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Unfortunately for us, this “sane” Republican is from a by-gone era …
cnn.com Feb 8, 2018
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"It's problematic that
a foreign nation is involved in our election system because democracy is only as good as the people trust in results,"
[George W.] Bush said at a Milken Institute summit in Abu Dhabi,
according to The Independent. He added, "
There's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled."
"Whether they affected the outcome (of the election) is another question, but they meddled, and that's dangerous for democracy," Bush continued.
[...]
Bush told the audience in the United Arab Emirates that "Putin is a brilliant tactician who has the capacity to detect weakness and exploit it," but said he has "a chip on his shoulder."
[...]
"The Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other," he said at the time, adding that while Russian interference will not be successful, "foreign aggressions, including cyberattacks, disinformation and financial influence, should never be downplayed or tolerated."
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I can’t believe I going to say this, but after the year of nonsense we have just gone through
— I am actually starting to miss the “common sense” wisdom of George W Bush.
Arrrgh!
My my, how far the country has fallen.