George W. Bush Raising Money to Maintain Trump Cover-up NY Mag
By Johnathon Chait
Sept 12, 2018
George W. Bush, who declined to endorse Donald Trump (or anybody) in 2016, and made muttered elliptical criticisms of the 45th president, has thrown himself into the task of covering up Trumps many crimes. Bush, reports Politico, is raising money for candidates who are committed to maintaining the cover-ups.
To be sure, Bush doesnt put it that way, and almost certainly doesnt think of it that way. But it is syllogistically true. The Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress have followed a course of non-oversight, blocking disclosure of Trumps tax returns, allowing him to to be paid by figures at home and abroad known only to him, and preventing investigations of multiple cases of misconduct. Working to maintain Republican control of Congress is ipso facto working to maintain the cover-ups.
The most striking thing about this choice by Republicans is how little attention it has received. Kris Kolesnik, a former GOP staffer, wrote an op-ed in the Hill lamenting, There are no Republicans left in Congress, that I know of, who know what is or isnt credible oversight. A handful of conservative pundits have argued for voting Democratic as the only recourse for checking the administration. But, for the most part, the entire party has closed ranks around the no-oversight agenda. Republicans recently circulated a list of Trump scandals that would be investigated if Democrats win a chamber of Congress. The argument that such investigations must be prevented was not the conclusion but the premise.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/09/george-w-bush-raising-money-to-maintain-trump-cover-up.html
W is going to raise money for Rick Scott, whom I believe is a minion of Lucifer, or one of his lesser demons or imps.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)this is a distortion in many ways. W and the family wants to take back control of the GOP. They know that Trump's days, one way or another, are numbered. When the smoke clears, they want folks beholden to the Bush family. That is accomplished by raising money.
By the way, Pence is doing the same thing.
czarjak
(11,298 posts)Want to take back control of the GOP? Tell me when they lost it, por favor, amigo.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Jeb was supposed to be next, not the interloper.
lark
(23,160 posts)He was the 2nd worst president ever and now he's continuing the destruction. Such a vile ignorant man.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Why anyone thinks the cons who hate Trump don't approve of his deregulations of wall street, the EPA, insane tax breaks for the highest earners had better wake up. What they hate about him is he is not subtle and will not bother to try and be more palatable to any pretense of "normal" as traditional cons would prefer to see him behave.
Perfect description from your post: But, for the most part, the entire party has closed ranks around the no-oversight agenda. Republicans recently circulated a list of Trump scandals that would be investigated if Democrats win a chamber of Congress. The argument that such investigations must be prevented was not the conclusion but the premise.
Fuck GW Bush.
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)They truly hate this country and its people.
Their policies prove this time and time again.
Money and power are their only concerns.
They are EVIL LIARS.
ALL of them.
Examples;
Nixon; Watergate
Reagan; Iran/Contra
Bush; illegal war with Iraq
Trump; Russian asset
Clinton a democratic president;
Impeachment for lying under oath about a blow job and affair.
What a joke this country is.
GeorgeGist
(25,324 posts)Dumber.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Duppers
(28,127 posts)jalan48
(13,894 posts)Perseus
(4,341 posts)Let us not forget that the man-child does have access to documents the rest of the World does not...has the man-child read anything that Bush may not want to go public and maybe being threatened by it?
It is just very suspicious that GW was against the man-child, has kept politically quiet and now is suddenly wanting to help out?