[clamper1797]

IMHO ... some of these "Bush Haters" are DU plants/shills. I think that you might find (I hope) that most Freepers have one or two contentions with Bush policy ... Lord knows I do ... BUT we also realize that he is WAY better than the alternatives

[hchutch]

I'd amend that to "realistic alternatives" for the purposes of accuracy, myself. But you are correct.

[dsutah]

And you're right. Most people may get a little p.o.'d about him once in awhile, that's ok. But when they deliberately distort things he does or did, and lie about it; that's going way too far! I suspect a 'clique' on here are shills. But thankfully, most aren't.

Like I said, a lot of these poisonous accusations of socialism getting thrown around on here, are unworthy of "Freepers"; especially if and when they're aimed at other "Freepers", and people who aren't socialists or traitors at all!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well said!

[sauropod]

How about not insulting those of us who are further to the right than you are with the "DU" epithet? That is really not cool.

[Jesse]

"IMHO ... some of these "Bush Haters" are DU plants/shills. I think that you might find (I hope) that most Freepers have one or two contentions with Bush policy ... Lord knows I do ... BUT we also realize that he is WAY better than the alternatives."

Actually, I was up to 23 contentions but I stopped counting.

I find it interesting how often conservatives like to say principles matter, and shifting moral relativism in our society is one of the prime reasons there are so many problems in school (outcome based education), persistent poverty, etc. Just pick your favorite right wing pundit or GOP politician and this principle as they apply it to castigate liberals is a recurrent theme.

Yet moral relativism is the defense which people have been proposing for Bush and the GOP in their wholesale retreat from past promises for a smaller government, less spending,and a return to constitutional principles of governance and federalism.

But let Bush and the GOP mortgage the farm, sell it, then subsidize it for votes, and what do we hear but moral relativism.

"He means well" "He did some things right" "He has to compromise on this" blah blah blah.

Reminds me of the die-hard Clinton supporters.