reminds me a bit of the way folks voted for bush and then disavowed the consequences of his presidency. and yet they derived from his policies.
but in voting for him, those folks also were responsible for the neocons' iraq war which has undermined global stability, the lack of governmental seriousness which led to Katrina, the gross inequality produced by lowered taxes for the wealthiest people which led to the massive deficits Obama had to deal with, as well as the belief in regulation-free financial markets that resulted in the 2008 crash. also the terrible harm done to the usa's moral reputation as a consequence of secret rendition, Gitmo and torture.
if you keep on voting for the same sorts of things, expect the same consequences.
just add racial divisiveness to the toxic brew this time around. trump is lucky in that he is inheriting an economy in far better shape than the one obama received from bush. but given enough time, he'll surely find a way to screw it up.
one additional thing about the bush disavowers was that they waited for him to become president!
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