[pt17]

Bush was a disaster for the Republican Party.

The republican party was a disaster for the republican party. Bush was just lousy frosting on a bad cake.

[element92]

>The republican party was a disaster for the republican party. Bush was just lousy frosting on a bad cake.<

not in my opinion
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Bush started the Iraq war under false pretenses.
Bush then forced the Republican party to support
Bush’s open-ended occupation of Iraq.

voters punished congressional Republicans in 2006

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congressional Republicans had no choice but
tp support Bush in 2007-2008

voters punished congressional Republicans in 2008