantra that I’m sick of. Doesn’t mean he didn’t screw some things up ... it’s just that the far left like to pin every single thing on him.