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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:06 PM Jun 2014

Is there anything Dubya touched that didn't turn to complete shit?

Afghanistan? Disaster

Iraq? Disaster.

US economy? Disaster. The economy was literally crashing as he walked out the door.

US budget deficit? Disaster. It has started to improve now thanks to Obama's tax increases on the wealthy.

Health care costs? Disaster.

Is there anything Dubya touched that didn't turn to complete shit?

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Is there anything Dubya touched that didn't turn to complete shit? (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 OP
Nothing I can think of shenmue Jun 2014 #1
Me either. nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #3
tough one! i'll go with: he didn't veto the do-not-call implementation act of 2003 unblock Jun 2014 #10
Doesn't make much difference, the do not call thingy doesn't work. shraby Jun 2014 #24
that's not quite the stated criteria. just looking for something that didn't turn to shit ;) unblock Jun 2014 #26
MAYBE his work in Africa with the AIDS program yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #51
I don't think so. madaboutharry Jun 2014 #2
Toilet Paper? 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #4
Mrs. Aristus, my live-in conservative Republican, was watching a speech of his once, Aristus Jun 2014 #5
I called him the anti-Midas on DU2. Rex Jun 2014 #6
Don't you know we can't blame him for anything RockaFowler Jun 2014 #7
Not one single good thing happened to this Country during Bush Hell! santamargarita Jun 2014 #8
Angela Merkel. tridim Jun 2014 #9
lol! touche! unblock Jun 2014 #11
Barney. Oops... pipi_k Jun 2014 #12
Nope world wide wally Jun 2014 #13
The Onion nailed it in Jan. 2001 deutsey Jun 2014 #14
prophetic. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #16
+1 lunasun Jun 2014 #17
Nope! nt sheshe2 Jun 2014 #15
HALLIBURTON, BLACKWATER, AND THE CARLISLE GOUP ALL MADE OUT LIKE BANDITS. diane in sf Jun 2014 #18
I was thinking the same thing ladym55 Jun 2014 #37
Let's not forget the banks and Wall Street customerserviceguy Jun 2014 #45
Well, his brain was nicknamed turd blossom. GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2014 #19
I love it when they say Mr.Bill Jun 2014 #20
No Hekate Jun 2014 #21
His Segway Brother Buzz Jun 2014 #22
Best laugh I've had in a while madokie Jun 2014 #39
His legacy The Blue Flower Jun 2014 #23
Well... Chan790 Jun 2014 #25
When asked to say something positive about GWB . . . enid602 Jun 2014 #27
*guffaw* RussBLib Jun 2014 #35
Pretzels, because they fought back JHB Jun 2014 #28
DUzy! sakabatou Jun 2014 #30
one thing, yes, abso-fuckin-lutely! Zorra Jun 2014 #29
Yup Egnever Jun 2014 #31
Nope ailsagirl Jun 2014 #32
Laura. At least twice. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2014 #33
Bald heads? KansDem Jun 2014 #34
Not in this mstinamotorcity2 Jun 2014 #36
Nope. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #38
The very wealthy and military contractors did very well The Second Stone Jun 2014 #40
The stupid chickenhawk bastard sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #41
I'm pretty sure his booze turned to... something else LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #42
well he did turn the Reagan phone into the Bush phone PatrynXX Jun 2014 #43
He never crashed Air Force One. tclambert Jun 2014 #44
No joeybee12 Jun 2014 #46
it was no Camelot ... more like Shankri-La napkinz Jun 2014 #47
yes, hiv funding. he did that in his second term. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #48
No. But that's OK. Everything can be blamed on Obama now. baldguy Jun 2014 #49
And we can't blame anything on W since he's been gone 6 years Rocknrule Jun 2014 #55
Nope...AND he doesn't give a shit either. KauaiK Jun 2014 #50
K&R. nt raccoon Jun 2014 #52
That book about goats is still a pretty good read. nt. thucythucy Jun 2014 #53
... napkinz Jun 2014 #54

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
1. Nothing I can think of
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:07 PM
Jun 2014

I remember telling a friend a few years ago, "I can't think of one thing (Bush Jr.) got right."

Still true.

 

4Q2u2

(1,406 posts)
4. Toilet Paper?
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:12 PM
Jun 2014

I guess that turned to complete shit as well.
I've got it Texas, ahh guess not that either.

Aristus

(66,330 posts)
5. Mrs. Aristus, my live-in conservative Republican, was watching a speech of his once,
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:13 PM
Jun 2014

turned to me and said: "Is he just a complete idiot?"

This outburst was no doubt hastened by the fact that a few days earlier, we had seen Bill Clinton give a candid interview, and she was astonished by his intelligence, wit, humor, and grasp of policy nuances.

She'll never admit it, but I think she's secretly a moderate Dem...

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
6. I called him the anti-Midas on DU2.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:14 PM
Jun 2014

Everything he touched, turned to pure shit or fell apart from rot. He is the worst POTUS* in the history of the United States.
















* Selected in 2000 by the SCOTUS

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
7. Don't you know we can't blame him for anything
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:14 PM
Jun 2014

I'm so sick of that little ditty going around right now. They act as if none of this actually happened. That this dufus was never even there. And when you mention his name - Repukes run and say you keep looking at the past. Yo dipshits - the reason the economy collapsed was because of that Mission Accomplished idiot in chief. If you don't want to acknowledge it - it isn't my fault!! We all remember and we won't forget!!

deutsey

(20,166 posts)
14. The Onion nailed it in Jan. 2001
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 03:45 PM
Jun 2014
http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/

Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'

WASHINGTON, DC–Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that "our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over."

President-elect Bush vows that "together, we can put the triumphs of the recent past behind us."

"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."

Bush swore to do "everything in [his] power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.

MORE at link


I knew he was going to be a disaster for America back then, but I had no idea just how catastrophic he would be.

My naive hope back then was that we'd be able to limit him to one term, like the first Bush calamity we had to endure.

diane in sf

(3,913 posts)
18. HALLIBURTON, BLACKWATER, AND THE CARLISLE GOUP ALL MADE OUT LIKE BANDITS.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:12 PM
Jun 2014

Sorry to scream. I'm sure the koch brothers did well too.

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
37. I was thinking the same thing
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:56 PM
Jun 2014

Shrub sure helped the war profiteers ... profit. And the v. wealthy became v. wealthier. It's just the rest of us who got screwed royally.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
45. Let's not forget the banks and Wall Street
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:37 PM
Jun 2014

The bailouts really helped them have zero damage during the recession.

Mr.Bill

(24,284 posts)
20. I love it when they say
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:22 PM
Jun 2014

you can't blame Bush, he hasn't been president for over five years. And besides, the entire middle east mess is Carter's fault.

Brother Buzz

(36,423 posts)
22. His Segway
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 04:37 PM
Jun 2014

Last edited Fri Jun 13, 2014, 02:21 AM - Edit history (2)

I understand Shrub wanted to shoot it after his mishap (They shoot horses, don't they?), but the keener minds of the Secret Service quietly removed and disposed of it; it's living out its golden years making the rounds in a gated community in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Blue Flower

(5,442 posts)
23. His legacy
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:01 PM
Jun 2014

A corporate Supreme Court, a horrible suicide rate among our troops, a worn-out military, a divided country, millions of refugees. I could go on a long time about the aftermath of his reign/rain of sh*t.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
25. Well...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:16 PM
Jun 2014

presumably he had a part in the creation of his daughters.

Jenna's seemingly-not-bright but seems sincere and a nice person. I could say mean things about Jenna Bush-Hager but let's be honest...considering her background and the train-wreck she seemed to be headed towards, she turned out well. She very well could have been a Bristol Palin.

Barbara went to Yale, shows no sign of actually sharing the family conservative ethos, shuns the spotlight and politics, and works in international NGOs. She's vocally supportive of gay rights and marriage equality; works for global health equality.

Considering that their father is a nimrod, he did well parenting apparently.

enid602

(8,616 posts)
27. When asked to say something positive about GWB . . .
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:21 PM
Jun 2014

I believe Al Sharpton once said that GWB singlehandedly disproved the theory of white supremacy.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
29. one thing, yes, abso-fuckin-lutely!
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:24 PM
Jun 2014

United States presidential election, 2008

Electoral vote 365 173
States carried 28 + DC + NE-02 22
Popular vote 69,498,516 59,948,323
Percentage 52.9% 45.7%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
40. The very wealthy and military contractors did very well
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:03 PM
Jun 2014

under Bush even in the recession, and so did oil contractors and energy companies. They do pretty much as well under Obama.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
41. The stupid chickenhawk bastard
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jun 2014

couldn't even sit out the Vietnam War in a rich boys' Guard unit without deserting. How sorry is that?

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
43. well he did turn the Reagan phone into the Bush phone
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:08 PM
Jun 2014

lol now all the cell phones are a POS that hardly last a year. Course all the Righties call it the Obama Phone who had nothing to do with it. It was actually a good idea because phones cost alot of money to put in. and long distance etc. Just that the phones are about 99 % plastic. So now it's like a 99 % shit Bush Phone

tclambert

(11,085 posts)
44. He never crashed Air Force One.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 06:09 PM
Jun 2014

You know he begged them to let him take the controls. 'Cause he was a brave pilot in the VIP unit of the Texas Air National Guard. But they wouldn't let him.



Hmm. Maybe they should have . . .

 

baldguy

(36,649 posts)
49. No. But that's OK. Everything can be blamed on Obama now.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 07:23 PM
Jun 2014

That's what some people on DU think, anyway.

Rocknrule

(5,697 posts)
55. And we can't blame anything on W since he's been gone 6 years
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 03:57 PM
Jun 2014

But everything that went wrong under him is still Clinton's fault.

I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning.

KauaiK

(544 posts)
50. Nope...AND he doesn't give a shit either.
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 03:22 AM
Jun 2014

W, Cheney, Rumsfield and Rice belong in the dock at the Hague for war crimes against Humanity.

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