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senseandsensibility

(20,006 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:47 PM Saturday

So Bush is trending on twitter, and people are calling on him to

endorse Kamala. I don't think there's a chance in you know what that he has the guts or brains to do that. I thought he was a lightweight puppet when he was in office, and there is no reason to think that age has improved him.

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So Bush is trending on twitter, and people are calling on him to (Original Post) senseandsensibility Saturday OP
It's kind of odd that Dick Cheney has endorsed VP Harris VMA131Marine Saturday #1
GeeDumbya and Cheney The Dick should both be hanging in The Hague for war crimes. OMGWTF Saturday #3
It is a little surprising that W senseandsensibility Saturday #5
Dominatrix Lite. rubbersole Saturday #28
Scooter Libby krkaufman Sunday #35
Trump Rebl2 Saturday #6
Yet. I think he is afraid Evolve Dammit Saturday #21
Well, not by name. soldierant Saturday #23
The difference is that Cheney's daughter is Liz Cheney. (n/t) thesquanderer Saturday #19
I think Dick is sticking up for Liz. jalan48 Saturday #27
Neither of Dubya's daughters are in politics. One of Dick Cheney's is. JHB Saturday #29
Thanks.. glad Twitter Cha Saturday #2
He was a teapot dictator in his day bucolic_frolic Saturday #4
He said "this would be a whole lot easier if it was a dictatorship. As long as I was the dictator." Evolve Dammit Saturday #22
He's retired from politics underpants Saturday #7
Okay senseandsensibility Saturday #8
He can "retire" all he wants, but it doesn't let him of the hook. JHB Saturday #31
Maybe it's because he supports Trump? jalan48 Saturday #9
Relying on the neocons huh? WarGamer Saturday #10
None of them were "invited", so far as I know. Jack Valentino Saturday #11
+1. despite the histrionics, none of this has happened stopdiggin Saturday #13
Yeah, we'll survive--- but "get me my smelling salts!!!!" Jack Valentino Saturday #33
yeah. and going ballistic if/when stopdiggin Saturday #34
I don' t think his endorsement means Figarosmom Saturday #12
"his brother list to Trump" Skittles Saturday #15
When jeb ran in the primary Figarosmom Saturday #16
FUCK that warmongering piece of shit Skittles Saturday #14
Maybe he has Mme. Defarge Saturday #17
I think Romney's support would be bigger and I wish he'd do it Johonny Saturday #18
Enabler. Responsible for the Irag and Afghanistan illegal invasions. sprinkleeninow Saturday #20
Not the brightest bulb. Joinfortmill Saturday #24
Bush is content to watercolor it out SomedayKindaLove Saturday #25
But I thought Little Georgie did eveything... AmBlue Saturday #26
He really has no pull amongst Republicans this many years later. paleotn Saturday #30
Dick Cheney and GW Bush still have something in common Martin Eden Saturday #32
Our leaders have no intention to hold them accountable Kaleva Sunday #37
I was furious with new Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she stated: Martin Eden Sunday #38
Do something honorable for America, Mr. Bush BoRaGard Sunday #36

VMA131Marine

(4,517 posts)
1. It's kind of odd that Dick Cheney has endorsed VP Harris
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:53 PM
Saturday

But W somehow can’t do the same.

OTOH, we know who really was President during Ws administration

senseandsensibility

(20,006 posts)
5. It is a little surprising that W
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:04 PM
Saturday

doesn't just follow Cheney's lead. I wonder what their relationship is like now.

soldierant

(7,729 posts)
23. Well, not by name.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:12 PM
Saturday

But unless they're postmenopausal (which they may very well be - frankly, I didn't care enough to look it up) he is a threat to them. And even if not, I'll bet he has granddaughters.

JHB

(37,331 posts)
29. Neither of Dubya's daughters are in politics. One of Dick Cheney's is.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:43 PM
Saturday

Thus, Dubya's daughters don't have any foe he feels need to take any actions against. Darth has other considerations.

bucolic_frolic

(46,283 posts)
4. He was a teapot dictator in his day
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:59 PM
Saturday

there were no WMDs. He called himself "the Decider". Sounds an awful lot like an aspiring dictator to me.

JHB

(37,331 posts)
31. He can "retire" all he wants, but it doesn't let him of the hook.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:47 PM
Saturday

This isn't a normal election. This is an election where one side sees it as "one push and we can grab all the marbles", and the other side doesn't. Is he on the "grab" side or not? Especially when the "grab" side is not only the GOP, but the segment of the GOP that put him in office in the first place.

WarGamer

(14,729 posts)
10. Relying on the neocons huh?
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 05:35 PM
Saturday

Great strategy... Dick and Liz Cheney in the bag... Rick Wilson, Steve Schmidt, Bill Kristol... the AG who supported water boarding... Who next?

Paul Wolfowitz?

Condi Rice?

Rumsfeld? (from the grave)

Colin Powell?

FFS... for Dog sake, when Trump loses next month, can we PLEASE go back to being the LIBERAL Party who doesn't invite war criminals and extremists into our tent?

Jack Valentino

(809 posts)
11. None of them were "invited", so far as I know.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:07 PM
Saturday

We don't have "veto power" over which of our previous political opponents may endorse our candidates...

stopdiggin

(12,567 posts)
13. +1. despite the histrionics, none of this has happened
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:23 PM
Saturday

and in fact - none of these people have made any move to join the D party.
It seems safe to say that the Democratic party will probably survive this small handful of off-brand endorsement.

Jack Valentino

(809 posts)
33. Yeah, we'll survive--- but "get me my smelling salts!!!!"
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 09:44 PM
Saturday

I'm sure I hated Dick Cheney as much as anyone here,
but I'm not going to tell him that I won't accept
the ONE decent thing that he's ever done in his life
(that I know about). LOL

stopdiggin

(12,567 posts)
34. yeah. and going ballistic if/when
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 10:53 PM
Saturday

the subject might come under discussion. whew!
I think I have a little higher 'melt point' than some ...

Figarosmom

(1,687 posts)
12. I don' t think his endorsement means
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:20 PM
Saturday

Anything. His brother lost to trump really fast so why would his endorsement mean anything. I think the repubs are so over the Bushs

Figarosmom

(1,687 posts)
16. When jeb ran in the primary
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:29 PM
Saturday

Remember? Oh I see your being obtuse about my hitting the wrong key. Thanks I fixed it.

Johonny

(21,756 posts)
18. I think Romney's support would be bigger and I wish he'd do it
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:35 PM
Saturday

The mormon vote in Arizona and Nevada is important and Romney doesn't need to swing that many voters away from Trump.

sprinkleeninow

(20,508 posts)
20. Enabler. Responsible for the Irag and Afghanistan illegal invasions.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 06:58 PM
Saturday

I haven't been posting much at all in an attempt to curb my mouth.

paleotn

(18,913 posts)
30. He really has no pull amongst Republicans this many years later.
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:45 PM
Saturday

The party left him long ago. And we thought HE and Darth Cheney were bad. How naive we were.

Martin Eden

(13,316 posts)
32. Dick Cheney and GW Bush still have something in common
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 07:51 PM
Saturday

They're both war criminals who were never held accountable.

Martin Eden

(13,316 posts)
38. I was furious with new Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she stated:
Sun Oct 13, 2024, 09:52 AM
Sunday
Impeachment is off the table.

In the wake of 9/11 the administration of GW Bush engaged in a coordinated campaign of disinformation to deceive the American people about Iraq's alleged WMD and ties to al Qaeda. They took our country into a costly war under false pretenses -- an invasion the PNAC neocons wanted before Bush took office. 9/11 provided the "new Pearl Harbor" they needed.

Their crime was much worse than Nixon's or Trump's first impeachment. It still rankles me that Bush and his cohorts are still free to lead lives of wealth and privilege.
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