They once had many people fooled. I was reading FR at the time, and I remember threads titled “A Day in the Life of George W. Bush” or similar. Everyone fell for it. He claimed he was a born-again Christian and had conservative values. For a few months everything went well. Ashcroft, another Christian pick, was popular here and in other conservative circles. Unfortunately, he also picked Cheney and Rumsfeld. I don’t know if they seized control of his administration or if he was a willing partner all along. I think the latter.
Then came Sept. 11. Then we were told that we suddenly had to fight for eternity to “keep the terrorists over there” and that it might never be over. We were told we had to have the Patriot Act. We were told God told him to invade Iraq. Then we got Abu Ghraib and deceit. Then we got still more deceit about spying, intelligence, Islam, etc. Then, to top it off, we were told we had to be “compassionate” and legalize all the invaders.
That was the nail in the coffin for me with Bush. And I haven’t totally trusted GOP, Inc. since.
“And I haven’t totally trusted GOP, Inc. since.”
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That’s because the GOP hasn’t given us any reasons to trust them. All they do is stab us in the back.