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Cosmocat

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11. HW was not horrible

Reply to mnmoderatedem (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:41 AM

6 hrs ago

as POTUS, though he did a lot of dirt on his way to the White House.

But, Rs potuses kept getting worse.

Reagen was the literal wolf in sheeps clothing. He aw shucks, soft spoken bullshit while he did a LOT of harm.
HW
W, who was Reagen light - a dipshit with a smarmy "charm" who again, did a lot of damage.

Then DT.

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trump versus W [View all] mnmoderatedem 9 hrs ago OP

W's administration looks world class compared to this shit show newdeal2 8 hrs ago #1

Compared with Trump, W is a towering intellect. Crunchy Frog 7 hrs ago #2

This! Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #16

Trump wants his "Mission Accomplished" moment too. hot2na 7 hrs ago #3

Sadly, you're right EuterpeThelo 7 hrs ago #5

My late husband and I EuterpeThelo 7 hrs ago #4

Very sorry to hear that. It must have been devastating. harumph 7 hrs ago #8

Thank you, Harumph EuterpeThelo 6 hrs ago #9

W was an idiot, but he had trusted staff Smackdown2019 7 hrs ago #6

Yes. I had that discussion with a friend during Trump's first term... thesquanderer 7 hrs ago #7

A lot of dems voted for the Iraq war, including 3-out-of-5 of our past presidential candidates so, CrispyQ 4 hrs ago #29

W started two long wars of occupation. 5,000 US troops died, and upwards of a million people in the region Martin Eden 6 hrs ago #10

HW was not horrible Cosmocat 6 hrs ago #11

W is like Thomas Jefferson compared to trump. Katinfl 6 hrs ago #12

Don't despair, I think the Grim Reaper is at his door. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #17

Sure hope you are right. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #21

For me it was Nixon; GW was doing his best to emulate nixon. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #13

I felt Nixon's shenanigans started GOP corruption. IzzaNuDay 5 hrs ago #23

The same GOP was behind them both IbogaProject 6 hrs ago #14

Like most things, it was complicated... Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #19

The Nazis and Good Germans came earlier in 53 IbogaProject 5 hrs ago #26

The real difference between the two of them is that as dumb as GW is/was as president, and lets face it, he was another Escurumbele 6 hrs ago #15

trump is definitely more of a sadist and seems mucifer 2 hrs ago #30

I know what you mean, I felt the same way. lark 6 hrs ago #18

Much as I was against the war in Iraq Norbert 5 hrs ago #20

We were attacked in 2001 and allies came to help. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #22

I judge them equal in incompetence The Blue Flower 5 hrs ago #24

The GOP has been spiralling downward since Ike... Wounded Bear 5 hrs ago #25

I was 9 through 17 when Dubya was in the White House EnergizedLib 5 hrs ago #27

I never thought I would say that about Nixon, for crissake. bluescribbler 5 hrs ago #28

Trump solidified his position on 1/6/21 ITAL 2 hrs ago #31