20 Of The Most Embarrassing Moments In The History Of The Democrat Party

[SemiAuto]

The GOP and the DNC are craptastic yet they, combined, pretty much run the government.

What does that tell you about the government?
What does that tell you about the idea that government should do more?

[cprenegade]

True but...

61-68 7 years (kennedy/LBJ)

69-74 5 years (Nixon)

Nixon actually escalated the war as well as the bombing of Cambodia before finally throwing in the towel.

Well, if you're not willing to cut Nixon any slack for escalating a war he inherited, and I don't blame you, then I would guess you also shouldn't give President Obama any slack for doing the same. Obama inherited the Afghanistan war in 2009, escalated it and is now in his 5th year with it. Just about three quarters of the casualties in the Afghanistan war have occurred under his watch.

[Cameron]

Well, if you're not willing to cut Nixon any slack for escalating a war he inherited, and I don't blame you, then I would guess you also shouldn't give President Obama any slack for doing the same. Obama inherited the Afghanistan war in 2009, escalated it and is now in his 5th year with it. Just about three quarters of the casualties in the Afghanistan war have occurred under his watch.

Nixon campaigned on ending the war in Vietnam.

Obama campaigned on stepping up the war in Afghanistan.

[Joy in Mudville]

Well, if you're not willing to cut Nixon any slack for escalating a war he inherited, and I don't blame you, then I would guess you also shouldn't give President Obama any slack for doing the same. Obama inherited the Afghanistan war in 2009, escalated it and is now in his 5th year with it. Just about three quarters of the casualties in the Afghanistan war have occurred under his watch.

The terrorists who attacked us repeatedly and planned further attacks against us and our Western allies were based in Afghanistan.

Why were we in Vietnam again? I can't seem to remember.

[Joy in Mudville]

I forgot about this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cxm92ZGNtY

[sage]

These were extremely embarrassing!

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