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ananda

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8. It's been going that way since Bush 1 moved to the right.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 08:37 PM

Nov 4

He was bad enough already after what he did to Carter,
but the party demanded a move to the right, and he
complied.

As for Dubya, he was a mixed bag. Since his dad
started a war, he thought he had to start one too.

So, on foreign rlelations, he was very bad.

On the domestic front, not so bad at all. You wouldn't
believe the good he and Liz Cheney did for ESL
teachers and students with Title III.

I would still never have voted for him, though.

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I no longer respect the USA. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #1

I lose respect just by being an American. ananda Nov 4 #2

Yes I am ashamed of my country. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #4

It's been going that way since Bush 1 moved to the right. ananda Nov 4 #8

I think it started with Regan. Irish_Dem Nov 5 #10

No argument. ananda Nov 5 #12

I agree. The Bush family introduced a very nasty mean streak into our body politic. Irish_Dem Nov 5 #13

I think Tom Delay was behind Florida. ananda Nov 5 #14

But Jeb Bush was governor and swore he would deliver Florida for his brother. Irish_Dem Nov 5 #15

Well, we were trained to be nice. ananda Nov 5 #16

Exactly. I was disgusted. Irish_Dem Nov 5 #17

Oh, and a lot of Republicans became Democrats... ananda Nov 5 #18

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