Posted on 02/28/2010 7:13:41 AM PST by kingattax
Neither did Reagan. I suppose Reagan was a failure too, huh?
Reagan went in with good intentions, Bush wanted to quadruple down on known failure.
Not only that, Amnesty for the Mexican government's illegal aliens was, bar none, the single domestic issue Bush worked hardest and longest on.
Conservatives and strong Republicans were unhappy about many things Bush did, but stuck with him until his pushes for "comprehensive" amnesty while disparaging his base voters beliefs. Working to ram amnesty down our throats was Bush's "bridge too far".
It might be fine for you, but we don’t want family dynasty rule... two is enough for any generation... if you want “Read My Lips” and “Amnesty for All” principles guiding US policy, well... OK Then. But if you want constitutional government held in check by conservative values then you may want to reconsider... just sayin...
Reagan legalized three million with a stroke of a pen. Let’s pound on Ronnie. Why do I get the feeling nothing Bush did would make you happy?
Reading these posts tells me there are a lot of ungrateful bastards hereabouts.
I prefer those in the White House over the tawdry party politics hacks from the Dem side.
You're suggesting that W is too intimidated to speak up because Obama might turn the internation criminal court lose on him?
I don't thinks so. That could be an act that would finally cause an populist uproar.
More likely, W is taking the high road. Besides, Obama might think about the act, but if he did the left would cede a lot of power. Marxist Commies don't like giving up power.
Bush did many good things, but he forgot who brought him to the dance. He spent more time pandering to those who would never vote for him than his own voting base.
When Bush left office his approval rating ranged from a low of 22% in a CBS poll to a high of about 27%. The only way for a Republican President to get that low is to have no approval from Democrats, no approval from the moderate middle and to have alienated about a third of the Republican voters.
Bush was a big disappointment.
Bigger Fed Education Dept
Bigger Fed Drug program
Defended & Emphasized BIG OPEN borders
Pushed BIG Amnesty
Signed BIG Campaign Finance Reform's attack on free speech
Harriet Miers
Colon Powell
Would never stand up to 'rat attacks - just kept quiet
Best buddy with Juan McCain
These are just a few of Jorge's favorite things that turned off the base and independents to open the door for MAO-bama.
Thanks a lot, Jorge!
Yeah. We know.
What good would it do for him to speak out? may actually make Obama more popular.
He’s just a classy guy here, and I respect that.
No, your fellow “pure bread conservative” Americans who didn’t vote in the last two elections gave us the Dem Congress and Obama. Bush didn’t vote for Obama. Did you? Or were you too pure to vote? Well you got what you deserve MAO-bama.
Now keep complaining and whining about Bush, that will make your booboos go away.
MAO-bama won the independents better than 2:1. In the VA, NJ & MA races, the conservative won the Independents 2:1-3:1
The Independents deserted Jorge because of his BIG liberal RINO ways - why vote for a lite version of liberal when MAO-bama campaigned on many conservative principles. Of course, MAO-bama lied to the voters
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