Comments Posted By WB Reeves
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You’re right. All that talk about Bush stealing the presidency was just a joke.
No it wasn't a joke but it also predated the Iraq invasion and even 9/11. It was the direct result of the disputed 2000 election and the manner in which that dispute was resolved: Judicial Fiat.
Such criticism was muted in the aftermath of 9/11 but it was inevitable that the issue would re-emerge if the Administration's policies proved unsuccessful. In the event, they proved to be far worse than unsuccessful. Catastrophic is more like it.
Now you appear to be insisting that the "stolen election" meme was something cobbled together soley to undermine Bush for the "stated purpose" of bringing about an American defeat. This is anachronistic nonsense. "Hail to the Thief" signs were abundant at the first Bush inaugural years before the war and before there was any idea of the GWOT.
I don't doubt that you see this as just one stitch in a seamless garment of irrational, partisan Bush hatred which you would like to blame for the collapse of hopes for a "conservative" ascendancy. Nevertheless, in light of the actual train of events it simply won't wash.
The American people have turned against Bush and by extension the GOP because, after 6+ years, they are'nt satisfied with job he and his party have done. The Iraq fiasco is largely, though not entirely, responsible for this. Your attempts to shift responsibility by re-writing history are painful to watch, as are all such instances of public self humiliation.
Comment Posted By WB Reeves On 4.07.2007 @ 13:08
