I must take gentle issue with your list there.
If George W. Bush isn’t the worst president in U.S. history, he’s certainly in the top two. We will pay for his errors for generations. In particular, Bush’s unnecessary invasion of Iraq:
1. Wasted blood and treasure.
2. Took our focus off of Afghanistan. End result? We will lose Afghanistan just like we lost Vietnam.
3. Allowed the Syrian civil war to happen - Saddam would have stopped that war cold. And don’t forget, one result of the Syrian civil war was the mass Muslim immigration into Europe.
I am ashamed that I voted for W back in 2000 (I went third-party in 2004). If I had known back in 2000 what I know now, I would have voted for Gore. He couldn’t have done any worse.
I hear you, bro. As an idiot, I recall that I was on the streets holding a pro-Bush sign during the hanging chad recount.
In retrospect, I was completely deluded. Now I am much more cynical about the establishment GOP. I hate them with a passion.
Bush created Ron Paul’s candidacy which got approx 10% in Republican primaries.
The equivalent strong anti-war stance in the alleged Democrats’ primaries from serving Major Tulsi Gabbard never got close to that. Consistently 1-2%. On other policies she was a Bernie Sanders loyalist.
For me, it beggars belief that the party of Bobby and John Kennedy is now the party of warmongers.
Was it ever thus?
Or has something changed?
I am currently crafting a new Free Republic post quoting part of your comment. I think it was brilliant and should be more widely read.
But I am not quoting your name just in case people get angry. I will wear that if it happens.
Feel free to identify yourself there if you wish.