I don't take what Bush says personally, but I was offended by what is a continuation of a strategy from this White House, now mimicked by Senator McCain, that replaces strategy and analysis and smart policy with bombast, exaggerations and fear mongering.
Obama criticizes the strategies used by Bush and McCain, accusing them of fear mongering.
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Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
I think when we act on that basis, it doesn't always work out, but over time things do get better.
It is a decision about how do we face and embrace this finite amount of time we have on the planet.
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