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| George W Bush: Romney and Obama acknowledge the elephant in the room | George W Bush: Romney and Obama acknowledge the elephant in the room |
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| He was president for eight years, but he wasn't invited to the Republican national convention and he is not stumping on behalf of the GOP presidential nominee. George W Bush's name is mud in American politics. | He was president for eight years, but he wasn't invited to the Republican national convention and he is not stumping on behalf of the GOP presidential nominee. George W Bush's name is mud in American politics. |
| What's potentially disconcerting if you're a Romney supporter is that less than three weeks ago Romney's popularity rating was found to be below Bush's. | What's potentially disconcerting if you're a Romney supporter is that less than three weeks ago Romney's popularity rating was found to be below Bush's. |
| Last night the governor uttered Bush's name six times, in response to a question from Crowley. He gave a practiced four-part explanation of how he is different from Bush, saying 1) his energy policies would end reliance on foreign oil, 2) he would introduce trade restrictions with China, 3) he would balance the budget, and 4) he would focus on small business as opposed to corporations. | Last night the governor uttered Bush's name six times, in response to a question from Crowley. He gave a practiced four-part explanation of how he is different from Bush, saying 1) his energy policies would end reliance on foreign oil, 2) he would introduce trade restrictions with China, 3) he would balance the budget, and 4) he would focus on small business as opposed to corporations. |
| Whether or not you believe that Romney is seriously determined to pursue those four policy fronts, it was a good answer. But the president's answer was better. Instead of insisting that Romney was like Bush, as might have been expected – Romney's fantasy to remake the Middle East is vintage Bush – the president conceded that Romney was different from Bush. Romney, the president said, is more conservative, particularly on social issues. | Whether or not you believe that Romney is seriously determined to pursue those four policy fronts, it was a good answer. But the president's answer was better. Instead of insisting that Romney was like Bush, as might have been expected – Romney's fantasy to remake the Middle East is vintage Bush – the president conceded that Romney was different from Bush. Romney, the president said, is more conservative, particularly on social issues. |
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