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Unfortunately I can't seperate the man from the actions.
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what i meant was that i began to dislike bush before the invasion because of his deficit spending, but i still believed his pre-war statements about wmd's.. after the war, though, is an entirely different story. i too am very upset about his pre-war comments, especially since i bought into them and trusted him. when you realize you're lied to, you either do what i did and get very mad (in my case, i ended up getting banned from the previous forum i posted at), or you do what "they" do and stick your head deeper up your ass - concocting whatever lame excuse/apology you can (or just repeat the ones given by "conservative" pundits). denial is a typical defense mechanism for the ego.
about these so-called conservaitves.. they've even perverted saint reagan's legacy.. reagan was definitely a supply-sider, but he wasn't nearly as fervent about it as kemp was. plus, reagan enacted several tax increases and was a strong advocate for balanced budgets (even though he couldn't reign in democratic spending and wouldn't yield on military spending). all of a sudden, though, the bush crowd doesn't give a rat's ass about the deficit. if you listen to what they all say, the deficit supposedly doesn't even matter! it is amazing how something that clearly defies basic logic is so widely accepted.. for that reason, i look at these remaining bushistas as tantamount to being cultists.