As many Republicans continue to buck their partyā€™s nominee and nominate Vice President Harris for the White House, calls are mounting for former President George W. Bush to denounce former President Trump.

The Harris campaign has touted that more than 200 Republicans have endorsed the vice president, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and many former Trump insiders. It also includes former vice president to Bush, Dick Cheney.

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He noted that Bush is ā€œapparently above such petty concerns,ā€ pointing to recent reports that said he isĀ not endorsing anyone in the race for the White House.Ā Multiple outlets reported that Bushā€™s office released a statement that said: ā€œPresident Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.ā€

ā€œBut it doesnā€™t work that way. When your country calls, you canā€™t just roll it over to voicemail because you donā€™t want to deal with it, especially when you are an elder statesman like an ex-president. Patriotism is for life,ā€ Truax wrote, noting that former President Jimmy Carter said he hopes he can liveĀ to cast his voteĀ for Harris.


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    Man who subverted democracy with the help of his brother and the supreme courtā€¦is okay with another man subverting democracy. Startling. Ā¬_Ā¬

    Honestly, itā€™s much more troubling the amount of people who seem to have come round to ā€˜George is just a bumbling buffoon but a great guy reallyā€™.

    Is it just time? Wishful thinking? Or Trump making his presidency seem less destructive - even though Bush was waaaay worse for the planet as a whole? (Obviously that latter part would no doubt be trumped if he actually gets a second term)

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      I think a lot of people have decided Dick Cheney was the main person responsible for the W administrationā€™s crimes.

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        Yeah, thereā€™s a lot of contradiction and apologetics when it comes to Bush. He canā€™t be an evil, cunning, crafty, bumbling ignoramus, all at once. Heā€™s definitely an idiot who knowingly employed some evil people. In my mind, that makes him pretty awful, but some people feel differently for some reason.

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      People seemed to forget what a ghoul Mitt Romney is too, the instant he denounced Trump that one time. Itā€™s weird, right? And, just because itā€™s always relevant: Dick Cheney can fuck all the way off.

      Do you think it could be because there was some semblance of following the rules when those fuckers were being awful (even if those were rules they changed so recently the ink was still wet, ahem definitionoftorture ahemhem), compared to the outright lawlessness of this lot?

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      Honestly, itā€™s much more troubling the amount of people who seem to have come round to ā€˜George is just a bumbling buffoon but a great guy reallyā€™.

      Didnā€™t you see when he gave Michelle Obama a candy from his pocket? Heā€™s just Americaā€™s sweet olā€™ grandpa.

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