(04-30-2019, 12:43 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(04-30-2019, 09:23 AM)mikesez Wrote: It's ridiculous to claim that Obama personified his policies but Trump does not.  Either they both do, if you're the kind of person who sees politics as personal, or neither does, if you're the kind of person who sees politics as abstract.
I hope once 45 is out of office for whatever reason you might take a deep breath and remove the blinders.  You should feel relief.  Lying to yourself this much is tiring.  I've been there.

I'm sure all that "I'm really a Republican" nonsense really taxed your energies.

Specifically, I defended a lot of what the Bush administration did, with the exception of invading Iraq.  And I defended McCain and Bush's troop surge as the best fix to a bad situation.  Having Bush leave office and McCain lose, even though I voted for McCain, was a bit of a relief for me.  I stopped feeling any need to figure out ways that Bush was right in spite of the economic collapse and everything else.

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