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ClearSky24

(234 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 10:52 PM Jun 2020

George W. Bush won't support Donald Trump's reelection.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/politics/trump-biden-republicans-voters.html?smid=tw-share

"Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney won’t support Mr. Trump’s re-election, and other G.O.P. officials are mulling a vote for Joe Biden.

Former President George W. Bush won’t support the re-election of Mr. Trump, and Jeb Bush isn’t sure how he’ll vote, say people familiar with their thinking. Senator Mitt Romney of Utah won’t back Mr. Trump and is deliberating whether to again write in his wife, Ann, or cast another ballot this November. And Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, is almost certain to support Mr. Biden but is unsure how public to be about it because one of her sons is eying a run for office.

None of them voted for Mr. Trump in 2016, but the reproach of big Republican names carries a different weight when an incumbent president and his shared agenda with Senate leaders are on the line.

Former Republican leaders like the former Speakers Paul D. Ryan and John A. Boehner won’t say how they will vote, and some Republicans who are already disinclined to support Mr. Trump are weighing whether to go beyond backing a third-party contender to openly endorse Mr. Biden. Retired military leaders, who have guarded their private political views, are increasingly voicing their unease about the president’s leadership but are unsure whether to embrace his opponent."
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George W. Bush won't support Donald Trump's reelection. (Original Post) ClearSky24 Jun 2020 OP
nice, but Dubya can still go fuck himself Skittles Jun 2020 #1
Well put. MissB Jun 2020 #3
Eloquently stated. jrthin Jun 2020 #4
He needs to apologize for 2000 LisaM Jun 2020 #6
No, he needs to be in prison for war crimes nt Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #9
Lying us into a war based on faked evidence and hundreds Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #15
You left out torture. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #38
he is a sociopath Skittles Jun 2020 #10
Roberts has helped us a few times even if he's generally been a conservative shitbag. PTWB Jun 2020 #13
He's still helping us here and there Polybius Jun 2020 #18
That Supreme Court in 2000 wasn't his fault Polybius Jun 2020 #17
No, but the one that gave us Citizens United is. LisaM Jun 2020 #20
I agree rockfordfile Jun 2020 #12
A-fucking-men, Skittles. Aristus Jun 2020 #19
whenever I see those commericals for wounded soldiers Skittles Jun 2020 #29
Ditto wnylib Jun 2020 #21
++++++++++ not fooled Jun 2020 #24
"I'd tell you to go fuck yourself, but that is much too kind" Martin Eden Jun 2020 #37
Imagine Bush campaigns for/with Biden in Texas Renew Deal Jun 2020 #2
George war bush can't change what he did, but I welcome his vote and criticism. Hoyt Jun 2020 #5
Fuck you !!! SamKnause Jun 2020 #7
Okay, but will he encourage people to vote for PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #8
Steve Schmidt basically said the same thing about Murkowski. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #14
There you go. 👆👆👆 crickets Jun 2020 #16
Exactly! BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #22
Huge Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #11
Does he still have any clout in TX? BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #23
good. now return to the dustbin of history Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #25
What a bunch of weasels. Write in his wife? Not sure? LuckyLib Jun 2020 #26
I don't believe them. When push comes to shove C Moon Jun 2020 #27
It's trump or Biden. That's the choice. I'm so ecstatic Jun 2020 #28
I reserve my contempt for the "liberals" who didn't vote or voted 3rd party in '16 Kaleva Jun 2020 #30
Me too! redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #33
How nice. theaocp Jun 2020 #35
Bush wouldn't have won if the scumbags who call themselves liberals had voted Kaleva Jun 2020 #39
Much easier to say when you're retired from politics, filthy rich and..... KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #31
So a sitting president has no support from any living presidents Norbert Jun 2020 #32
Dang. When you lose the war criminal vote... EarthFirst Jun 2020 #34
Fucking nepotism. theaocp Jun 2020 #36
 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
15. Lying us into a war based on faked evidence and hundreds
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:48 PM
Jun 2020

of thousands of humans died, is indeed a war crime of the highest magnitude. And relying on Cheney's brain... Huge mistake.

Polybius

(15,437 posts)
17. That Supreme Court in 2000 wasn't his fault
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:56 PM
Jun 2020

The notorious 5 of that December, 2000 decision were appointed by Nixon (Rehnquist), Reagan (O'Connor, Scalia, and Kennedy), and Poppy Bush (Thomas).

LisaM

(27,813 posts)
20. No, but the one that gave us Citizens United is.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 12:22 AM
Jun 2020

And if he had any integrity, he would have asked Scalia and Thomas, at the least, to recuse themselves.

Aristus

(66,389 posts)
19. A-fucking-men, Skittles.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 12:11 AM
Jun 2020

We haven't forgotten. He and his professional rehabilitators can all go fuck themselves for trying to make us forget all the rotten things he did in his eight years.

I don't fault Michelle Obama for getting chummy with him; she's a class act.

But everyone else trying to make it seem as if Dubya's administration was a lost dream of rational governance and peerless leadership can fuck right off...

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
29. whenever I see those commericals for wounded soldiers
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 05:11 AM
Jun 2020

seeing those young guys, having to struggle with disabilities for the rest of their lives while that lying dirtbag Dubya PAINTS for fun, UGH, he should be hiding in UTTER SHAME

Martin Eden

(12,871 posts)
37. "I'd tell you to go fuck yourself, but that is much too kind"
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 08:32 AM
Jun 2020

Poem I wrote for GW when he left office:


I'd tell you to go fuck yourself
But that is much too kind
If you could perform that feat
You'd take pleasure in your behind

I'd like to say eat shit and die
But you deserve much more
You should suffer all the grief and pain
Of your misbegotten war

Though I can never make you think
Or feel, or understand
I'll take solace when you hear your name
Cursed throughout the land

From inside a lonely prison cell
Dark and bare and cold
Where every day you pay for your crimes
Until you're sick, heartbroken, and old

When you finally leave the earth
You fucked over oh so well
If there is a God and afterlife
You're going straight to hell.

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)
2. Imagine Bush campaigns for/with Biden in Texas
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:00 PM
Jun 2020

that would be something, though it would probably piss off too many people.

SamKnause

(13,108 posts)
7. Fuck you !!!
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:14 PM
Jun 2020

You and your administration should be sharing a cell with Trump and his administration.

It is sad that there is no accountability for the leaders of this country.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
8. Okay, but will he encourage people to vote for
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:14 PM
Jun 2020

the Democrat running? Because if he doesn't, his not supporting Trump's re-election doesn't mean shit.

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
14. Steve Schmidt basically said the same thing about Murkowski.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:47 PM
Jun 2020

He basically said nobody should be waivering over whether to vote for Trump or Biden, that everyone should vote for Biden. It is not even a close call as to which is the better choice.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
26. What a bunch of weasels. Write in his wife? Not sure?
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:24 AM
Jun 2020

Please, somebody in the Repug party, get a backbone! How whacked out does a President have to be before you stand up?

Kaleva

(36,312 posts)
30. I reserve my contempt for the "liberals" who didn't vote or voted 3rd party in '16
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 05:23 AM
Jun 2020

and the ones who are unsure of supporting Biden this year.

Kaleva

(36,312 posts)
39. Bush wouldn't have won if the scumbags who call themselves liberals had voted
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 02:22 PM
Jun 2020

or not voted for Nader. Fuck those piles of worthless shit.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
31. Much easier to say when you're retired from politics, filthy rich and.....
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 05:37 AM
Jun 2020

protected to the hilt by Secret Service.

I'm perfectly happy if they just stay at home in their gated community and don't vote......

theaocp

(4,241 posts)
36. Fucking nepotism.
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 08:27 AM
Jun 2020
And Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, is almost certain to support Mr. Biden but is unsure how public to be about it because one of her sons is eying a run for office.


In these times, you could just run on being a decent human being and that would eclipse voting for a Democrat. My favorite phrase to say during March - May was, "I don't know." It worked in many circumstances and I found it leaving my lips an uncomfortable number of times. This pattern has shifted and now I find myself saying all the time, "How hard is this?" These "wavering" nincompoops need to ask themselves that and simplify their approach. This is not difficult, but they bend themselves into knots to show how they feel it is. Jesu.
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