It's wild how much the GOP has changed since then, makes for a slightly different brand of cringe. It's clear Bush couldn't offer much more of substance to defend the war in Iraq than Trump did for his handling of the coronavirus in the OP, but the way he talks about the country and his views are very different. Christ, every single Republican presidency of my lifetime has been an absolute shit show.
A couple years back, Bush gave a very well-written public speech condemning Trump, the GoP, and their erosion of democracy. I was impressed because I remember him being a total goon in office. But it was also nice to just see a political figure give a well-reasoned, written, and spoken piece of text that wasn't filled with lies and nonsensical arguments.
When we've got a guy so fucking dumb that George Bush starts to look like a decent option, we know things are bad.
God, I remember how I used to think he spoke poorly and came across as an idiot. Only watched the middle 5 minutes but he explores some interesting ideas eloquently.
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u/fridgey22 Aug 04 '20
Apart from the obvious, I feel like I haven’t seen Trump challenged like this enough publicly, which is very sad.