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He lost his reelection in 1992, yet his defeat had little to do with anything under his control.

Presidential policy is important economically, but presidents have limited influence over the short-term ups and downs of the business cycle. He was done in by a sluggish recovery deliberately engineered by a Federal Reserve that, somewhat outrageously, was pursuing a policy of "opportunistic deflation" that hurt the financial interests of middle-class Americans. Millions of Americans suffered unnecessarily long spans of joblessness and sluggish job growth as a result, and Bush himself became a collateral victim of this policy, which sent him into a spiral of obscurity.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I'll keep this one at-hand for the next downturn and see if it applies.

I think the thing that sunk Bush41 was Read my lips: No new taxes. That, plus a generally "meh" popularity.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year.

I must be in Bizarro world.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump issued a statement mourning the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.
The first couple praised the United States’s 41st commander-in-chief as an “accomplished” and “humble” leader who demonstrated “unwavering commitment” to “faith, family, and country.”

“President Bush inspired generations of his fellow Americans to public service—to be, in his words, “a thousand points of light” illuminating the greatness, hope, and opportunity of America to the world,” President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s statement reads.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
First McCain and now Bush Sr.?

Maybe we should investigate Trump for collusion with Death himself and his efforts to drain the swamp.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
That is due to the rise of Trumpism. More Republicans have left the fold since his introduction into the world of politics, mostly due to his destruction of the norms of both parties - but most especially that of the Republican party.

Face it, this guy goosestepped all over the GOP and has thoroughly smashed it to bits. So we have die-hard Republicans quitting rather than live in a world
where Trump is it's leader. Shaming liberals is the latest technique Trumpism
has incorporated to deflect blame and not accept responsibility for what ails this country today. Granted, the two-party system had it's flaws, but now there are gaping holes where solid ground once proudly stood.

I know that both parties had good and bad members within, but in Trump's case, this is ridiculous. All have flaws, but Trump is downright pyscho. Now which do you prefer Bizarro or Psycho!


sgg

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year.

I must be in Bizarro world.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings
Approval rating Dates
%
Most recent weekly average 38 Nov 19-25, 2018
Term average to date 39 Jan 20, 2017-present
High point, weekly average 45 Jan 20-29, 2017, and Jun 11-17, 2018
Low point, weekly average 35 four times, last on Dec 11-17, 2017

GALLUP

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Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings -- Historical Comparisons

Average for U.S. presidents 53 1938-2018
Average for elected presidents' 8th quarter 56 various

Other elected presidents in November of second year

Barack Obama 45 Nov 2010
George W. Bush 66 Nov 2002
Bill Clinton 45 Nov 1994
George H.W. Bush 58 Nov 1990
Ronald Reagan 43 Nov 1982
Jimmy Carter 52 Nov 1978
Richard Nixon 57 Nov 1970
John Kennedy 74 Nov 1962
Dwight Eisenhower 53 Nov 1954

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Trump has an approval rating of nearly 45%, which is nearly 8 points higher than GWB averaged in his second term, and well above most of his second term (see link below). A vast majority of those disapprovals are Democrats. There doesn't seem to be any evidence of your claims here.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-geor
ge-bush.aspx

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
That is due to the rise of Trumpism. More Republicans have left the fold since his introduction into the world of politics, mostly due to his destruction of the norms of both parties - but most especially that of the Republican party.

Face it, this guy goosestepped all over the GOP and has thoroughly smashed it to bits. So we have die-hard Republicans quitting rather than live in a world
where Trump is it's leader. Shaming liberals is the latest technique Trumpism
has incorporated to deflect blame and not accept responsibility for what ails this country today. Granted, the two-party system had it's flaws, but now there are gaping holes where solid ground once proudly stood.

I know that both parties had good and bad members within, but in Trump's case, this is ridiculous. All have flaws, but Trump is downright pyscho. Now which do you prefer Bizarro or Psycho!


sgg

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
If anybody needed any more evidence that the Democrat and Republican parties have been flipped on their heads, it's Liberals having good things to say about the Bush family now after claiming McCain was a hero earlier this year.

I must be in Bizarro world.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Which old perv?

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Bush41 also oversaw the end of the Cold War, which threatened Global Thermalnuclear War for 4 decades.
Many of us were born during, and grew up in, the mindset of Mutually Assured Destruction.

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