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"Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way (Original Post) niyad 6 hrs ago OP
Shrub Bush Pesky1 5 hrs ago #1
Bush was kind to her in death. Pompoy 4 hrs ago #3
Bush has a sense of humor Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #4
Thanks for this post about George Bush. Pesky1 4 hrs ago #5
Bush will always be a coward and a thief DemocracyForever 1 hr ago #8
I miss her too! Can you imagine the Billsdaughter 4 hrs ago #2
I miss her too, very much. Martin Eden 4 hrs ago #6
And then the polarizers accuse you of being polarizing for calling out their polarization. Beartracks 3 hrs ago #7

Pesky1

(84 posts)
1. Shrub Bush
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:49 PM
5 hrs ago

I grew up reading the great Mollly Ivins in the Fort Worth Star Telegram...her home newspaper.

She stuck "Shrub" with his name.

Pompoy

(261 posts)
3. Bush was kind to her in death.
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:30 PM
4 hrs ago

"After her death, George W. Bush, a frequent target of her barbs, said in a statement, "I respected her convictions, her passionate belief in the power of words. She fought her illness with that same passion. Her quick wit and commitment will be missed."

Pesky1

(84 posts)
5. Thanks for this post about George Bush.
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:48 PM
4 hrs ago

You added several plus points to my assessment of him.

DemocracyForever

(155 posts)
8. Bush will always be a coward and a thief
Sat May 9, 2026, 05:11 PM
1 hr ago

for refusing to accept the will of the people and for stealing what wasn't his. Our country is now on the verge of becoming a dictatorship because of him.

Billsdaughter

(175 posts)
2. I miss her too! Can you imagine the
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:15 PM
4 hrs ago

privilege it would have been to see her on TV now speaking truth to power?

Martin Eden

(15,846 posts)
6. I miss her too, very much.
Sat May 9, 2026, 02:54 PM
4 hrs ago

I'd like to know what she would write today, but on the other hand she is spared the anguish of what's happening now.

Beartracks

(14,635 posts)
7. And then the polarizers accuse you of being polarizing for calling out their polarization.
Sat May 9, 2026, 03:00 PM
3 hrs ago
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