• DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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    Nixon (national embarrassment) Ford (set the precedent of letting criminal politicians off the hook for “national unity”, gone in a flash?) Reagan (well-liked by many, in hindsight wrecked the country on many many levels) Bush Senior (hard to take seriously, but national embarassment?) Bush Junior (oh fuck me straight up the goat ass, America, what is wrong with us?) Trump (oh fuck, America, why are you trying to one up your idiot self with this fuckface?)

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      1 year ago

      Bush Sr: Iran Contra knowledge and appointed Clarence Thomas to the bench amid sexual assault allegations

      plus ça change…

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        I had forgotten about that. My main memories are the war and Dana Carvey impersonations, but I was young.