Don’t let this thread fool you
97% of this forum toe sucked George Bush and Rove and Cheney including me even after 9-11
The only anti Bush stalwarts were a few Paleos and objectivists
And only Cheney merited the adulation bestowed btw imho
And only Cheney speaks out now in the right way
You could be zotted here for being too outspoken on Bush or his policies especially amnesty
Howlin ...sinspur...Dane....bayourod....prnd321....and many others...some still here pretending to be bona fide would run in packs and find a dissenter and hound them from the forum and then cackle in delight at their deering do in expelling yet another racist or bigot
That’s right ...opposing amnesty was the province of bigots and racists even though the stats were already in his immigrants legal or not voted and other not good data
I know this cause I was in their crosshairs
What I post today is not one whit different in persoective than 15 years ago except I’m more tired of the Bushes and GOPe than I ever figured I’d ever be
You learn a lot here in a decade and a half about human nature especially if cursed with near photographic recall like I am
Newer Freepers have no idea
I miss one thing the most....even if it meant the harpies returned....we need our old traffic....this place used to roar with threads rolling in the 100s even over silly crap
You could refresh your replies and have a hard time scrolling back to where you were
It was a combination of things I guess
I cannot say that I miss the harpies....especially Howlin..lol
Great post, true all dat.
I was merely commenting on Rove’s ability to work the squishy middle. Was he a genius...nah. But, I will say that he knew the politics of the time. These days things have changed and the old formulas aren’t going to work. The middle is gone, and they are undeclared democRATS. So that leaves Rove out in the cold. Unfortunately he won’t just go away, sort of like Dick Morris. Morris knew his business (the squishy middle) at the time, and that time has passed.
I do remember the packs who would attack anyone who said anything remotely critical of GWB. The republican alternatives then were less conservative than what we have in Ted Cruz, or even Trump or Carson.
Quite a few got zotted in 2011/12. The Comedian, and Pissant come to mind. I always liked them, even if I didn’t agree with them. They were smart and able to defend their positions without getting personal.