George W. Bush’s unmistakable takedown of Trumpism — and Trump

[Lechasseur]

Yes we do

Yep, I don't necessarily agree with him on everything (in hindsight, Iraq was a mistake) but ultimately he was a good guy who was president during difficult times and did what he thought he had to do, I'd take him over either of his successors in a heartbeat.

[Lechasseur]

Should be in the Hague


Also I've discovered there's a certain type of liberal that seems to honestly believe George W Bush is a better person, at a fundamental level, than Bernie Sanders.

As our PM? Yes please

Yes we do

Yep, I don't necessarily agree with him on everything (in hindsight, Iraq was a mistake) but ultimately he was a good guy who was president during difficult times and did what he thought he had to do, I'd take him over either of his successors in a heartbeat.

Yeah, he made a lot of mistakes in Iraq. It didn't even had to be that bad, the US just didn't handle it the right way. But that's very easy to say in hindsight as there was a lot to say for the decisions he made (which turned out to be wrong). I think he gets too much blame for his economic policy, in 2003 and 2005 he actually proposed tighter controls on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but the bill was filibustered by (who else ) the Democrats. That doesn't say he was an economic genius but "Bush did the recession" is just way too simple.

This