Trump's Victory Should Not Be Compromised

Donald Trump

[From article]

“The two living Republican past presidents, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, have no plans to endorse Trump, according to their spokesmen.” 

[. . .]


George Herbert Walker Bush

The Bushes have many fine qualities. Losing well, however, is not one of them.
And they have to know, whether they concede it or not, that Trump’s triumph is a sweeping repudiation of Bush Republicanism by the same party that nominated them four times for the presidency.
Not only was son and brother, Jeb, humiliated and chased out of the race early, but Trump won his nomination by denouncing as rotten to the core the primary fruits of signature Bush policies.
Twelve million aliens are here illegally, said Trump, because the Bushes failed to secure America’s borders.


George W. Bush

America has run up $12 trillion in trade deficits and been displaced as the world’s first manufacturing power by China, said Trump, because of the lousy trade deals backed by Bush Republicans.
The greatest strategic blunder in U.S. history, said Trump, was the Bush II decision to invade Iraq to disarm it of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.
The war Bush began, says Trump, produced 5,000 American dead, scores of thousands wounded, trillions of dollars wasted, and a Middle East sunk in civil-sectarian war, chaos and fanaticism.
That is a savage indictment of the Bush legacy. And a Republican electorate, in the largest turnout in primary history, nodded, “Amen to that, brother!”
[. . .]
What the Trump campaign revealed, as Republicans and even Democrats moved toward him on trade, immigration and foreign policy, is that Bush Republicanism and neoconservatism not only suffered a decisive defeat, they had a sword run right through them.
They are as dead as emperor-worship in Japan.
Trump won the nomination, he won the argument, and he won the debate. The party is now with Trump — on the issues. For GOP elites, there can be no going back to what the grass roots rejected.
[. . .]


John Ellis Bush

While he ought to keep an open door to those he defeated, the greatest mistake he could make would be to seek the support of the establishment he crushed by compromising on the issues that brought out his crowds and brought him his victories and nomination.
[. . .]
Hubert Humphrey closed a 15-point gap in the Gallup poll on Oct. 1 to reach a 43-43 photo finish with Richard Nixon in 1968.
President Gerald Ford was down 33 points to Jimmy Carter in mid-July 1976, but lost by only 2 points on Election Day.
In February 1980, Ronald Reagan was 29 points behind Jimmy Carter, whom he would crush 51-41 in a 44-state landslide.
Gov. Michael Dukakis left his Atlanta convention 17 points ahead of Vice President George H. W. Bush in 1988. Five weeks later, Labor Day, Bush had an eight-point lead he never lost, and swept 40 states.
What this suggests is extraordinary volatility of the electorate in the modern age. As this year has shown, that has not changed.
[. . .]
Ultimately, the Great Unifier upon whom the Republican Party may reliably depend is the nominee of the Democratic Party — Director James Comey and his FBI consenting — Hillary Rodham Clinton.

http://buchanan.org/blog/bush-republicanism-dead-gone-125196

Bush Republicanism Is Dead and Gone
Thursday - May 5, 2016 at 10:11 pm
Patrick J. Buchanan

Wounded Veteran Proposes With Two Bush Presidents Watching

'Will you marry me?' Army Spc. Tyler Jeffries gets down on one of his prosthetic knees to propose to Lauren Lilly at Kennebunkport, while the former presidents and their wives look on.

[From article]
A soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan proposed to his girlfriend in Maine - while two former presidents and their first ladies looked on.
George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and their wives Barbara and Laura watched as retired Army Spc. Tyler Jeffries proposed to Lauren Lilly at the Bush summer home in Kennebunkport.
The elder Bush, who is recovering from breaking a bone in his neck during a fall, later tweeted his congratulations - wishing them 'a lifetime of joy together'.
[. . .]
Jeffries, who is from Florida, lost his legs - one above the knee and the other below the knee - in an IED explosion in 2012.
He was among several wounded veterans invited to Walker's Point on Monday after being featured in the book 'Unbreakable Bonds: The Mighty Moms and Wounded Warriors of Walter Reed.'
George H. W. Bush wrote the foreword to the book, which discusses mothers helping their sons recover from combat injuries at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
[. . .]
Two friends helped him drop on to his prosthetic knee to pop the question.
His girlfriend shouted 'Yes!' without a moment's hesitation.
The couple have only been dating for three months but Jeffries said as soon as he saw Lilly, he knew she was the girl for him.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3194535/2-ex-presidents-witness-wounded-veterans-marriage-proposal.html

Former presidents Bush junior and senior help amputee war veteran surprise his girlfriend with proposal
Army Specialist Tyler Jeffries asked his girlfriend Lauren Lilly to marry him at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, Maine
Jeffries had former President George W. Bush, his father George H. W. Bush and their First Ladies Laura and Barbara as witnesses to his proposal
Jeffries lost both legs in a roadside IED bombing in Afghanistan in 2012
By Associated Press
Daily Mail (UK)
Published: 21:39 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 04:32 EST, 12 August 2015

George Bush (long) Interview About His Book

"I admire our military a lot," says former U.S. President George W. Bush, seen here posing with U.S. troops in Iraq in 2008 Photo credit: Reuters

[From interview]

Q: You mentioned ISIS, you spoke about defeating terror. Is it possible to defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq without boots on the ground?

"The president will have to make that determination. My position was that you need to have boots on the ground. As you know, I made a very difficult decision. A fair number of people in our country were saying that it was impossible to defeat al-Qaida -- which is ISIS as far as I am concerned. They said I must get out of Iraq. But I chose the opposite -- I sent 30,000 more troops as opposed to 30,000 fewer. I think history will show that al-Qaida in Iraq was defeated. And so I chose the path of boots on the ground. We will see whether or not our government adjusts to the realities on the ground."

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=26127

'My position was: you need to have boots on the ground'
Former U.S. President George W. Bush tells Israel Hayom in an exclusive interview, "My strategy, the Bush doctrine, was to vigorously pursue those who do us harm and bring them to justice" • "America has been very supportive of Israel," he remarks.
Amos Regev and Boaz Bismuth

New York Times Cropped Photo To Eliminate George Bush At Selma Tribute

New York Times Cropped Photo Without George Bush


New York Times Photo With George Bush

[From article]
Yesterday Debbie Wasserman Schultz cropped a picture of President Obama on stage to remove the image of President George W Bush also being present. The first reason was obvious, bias. However, the second reason was more subtle – the absence of President Clinton and Hillary.
Today the New York Times cropped out President Bush for the same reason.
[. . .]
Bill Clinton defends foundation's acceptance of foreign donations:

http://t.co/57IxpsCZw3 pic.twitter.com/4STW86LYqn

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2015/03/08/selma-50th-anniversary-where-was-bill-and-hillary-clinton/

Selma 50th Anniversary – Where Was Bill and Hillary Clinton ? – UPDATE: New York Times Crops Picture To Remove President George W Bush
Posted on March 8, 2015

by sundance

George Bush's Memoir, Book Excerpts

Laura's Husband, From Texas

[Book excerpt]
"Despite his deep disappointment, my father refused to condemn Nixon publicly. While he might have benefited in the short run, Dad saw little point in “piling on,” as he put it. He voiced his opinion privately in a letter to the President on August 7. As far as I know, he is the only party Chairman in American history who has ever written such a letter.
"'I now firmly feel that resignation is best for this country, best for this President,' he wrote. 'I believe this view is held by most Republican leaders across the country.' Writing with his characteristic sympathy, Dad continued, 'This letter is made much more difficult because of the gratitude I will always have for you. If you do leave office, history will properly record your achievements with a lasting respect.' The next day, President Nixon announced that he would resign."

http://drudgereport.com/flashbush.htm

BUSH ON BUSH REVEALS HISTORY
Fri Nov 07 2014 11:30:00 ET
*Exclusive**
What happens when one president dares to write about another?
And what if the other president -- is his also his father?
The country wiill find out next week when '41: PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER' is released.
[It ranked #109 on AMAZON's bestsellers early Friday.]
But today, DRUDGE REPORT readers get the first look at the surprisingly emotional work.

Bush Provided Increased Tax Income, While Obama Unable To Create A Budget

[From article]
In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 2009.
It is appropriate to keep facts in the conversation when engaging with progressives, liberals, and even moderate conservatives on these issues. This is a truthful context.
And think about this staggering fact:
The last budget used by the federal government to determine spending priorities was signed in the fall of 2007 by George W. Bush for fiscal year 2008. There has not been one annual budget passed since then. Obama has not served one day in office with a spending budget in place.
[. . .]
Democrats held filibuster-proof majorities in both houses of congress for 2008, 2009, 2010 yet they never even proposed a budget. They could have passed a budget of any size, but they never even brought one forth to discuss any limit on deficit spending.
Yet those same people who made a conscious choice to avoid their primary job of creating a budget have the nerve to call the Tea Party “extremists”.

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/11/05/dubya-the-fair-context-and-seven-years-without-a-federal-budget/

The Last Refuge
Dubya – The Fair Context and Seven Years Without a Federal Budget…
Posted on November 5, 2014
by sundance

CT Lawyer in Bush Administration Convicted of Attempting To Kill His Wife

Guilty: John Michael Farren, former White House lawyer in both Bush administrations ,was convicted Friday, July 11, 2014, of attempted murder and other charges in the beating of his wife at their Connecticut home four years ago. He is seen here in court in 2010.

[From article]
She managed to flee the house with her two young daughters.
The attack occurred two days after she served him with divorce papers, authorities say.
Farren disputed the seriousness of the charges.
He also tried to use a mental health defense, but a judge didn't allow it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2689193/Ex-Bush-lawyer-convicted-trying-kill-wife.html

Former White House lawyer for George W. Bush faces up to 50 years in jail for trying to kill wife by beating her to death in their multimillion dollar mansion
John Michael Farren, 61, choked and beat his wife Mary Margaret Farren with a metal flashlight in January 2010
Attack occurred in their multimillion dollar home in New Canaan, Connecticut
She was able to escape and get help from neighbors
Testified her husband said: 'I'm killing you.'
A mental health defense was denied by the judge
He was found guilty Friday and faces 50 years prison
Daily Mail (UK)
By ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER

Images Of George Bush's Ranch

http://pagesix.com/2014/07/08/inside-george-w-bushs-1600-acre-texas-retreat/?_ga=1.159211641.212440808.1402078759

Inside George W. Bush’s 1,600-acre Texas retreat
By Maggie Coughlan
New York Post
July 8, 2014 | 4:20pm

George Bush Anticipated Results of Obama's Policies

[From article]
In 2007, President George W. Bush warned that if America withdrew prematurely from Iraq, American troops would eventually have to return:
To begin withdrawing before our commanders tell us we are ready … would mean surrendering the future of Iraq to al Qaeda. It would mean that we’d be risking mass killings on a horrific scale. It would mean we’d allow the terrorists to establish a safe haven in Iraq to replace the one they lost in Afghanistan. It would mean increasing the probability that American troops would have to return at some later date to confront an enemy that is even more dangerous. [EMPHASIS ADDED].

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2014/06/bush-warned-this-would-happen-in-iraq/

Bush warned this would happen in Iraq
Marc Thiessen

June 12, 2014, 4:09 pm

Report: Bush Given 7 Warnings About al Qaeda Attack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2201387/9-11-anniversary-Series-2001-briefings-warned-attack-Bin-Laden.html

Revealed: How George W. Bush was given SEVEN warnings about threat from Bin Laden in months before 9/11
White House given series of briefings about an Al Qaeda attack between May and August 2001 - but failed to take any significant action
Lengthy briefs included interviews with Bin Laden aides admitting an attack with multiple casualties was 'imminent'
Bush asked for more evidence - frustrating the CIA
Highlights startling negligence of U.S. government before 9/11
George Pataki, New York state governor during 9/11, lambasted claims as 'unfair and a disservice to history' and praised Bush's leadership
By ANTHONY BOND
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 04:27 EST, 11 September 2012 | UPDATED: 01:50 EST, 12 September 2012

Blaming Bush Is Misguided

[Received online. So what else is new? Propaganda is what passes for journalism these days.]

The day the democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009, it was actually January 3rd 2007 the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the very start of the 110th Congress.

The Democrat Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this:

January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress. At the time:

The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77

The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%

The Unemployment rate was 4.6%

George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB GROWTH

Remember the day...

January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.

The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?

BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!

Unemployment... to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS!

Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie - starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy.

And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA

And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie?

OBAMA and the Democrat Congress

So when someone tries to blame Bush..

REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007.... THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!"

Budgets do not come from the White House. They come from Congress and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democrat Party.

Furthermore, the Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 & 2009 as well as 2010 &2011.

In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.

For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutionsto keep government running until Barack Obama could take office. At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budgets.

And where was Barack Obama during this time? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009.

If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets. That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending. After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama, who voted for the budgets.

If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is I inherited a deficit that I voted for starting Jan. 2, 2007 and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 22, 2009.

Local Calling

George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for.
The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth.
Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes him a check.
Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars, so she writes him a check.
Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00.
When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Bush got to call the USA so cheaply.
The devil smiles and replies:
" Since Obama took over, the country has gone to hell, so it's a local call."

WHAT A DIFFERENCE

WHAT A DIFFERENCE





George W. Bush speech after capture of Saddam Hussein:
The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq.
The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the
dictator's footprints in a vast country. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate 'them.






Barack Hussein Obama speech, Sunday, May 1, 2011:
And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the
killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take action, and I authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Obama Frequent Fund Raiser

[From article]
"A fund-raiser last night in Washington was the president's 30th since he declared his candidacy for re-election earlier this year.
At this point in his first term, George W. Bush had held only three fund-raisers, according to statistics compiled by CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/big_bucks_bam_ready_for_way_fw2AmTGlq9uIdbSSkZxpfK

Big-bucks Bam ready for B'way
By GEOFF EARLE
New York Post
Last Updated: 3:14 AM, June 21, 2011
Posted: 1:36 AM, June 21, 2011

Bush Gets Big Bucks For Speaking

[Responding to Intellectual]
Your handle says a lot. No recent President meets the standards set by Harry Truman, a man without college credentials. He said of requests for speaking after being president. "You don't want me. You want the office of the President, which does not belong to me. It belongs to the American people." Truman was loaded with common sense and integrity unlike the current credential worshipping elitist that lacks common sense and integrity.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-20/george-w-bushs-15-million-speech-payday/2/

Dubya's Quiet $15 Million Payday
by Peter H. Stone
Daily Beast
May 20, 2011

Liberal Radio Host Wants Bush Killed

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/04/lib_talker_when_will_navy_seals_take_out_george_bush.html

Posted on May 4, 2011
Lib Talker: When Will Navy SEALs Take Out George W. Bush?
Real Clear Politics

Liberals Forget Despicable Media Against Bush

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/32159

The Media’s Bloody Circus Ends
By Daniel Greenfield
Canada Free Press
Friday, January 14, 2011

Bush Vindicated By WikiLeaks

http://townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2010/12/09/the_wikileaks_vindication_of_george_w_bush/page/full/

Larry Elder

The WikiLeaks Vindication of George W. Bush

Town Hall
December 9, 2010

150 Cholera Deaths in Haiti

$1.5 billion was pledged by US taxpayers to help Haiti after their earthquake. Yet their basic water supplies and sewage system remain broken. Appearances by George Bush and Bill Clinton and their fund raising was unable to provide basics to this disaster area. Is it all show business?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/21/haiti.cholera/index.html

Officials: Toll in Haiti's cholera outbreak now above 150
By Greg Botelho,
CNN
October 22, 2010 5:56 p.m. EDT

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/29/world/main6909940.shtml

Haiti Still Waiting for Pledged U.S. Aid
Nearly Nine Months after the Earthquake, None of the $1.15 Billion the U.S. Promised for Rebuilding has Arrived
CBS News
Sept. 28, 2010

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http://www.clintonbushhaitifund.org/

Obama's Deception Unlike Bush's Integrity

[From article]
"The problem with this strategy is that the left wing can’t know for certain whether their president actually supports their core beliefs. If he does support them, is he willing to fight for them? Say what you will about George W. Bush, but “he had genuine integrity and as much political courage as any leader I ever met,” Tony Blair has said. “Right or wrong, it led to decisive leadership.”

The left mutters that its savior has become FauxBama. No one ever called his predecessor Slick Georgie."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/how_obama_betrays_gay_rights_YCqedmCaY1PZFDcmbnS7uJ




George W. Bush

How Obama betrays gay rights
Kyle Smith
New York Post
Last Updated: 11:50 AM, October 17, 2010
Posted: 11:04 PM, October 16, 2010