ST Alpha - "People didn't like the first Bush. A competent staff maximizes strengths and hides weaknesses." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 156

In response to "People don't like him, and it has nothing to do with his staff. -- nm" by mara

People didn't like the first Bush. A competent staff maximizes strengths and hides weaknesses.

Posted by David (aka David) Mar 13 '12, 19:41

His is losing every news cycle.

Responses:

The first bush proved he was at least competent, didn't he? - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:48 12
- As a CIA head, yes. As a president, he was an abomination. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:07 8
  - Oh, I don't disagree. I'm just talking pre-presidency. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:15
  - he was good at foreign policy. I wish he and Junior would have talked. apparently they loathe each other. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:09 5
    - I'm going to agree to disagree on that first part. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:12 4
      - Dad should have kept going in Iraq when we had a reason too. Son should have stayed the fuck out when we had no reason too - Bacon Mar 13, 20:18 3
        
        Dad listened to his military advisors... - Stephen Mar 13, 20:22 2
        
        No read my lips sunk him. I am just saying in hindsight both screwed up in Iraq - Bacon Mar 13, 20:29
        
        among which, ironically, was Cheney. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:23
  - Read My Lips was his biggest mistake. That anti Bush ad was made by him to run against him -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:08
- big time. He had one of the best resumes a presidential candidate could possibly have. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:03 2
  - The Putin Special, as I suggested earlier today. But I was very young at the time, so the specifics are vague. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:05 1
    - Congressman, ambassador to China, director of the CIA, VP under one of the most popular president of the 20th century. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:07
Bush Sr. was losing to *Dukakis* until Lee Atwater found Willie Horton -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:47 1
- This sounds like ... did I hear it correctly? "David is right"? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:49

Post a message top

People didn't like the first Bush. A competent staff maximizes strengths and hides weaknesses.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.