Mixed Legacy of George W. Bush Hovers Over Tampa
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Where is George W. Bush?
The last Republican president was a no-show at the Republican convention this week. And the party that he led for eight years barely mentioned him — or his record.
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Hmmmm, wonder why.. 
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Nevertheless, Bush's fiscal legacy — including hundreds of billions spent on two wars that helped balloon the federal deficit — loomed large over the gathering, as Republicans tried to make the case that the Republican Party was the party of smaller government and restrained spending.
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We want smaller government....except when we are in the big house..
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The legacy of the Bush years complicates Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's case against Obama as both fight to win over an electorate frustrated by the nation's enormous debt and budget-busting deficits.
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Bush had 8 years to fk us up, now big O needs 4 more to fix it..
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But Bush's record isn't far behind with a $4.9 trillion increase over his eight years in office. Republicans unhappy with Bush's fiscal record often cite the Republican's financial industry bailout in 2008, a whopping $700 billion, as akin to stimulus and bailout programs under Obama. They seldom complain about his huge tax cuts, which also drove up the red ink.
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Those 1 percenters need those tax breaks so they can create jobs!
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS...tampa-17120770
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"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think" - Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857-1938)
When you are right, no one remembers;when you are wrong, no one forgets.
Thought for today.."No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit
they are wrong" - Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld, French moralist (1613-1680)
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