The American Debate: He damaged party in two fundamental ways

The American Debate: He damaged party in two fundamental ways

By Dick Polman
Inquirer National Political Columnist


We already know that George W. Bush will walk away from his wreckage nine days hence, having bequeathed us record budget deficits, a tanking economy, a needless war costing half a trillion dollars and thousands of lives, a sullied global image, and so much more.

But one other facet of his legacy is widely overlooked: He wrecked his own Republican Party.

Don't take my word for it. Various Republicans rendered their verdicts on Bush long before the November election. For instance, Peggy Noonan, the commentator and former Reagan speechwriter, argued a year ago that "Bush destroyed the Republican Party, by which I mean he sundered it, broke its constituent pieces apart."

If that sounds too harsh, perhaps Tom Davis, a former House GOP leader, will strike you as more diplomatic. Referring to Bush last spring, Davis said: "He's just killed the Republican brand. . . . The Republican brand is in the trash can. . . . If we were dog food, they would take us off the shelf."

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Okay, I guess I have to agree with the republicons. Their deviant, corrupt, and perverse party is, indeed, as vomitously unappealing to a real American as - hUrL - dog food.

Bush is such a Loser, even other Losers recognize him as wanting...

Mental Midget

Ignorant....hardly reads...Camus my ASS

Bully in the Lounge Syndrome...loud and charming...but empty of empathy

Republicans had Control of Congress and could easily have stood up to Bush* at any time and put a stop to the huge spending/crime spree but they did not. They not only went along but often were sponsors of bills such as Patriot Act and FISA etc. To try and lay all the blame upon Bush* is ridiculous. Republicans made their bed not Bush* so let them all lay in it..