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When 9/11 happened, I could not imagine a worse person being President at that time than Bush (Original Post) edhopper Sep 2018 OP
Me too, did the same katmondoo Sep 2018 #1
Me 3 lark Sep 2018 #3
and me. irisblue Sep 2018 #13
When Reagan was president, I thought we'd never go lower than that DavidDvorkin Sep 2018 #2
A defect in imagination which many of us shared COLGATE4 Sep 2018 #4
This is why I don't go to horror movies. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #5
Strange isn't it? peggysue2 Sep 2018 #6
We had no way of knowing it could get a lot worse TEB Sep 2018 #7
republicans doubling down on dumb since nixon. mikeysnot Sep 2018 #8
It means that it is possible to get someone worse than trump AlexSFCA Sep 2018 #9
that's nothing barbtries Sep 2018 #10
This choie Sep 2018 #11
Failed Hollywood Actor, 1% Baseball Owner and Fraudulent Real Estate Developer with 4 Bankruptcies Stallion Sep 2018 #12
All I can think of is Steel Magnolias MissMillie Sep 2018 #14
At least Bush *TRIED* to be presidential at the time. Initech Sep 2018 #15

lark

(23,102 posts)
3. Me 3
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 12:11 PM
Sep 2018

Who would have guessed a Russian agent could steal the reigns of our government via Russia stealing the vote? It seems absolutely unbelievable, which is why PUtin thought he'd get away with it.

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)
2. When Reagan was president, I thought we'd never go lower than that
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 12:10 PM
Sep 2018

And I said the same about Dubya.

Now I'm afraid to say the same about Trump.

5. This is why I don't go to horror movies.
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 12:19 PM
Sep 2018

Once you think it's as bad as it can get, the monster jumps out of the dark and rips the head off the cute blonde and sucks out her blonde.

peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
6. Strange isn't it?
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 12:24 PM
Sep 2018

The Bush&Cheney years were beyond dreadful. But even they are being rehabilitated because of the Trumpster.

I think we're at the bottom rung within the darkness. Although I hesitate to say that because this is only year 2 of the Trumpster and his odious acolytes destroying the country's faith in itself.

Eyes on November, so we can step back into the Light.

barbtries

(28,795 posts)
10. that's nothing
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 12:55 PM
Sep 2018

i was so disgusted by gw and his terrible presidency and yet so naive, i thought the republican party would go away after that! whew was i wrong, they were just getting started.

trump is so bad. it's all over today how he bragged about having the tallest building in NYC now that the WTC had come down, and that is disgusting. but we should not forget that bush and cheney and their cabal picked up the 911 ball and drove it straight into Iraq, started a complete clusterfuck of a misbegotten war, killed uncounted numbers of innocent people (up to a million), cratered the economy, tortured prisoners, etc, etc, etc.

to this day the US is engaged in this endless war. Soldiers are sent back over and over and over, and they are destroyed. 22 suicides a day among veterans. PTSD. homelessness and joblessness.

at the end of the day even though trump makes him seem like a statesman in comparison, bush was really bad for this country. having said all that, trump is worse and if he's not removed from office somehow, the damage he does will be worse and longer lasting than any other president yet.

choie

(4,111 posts)
11. This
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:18 PM
Sep 2018

History doesnt have to be rewritten because the current "president" is so despicable. Two leaders can both be horrors at the same time. There's no reason to inflate one's worth to understand how bad the other is.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
12. Failed Hollywood Actor, 1% Baseball Owner and Fraudulent Real Estate Developer with 4 Bankruptcies
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:40 PM
Sep 2018

...what's next for the Republicans? Shirley* they can't do worse

*Don't call me Shirley and Hold My Beer

MissMillie

(38,559 posts)
14. All I can think of is Steel Magnolias
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:52 PM
Sep 2018

Where Annelle says, "I really don't things can get any worse."

And Weezer replies, "OF COURSE THEY CAN!"

Initech

(100,076 posts)
15. At least Bush *TRIED* to be presidential at the time.
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:58 PM
Sep 2018

And given that he did succeed. If such a tragedy were to repeat itself (god forbid) there's no way in hell Trump would ever act even slightly presidential. And he's definitely not acting like it today, on the anniversary of 9/11.

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