The last two Republicans in the White House were both named Bush: George H.W. Bush and his son George W. Bush. I be hard-pressed to come up with two individuals who have done more to damage the name and reputation of the Republican Party than these two.
Let's keep in mind that for most of the eight years that the younger Bush was in office, he also had a Republican House and Senate. And yet his tenure in office was a complete disaster in terms of foreign/military policy abroad and crony capitalism here at home -- which is how we ended up with a jug-eared idiot in the White House today.
“Let’s keep in mind that for most of the eight years that the younger Bush was in office, he also had a Republican House and Senate.”
You are just barely right. From jan 2001 to july 2001, he had a 50-50 senate with Jim Jeffords on our side and also had Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, and Lincoln Chaffee. From July 2001 to Jan. 2003, the senate was 51-49 dem. when Jeffords swithed.
Only from Jan 2003 to Jan 2007 did bush have the house and senate.
Although you are just barely right, the reality is Bush had the house and senate for half the time.
Well, 4 years actually but you're right. We had such an opportunity to roll back so much needless government but the Republicans in power squandered it. Bush so sullied the Republican brand that by 2008, Reagan himself couldn't have gotten elected.