Originally Posted by
SlimTrae
And just remember when Bush went to war- It was a Democratic majority that gave him the powers, but feel free to omit it.
#1 The Democrats gained Senate Majority in 2008 well after the War had been declared. Yes Democrats were HEAVILY in favor of action in Iraq: Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, damn near 100% of the base of the party and that zeal was drummed up in 1998 when those people wished to attack then candidate George W. Bush politically by saying that former President George H.W. Bush was "too soft" on Saddam Hussein. Shortly after 2001 those same vociferous Democrats that were gung ho about the war started to undermine George W. Bush, the election was rigged, he's stupid, he's a bumbling idiot, etc etc. and why? Well because right after 9/11 W's poll numbers were outrageously high and to Democrats who narrowly lost election in 2000, that was politically very scary.
#2 The OP said Boehner is an asshole, but also went on to say his moves were divisive and unprecedented. I merely pointed out similar divisive and unprecedented actions taken by Harry Reid in order to spark a compare and contrast debate.
#3 George W. Bush, whom I'm no true fan of to be quite honest, had a VERY different attitude in office than President Obama. W was repeatedly and maliciously attacked, not just as a politician but as a person same with Sarah Palin in 2008 to the present day (again, whom I really don't care for), same with Dick Cheney (likewise, not a fan), same with Condi Rice, personal salacious attacks calling each of them: Stupid, evil, dumb, retarded, conniving, fascist, etc day in day out by not only their political opponents but members of the media....the very same members of the media who routinely protect President Obama from ANY attack political or otherwise. So 2000-2008 the media looked like it wanted to manufacture dissent, 2009-2015 the media has looked to quell dissent and I'm sorry I don't want the media playing favorites anymore than I want politicians playing favorites it's not an honest way to do the jobs they are in.
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