[from occupied ga]

THIS is what I remember most about Bush1. The fact that he campaigned on "no new taxes" and then signed a Democrat tax bill to massively increase taxes. Supposedly with decreases in spending in the out years. Unless Bush had the IQ of an earthworm (not totally ruled out) he should have known that NO deal for spending cuts in the out years EVER means anything since congress only budgets one year at a time. My guess is that he thought the taxes were a good thing and that his philosophy was more in line with thq Democrats than not. In short a RINO.

[Moonman62]

Don’t ever trust a Democrat and don’t do deals with them. Reagan’s amnesty deal didn’t work out any better.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

What also happened was Medicare was split out from social security and there was no cap. Used to be that when you maxed your FICA that was it.

Because I had 2 jobs and paid FICA in both I normally got a healthy refund, but after the Bush tax increase that refund was $1000 less. I was not a happy camper.

[Pete Dovgan]

Your explanation is exactly the way I remember it, save one small detail. The economy had a little bump in the road because of real estate over speculation in the North East (Democrat’s). That combined with the ‘deall’ With Democrats ended the GOP control of the White House, ushered in the Clintons (of which we still suffer), expanded three letter acronyms control over budget, privacy, security, and politics, that we as a Republic may never overcome.

[Alberta's Child]

The story these conservative political pundits have been peddling about the "Democrat betrayal" of GHWB is utter nonsense.

GHWB spent his entire career in Washington. He was even the former CIA director -- so he was in the business of lying, deception and disinformation.

Nobody fooled him or deceived him. He signed the tax hike because he wanted the tax hike -- period.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Liberals love Bush for the very tax increase betrayal that destroyed his presidency.

That is all that needs to be said. I told my wife all of the accolades were coming from the liberals because they loved Bush because he was liberal and they were happy he was dead, since he was a Republican. Their politics IS their religion.

[trebb]

What purpose in beating a dead horse? Long-term resentments, that outlive the source of pique, are bad for you. Might as well sip on poison and hope the dead guy suffers.

[wastoute]

There was a very good reason for the target of the first bombs to fall in Operation Just Cause...

[yldstrk]

Amen, it was a huge betrayal and I never forgave him.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Bush was an honorable man, with integrity. His mistake was to trust Sen. George Mitchell, a lying deceitful DemocRAT and Senate leader. Bush relied on promises the DemocRATS never meant to keep.

[GoldenPup]

Bush showed political “courage” in breaking his “Read my lips: No new taxes” pledge, and he was thrown out of office for doing the right thing.

Patent Bullshit. All of Bush’s previous lofty positions (with one exception) had been appointments (yes he rode to VP on Reagan’s coat tails) so he really didn’t realize the price he would have to pay by breaking his promise. AND he most likely got some really stupid advice.

[saywhatagain]

The Bush Tax Betrayal "may be" the the political blunder of the half-century. Does it compare how Bush lied to the American public regarding China?

This 10 minute YT explains in simple detail the failure and betrayal of the American public by 41 regarding China and the policy going forward. This betrayal "bad judgement?"

George HW Bush's muted response to Tiananmen Massacre greatest US China policy failure

In the presentation, he states over 2,500 people gunned down that night. That appears to be the "official" record. Whispers are between 10,000 to 12,000. They were NOT killed by the local police and military.

As we saw, the tank driver refused to run over the single protesto. Records show troops from many different provinces were called. The group from Mongolia did the dirty deed . . . per the whispers.

[Buckeye McFrog]

That lie brought the Democrat Party back from the brink of extinction.

He has much to answer for.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Worse than that was the refusal to implement the border security and enforcement promises in the 1986 amnesty that assured we would be flooded with 10 times the number of illegal aliens.

The Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA) is the legacy for which he will be remembered.

[JimRed]

There were no “new” taxes, just increases in the old ones!

[ataDude]

I remember the 1989 Import Gun ban.

[vannrox]