On 04/14/2012 07:49 AM, Matt wrote:
> On Apr 13, 7:46 pm, 2960 Dead<
d...@gone.com> quacked:
>> The Obama campaign will just simply say "A Bush is a Bush is a Bush" and
>> they'll be running against George W.
>
> Maybe. But, of course, a lot of people like Bush. Don't ask my why.
From my own observation, I've noticed a tendency among Republicans and
Teabaggers to pretend George W. Bush and his presidency never existed.
I attended a Tea Party rally a few years ago, and Bush's name was not
uttered once -- he had become an unperson.
If fact, I was surprised to hear Mitt Romney refer to him during a
debate a few months ago: The other candidates seemed stunned and upset
at the prospect of being burdened with his legacy during the rest of the
campaign, but they managed to get things under control and he hasn't
been mentioned since.
A recent thread on this group was about which candidate Bush was going
to endorse: Since his endorsement would be a kiss of death, I don't
think he's going to come out of hiding to endorse anyone, but that won't
stop Democrats from claiming he made an endorsement (whoever winds up
being Obama's rival, which is probably Romney).
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"Syme had vanished. A morning came, and he was missing from work: a few
thoughtless people commented on his absence. On the next day nobody
mentioned him. On the third day Winston went into the vestibule of the
Records Department to look at the notice-board. One of the notices
carried a printed list of the members of the Chess Committee, of whom
Syme had been one. It looked almost exactly as it had looked before --
nothing had been crossed out -- but it was one name shorter. It was
enough. Syme had ceased to exist: he had never existed."
-- 1984