re: #145 dragonath

If the Republicans governed more or less like they did the last 2 years of Bush, when competent people like Gates came to the fore, maybe I’d have a better impression of them.

But nooooooo. Half the base thinks Bush was “fake” for not letting the US economy totally melt down.

or that Bush wasn’t a real conservative because he didn’t go around telling immigrants that they should self-deport. Whatever Bush’s motives- whether sincere about immigrants having a better life in America or protecting business interests, I much preferred his vision and attitude towards immigration than later McCain and then Romney “build the damn fance” and “self-deport.” And I agree it was better when Bush started listening less to guys like Cheney and got guys like Gates on board. Gates was a professional. I don’t like Bush but I think he could have a different mark on history had he chosen someone other than Cheney as his running mate.