Posted on 11/15/2012 7:41:40 AM PST by Kaslin
I tend to agree with you. I blame Bush for allowing himself to become the most hated man in America during his last term, which allowed the press to portray him as the second Herbert Hoover after his term was over. He was so demonized that any effort after September 2008 to rehabilitate his military or financial policies would have failed. His mistake was letting it get to that point, from 2002 to 2008, his refusal to fight back. He let them get away with so much during that time, and eventually, it stuck.
It doesn’t bother me that someone wrote this nonsense, I expected it. What bothers me is that Michael Reagan wrote it. I like MR, but I really thought he was smarter than that.
Don’t know whether W. wanted in or not...but I do know the the eGOP assclowns had no use for him, regardless.
This is a pretty stupid article. The GOP hasn’t done anything to defend GW and in fact they didn’t want anything to do with him regarding any campaign.
It would have been cooties to have Bush endorse anyone.
GWB has been slandered about THIS economy. GWB had nothing to do with this economy outside of expanding entitlements (which is what the current dictator is doing).
Author is smoking in a bag. (My opinion)
GW and Sarah didn’t paraticipate because they would have diluted Romney’s campaign message.
The MSM did a thorough hack job on GW and Sarah. Just review the posts of the last four years and even Freepers bought into it. We are part of the problem. We are just as gullible as the Democrats.
Michael, you are wrong on this. Did you really want to give Obama that lightning rod? You know and I know that a renewed chorus of Bush’s Fault is ridiculous but with a complicit media and a dumber-than-dirt electorate? No, GWB did Romney a huge favor by staying in the background.
Agreed. W’s second term was a complete disaster.
I failed to notice the author was M. Reagan. WOW!
I’m embarrassed for him. WTH?
He’s better than that. Oh, Shame.
Yep...
I agree with you about the bad candidate, but if conservatives don’t address their 5:1 disadvantage in the media, then we’re starting with both hands tied behind our backs.
We have: Talk Radio
We sort of have: Fox, FoxB, WashTimes
They have: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, CSPAN, PBS, NYT, WASHP, USATODAY, All of Entertainment TV, Movies, and etc.
We can reach about 20 million a day.
They can reach (and ignore telling) a coupla hundred million.
People STILL don’t know what Benghazi is. But they do know that someone had an affair.
Not Hardly, The Dems talked about him everyday.
Romney lost because he ran as something that is completely foreign to him....a conservative. Geo. Bush won two terms because he successfully ran as something he was not....a conservative. I voted for him four times....I was fooled as much as anyone!!!
I can’t imagine why not since he is a card-carrying RINO like most of them.
Hence his politically tone-deaf "47%" comment....he tries to throw red meat to conservatives, but every time he tried it came out wrong....one with true convictions doesn't do that.
I like Michael Reagan. But, in this instance, Michael Reagan is DEAD wrong. There are people in the GOP to blame for this loss, but George W. Bush isn’t one of them. Besides, even if Bush was a beloved President, such as was Reagan, Romney wouldn’t have benefited from Bush’s participation. The media, and the Obozo fraud team, would have made sure of that.
You beat me to it........In fact, he's owed a long reprieve from the public eye and I hope he's doing a lot of well earned hunting and fishing.......
Funny now Romney losing is President Bushs fault. BDS really is amazing
Of course, former Rat Presidents never go away.
agree. Michael Reagan, et tu, Brute? Why are the Republicans so willing to ‘eat their own’? Rarely see the Dems do this.
I suspect ‘W’ knew or ‘was advised’ that his active support of the Republican candidate would not be helpful. Yes, he was damned no matter what he did or did not do. Enough, leave this man alone!!
I, too, did not agree with all positions of G.W. but I believe he, like me, loves America with every fiber of his being. For this, his integrity, courage and his love of our military members and their families, I will always respect and admire him. I miss him!
You beat me to it........In fact, he's owed a long reprieve from the public eye and I hope he's doing a lot of well earned hunting and fishing.......
As a side note, Pres. Bush is involved with the Wounded Warrior Project and participates in their annual two day event which I think is a 100 mile mountain bike ride....
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