As everyone knows, I was no fan of George W. Bush. His Progressive based Compassionate Conservative policies opened the door for reckless fiscal policies. The naive response to 9/11 that focused on the Wilsonian Progressive concept of spreading democracy and not smashing and humiliating our enemies resulted in two wars that America gained nothing from materially. He refused to call out the enemy, which is Islamic Imperialism, and even gave immigration visa preferences to Muslims over Non Muslims. He did not mobilize this nation for war and prepare the American people to sacrifice to achieve victory. He was a naive war time leader and didn’t realize the evil nature of the enemy. Despite his faults, he is a patriot and has a good heart that is rooted in his deep Christian faith. His biggest failure was in his lack of response to attacks from the left.
The Progressives began mocking Bush before his election. Then with the electoral dispute with AL Gore they demonized him and sought to destroy his presidency. After 9/11 when Bush’s popularity was at its peak, the Left stayed quiet. In reality they were plotting. Then in 2003 they began one of the most effective destruction of a politician ever seen in America. Groups like Center for American Progress and Moveon.org, began airing anti-Bush ads. Through email campaigns the Left seized on the 9/11 was an inside job conspiracy theory and poisoned America’s views of the Bush administration. They demonized Cheney’s links with Haliburton and turned into it synonymous with evil. Although Bush defeated Kerry, we won with a slim margin against a Far Left radical. The demonizing was doing damage but the worst was to come.
In 2005 the Progressives began to openly root for an Al-Qaeda/Mehdi Army victory in Iraq. The media hammered Bush every day without mercy. Even when unemployment was at 4.5% and the economy was OK (not great) they created a perception of a recession. Then when Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of that year they effectively blamed Bush and not Mayor Nagin or Governor Blanco for the mess. Instead of exposing the corrupt Louisiana politicians as the culprits for the fiasco Bush, having honor, took the blame. This was a critical mistake which resulted in the collapse of his popularity. The result of these attacks lead to the Progressive Democrats seizing Congress in 2006 and the election of Barack Hussein Obama in 2008. Bush’s adviser Karl Rove now admits that not fighting back was a mistake.
Seven years ago today, in a speech on the Iraq war, Sen. Ted Kennedy fired the first shot in an all-out assault on President George W. Bush’s integrity. “All the evidence points to the conclusion,” Kennedy said, that the Bush administration “put a spin on the intelligence and a spin on the truth.” Later that day Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle told reporters Mr. Bush needed “to be forthcoming” about the absence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Thus began a shameful episode in our political life whose poisonous fruits are still with us.
The next morning, Democratic presidential candidates John Kerry and John Edwards joined in. Sen. Kerry said, “It is time for a president who will face the truth and tell the truth.” Mr. Edwards chimed in, “The administration has a problem with the truth.”
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The damage extended beyond Mr. Bush’s presidency. The attacks on Mr. Bush poisoned America’s political discourse. Saying the commander-in-chief intentionally lied America into war is about the most serious accusation that can be leveled at a president. The charge was false—and it opened the way for politicians in both parties to move the debate from differences over issues into ad hominem attacks.
Read the rest: My Biggest Mistake in the White House Failing to refute charges that Bush lied us into war has hurt our country.
The Progressive destruction of Bush is lesson we on the Right must learn. Now that Barack Hussein Obama and the Progressives are in power we must turn the table. Obama should be demonized and mocked at every turn. No attack is off the tables as American politics is now war. Iron Fist has stated we are in a Cold Civil War and he is correct. This is a battle for the future of our nation and we should show the Tranzi Totalitarian Progressives no mercy. We must destroy Obama’s presidency and the Progressive movement at all costs. Conservatives should dictate the terms of the this political war and not get distracted by minor issues. Victory is the goal and their is no honor in defeat.
