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George W. Bush barely mentioned in GOP campaign
PERRY, IowaA funny thing happened recently in the presidential campaign in Iowa: The last Republican president's name actually surfaced.
"We've had, in the past, a couple of presidents from Texas that said they weren't interested in wars ... like George W. Bush," a voter said to Ron Paul, the Texas congressman who has been sharply critical of U.S. military entanglements overseas. "My question is: How can we trust another Texan?"
It was an odd, almost discordant moment in a GOP contest where Bush, a two-term president who left office just three years ago, has gone all but unmentioned. While the candidates routinely lionize Ronald Reagan and blame President Barack Obama for the nation's economic woes, none has been eager to embrace the Bush legacy of gaping budget deficits, two wars and record low approval ratings -- or blame him for the country's troubles either.
"Republicans talk a lot about losing their way during the last decade, and when they do they're talking about the Bush years," said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont-McKenna College. "For Republicans, the Bush administration has become the `yadda yadda yadda' period of American history."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/03/george_w_bush_barely_mentioned_in_gop_campaign/
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(6,086 posts)Bush and the gang have answers to more than a few questions regarding that day.
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(534 posts)...creepy Bush Senior, nor the failed campaigns of Bobdole and McCain. Only Gipper rates a mention by the current GOP-Crop...