The Imperial Presidency

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2. CNN: George H.W. Bush was the exact political opposite of Donald Trump

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/01/politics/george-h-w-bush-donald-trump-republican-party/index.html

George H.W. Bush was the exact political opposite of Donald Trump

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
6 minute read Updated 11:41 AM EST, Sat December 1, 2018

CNN — George H.W. Bush would never have been elected to anything in the modern Republican Party.

It’s not because the former president, who died at age 94 last November, wasn’t a “real” Republican. Bush believed in lower taxes, a smaller federal government and a robust military – the general principles that, until the last few years, have defined modern conservatism.

It’s because of Bush’s approach to politics. He was not a fire-breather. His first instinct was not to vilify anyone who disagreed with him. He believed in the idea that good people can disagree. He saw compromise as a reasonable goal of government.

In the modern parlance of Republican politics, Bush’s gentility would be read as insufficient commitment to the conservative cause. He would be labeled a “RINO” (Republican In Name Only) for his dalliances with Democrats on policy.

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