Opinion Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee says George Bush and Liz Cheney are American Patriots

[blaseblah]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/opinions/progressive-cheney-romney-bush-jackson-lee/index.html

I am a proud progressive Texas Democrat in the tradition of the late Gov. Ann Richards and my predecessors, Reps. Barbara Jordan and Mickey Leland. And yet Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third-ranking Republican in the House, Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate, and President George W. Bush, the last Republican president to amass a popular vote majority, have my undying respect for the manner in which they have stood steadfast in defense of the US Constitution and their principles -- even in the face of brutal and unwarranted attacks by their own party.

All three of them have repeatedly rejected and denounced publicly, unequivocally and fiercely the Republican-driven "Big Lie" that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Together, Cheney, Romney and Bush are modern-day profiles in courage -- embodying former President John F. Kennedy's dictum that "sometimes party loyalty demands too much."

This is it folks. This is the litmus test. Be a Republican and acknowledge the election wasn't stolen and you too can be an American Patriot. No matter if you are the worst warmongers in recent U.S. history. All is for forgiven, just for doing something that was the norm before 2020.

 

[Papi Chulo]

It's interesting how the Democrats and Leftists love George Bush now

 

[FIMN]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/opinions/progressive-cheney-romney-bush-jackson-lee/index.html



This is it folks. This is the litmus test. Be a Republican and acknowledge the election wasn't stolen and you too can be an American Patriot. No matter if you are the worst warmongers in recent U.S. history. All is for forgiven, just for doing something that was the norm before 2020.

I don't think there's anything as unpatriotic as slavish devotion to a cult of personality.

Whether simply acknowledging reality and not attacking democratic norms and institutions itself is patriotic... it's a pretty low bar, yes, but it's one that 90%+ of the Republican party seems to be having a problem with. The fact that there are Republicans who aren't cult members is a small blessing.

 

[SakurabasEar]

I'm a republican, the election wasn't actually stolen. The sooner our side can accept reality, the sooner we can move on to saving the country from socialists.

 

[Last Falconry]

George W. Bush should 100% be in prison but at least he lives in reality

 

[bobgeese]

 

[Snubnoze707]

Abolish Congress

 

[sickness2.0]

George Bush is a piece of dog shit. Cheney's and Bush' s are war criminals.

 

[Kandyland]

I'd do her.

 

[Amerikuracana]

Establishment above all.. Protect the influence peddling get rich scheme at all costs. That’s it. You’re welcome.

 

[Amerikuracana]

I'm a republican, the election wasn't actually stolen. The sooner our side can accept reality, the sooner we can move on to saving the country from socialists.

What level of interference by the huge propaganda machine and collusion from nearly them all for a specific outcome would you find inappropriate, exactly?

 

[Oceanmachine]

If hell exists Bush is going there for war crimes. Mccain is already there for war crimes and war mongering

I hope that isnt considered bashing because if I said the same about Saddam or President Xi Jinping or Putin it would be NO issue from mods or people

 

[SakurabasEar]

What level of interference by the huge propaganda machine and collusion from nearly them all for a specific outcome would you find inappropriate, exactly?

You assuming here, that these measures taken by the left are anything new? They are not, they've been using the same tactics since Bush v Kerry. They're just better at it now, and with mail in voting as an added bonus.

It sucks yes but it's completely legal. Hollywood and the national media are just chalk full of liberals, and thats all people have payed attention to since the pandemic started.

 

[DoctorPablo]

“Dubya” was the worst president of my lifetime and it’s not even close.

 

[jx820]

Democrats need to stop stepping on these obvious landmines. The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend.

IDK what she means by patriots so it's hard to jump to conclusions. I'd guess Bush probably loves his country even if he was terrible at leading it.

 

[Limit Smasher]

Do people forget that Dems spent 4 years saying the previous election was stolen by Russia?

I guess because they had the full weight of the MSM behind them it makes it ok.

 

[Poser Caust]

The only people who think your election wasn't stolen are American democrats. The rest of the world that isn't plugged into CNN knows the truth.

 

[blaseblah]

I don't think there's anything as unpatriotic as slavish devotion to a cult of personality.

Whether simply acknowledging reality and not attacking democratic norms and institutions itself is patriotic... it's a pretty low bar, yes, but it's one that 90%+ of the Republican party seems to be having a problem with. The fact that there are Republicans who aren't cult members is a small blessing.

Stop trying to redeem warmongers. We are engaged in endless wars in the middle east because of these people. They don't get a redemption arc let alone hero status just for saying Trump bad.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

It's interesting how the Democrats and Leftists love George Bush now

This seems to have been the turning point.

He went from war criminal to loveable buffoon just because he couldn’t figure out a poncho. People are fickle.

 

[LazaRRus]