Bush Poisoned the Well, We Are Still Suffering

[tekisui]

He drove the level of political discourse into levels of disgust. With his refusal to acknowledge the country in opposition to his policies, it worsened. When he trampled the Constitution and expanded his idea of the unitary executive, it went off the cliff. He earned our disdain and our disrespect. When he should have been impeached and arrested, he smirked and winked.

His inability to experience empathy, his blatant disregard for the reality of human suffering disturbed us as a country. He and his cronies broke this country. All of the animosity towards him was earned.

But now....Now, the rabid right uses the legitimate disdain we felt towards chimpy as an excuse to disrespect President Obama. Whether the motivations are rooted in racism(which they are) or in hate of everything liberal(which they are) they turn to bush as the standard.

Bush and his entire illegitimate pResidency lowered the level of the office. Obama is attempting to elevate the office again. It is a tough, steep road. Bush left it at the bottom dirty cliff.

[RagAss]

1. He destroyed the country...lowering the office is the least of the damage.

[Feron]

2. I disagree.

What we are experiencing now is the legacy of Lee Atwater.

[Lagomorph]

3. It's been going on for much, much longer than that.