never saw a politician crumble to the media as badly as this guy did....
His last term sucked so bad I went to DU because it was dangerous to insult him here. This place was Bushbot Central. They still found me out over there and tossed me.
Most people are not able to withstand being criticized and publicly laughed at for over four years running. The press treated George W. Bush horribly in his second term. I think Mr. Bush just became worn down and dispirited by the ongoing battle. The pressure to keep a stiff upper republican lip was heavy, especially with his father still being alive then. I guess I have some amount of mercy for him.
It did not help that he wasn’t as bold as Trump, in that he, Bush felt he could not bite back at the idiots and call them out. Most politicians are nowhere near as tough, as resilient as Donald Trump was. Most human beings in general could not cope with that sustained level of animosity, day in day out. It still amazes me, what Trump was able to tolerate, yet continue pushing his policies, many sucesssfully.