Only Because We Have A Label For It

Need further proof Hillary Clinton was a war-mongering neo-liberal shill for corporate America? The capo di tutti capi of the Bush Crime Family voted for her. This reporter voted Peace & Freedom, as noted above, proving again that voting is futile.

Both Bush Presidents Lash Out At Trump,
GHW Confirms He Voted For Hillary

And now, w/ the least possible effort, we copy & paste, then you decide what is/isn't fake news.

 Peter Baker / New York Times:

Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is not a favorite in the extended Bush household.  Former President George Bush considers him a “blowhard,” only interested in feeding his own ego.  Former President George W. Bush, his son …

Discussion:

Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:   Both Bush Presidents Lash Out At Trump, GHW Confirms He Voted For Hillary

ABC News:   Both Bush presidents critical of Trump in new book

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:   George HW Bush calls Trump a ‘blowhard’ in book The Last Republicans

Colby Hall / Mediaite:   George H. W. Bush Rips ‘Blowhard’ Trump in New Book: 'I Don't Like Him'

Sean Colarossi / Politicus USA:   Both Bush Presidents Confirm They Didn't Vote For Trump And Call Him Unfit To Be POTUS

Adam Rosenberg / Mashable:   George H.W. Bush on Donald Trump: 'I don't like him.'

Frieda Powers / bizpacreview.com:   'I don't like him': Bushes finally reveal how they really feel about ‘blowhard’ President Trump

Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:   George H.W. Bush on Trump: 'I Don't Like Him'

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   Both Bush presidents bash ‘blowhard’ Donald Trump as unfit for the presidency

Bonnie Kristian / The Week:   George H.W. Bush says Trump is a ‘blowhard’

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 Brandon Carter / The Hill:

White House strikes back at Bushes over weak legacy  —  The White House fired back at former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush on Saturday, attacking their legacies after both Bushes expressed their displeasure with President Trump in a new book.

Discussion:

Susan Wright / RedState:   Trump's White House Claps Back at the Former Bush Presidents

Christina Cheddar Berk / CNBC:   White House questions Bush legacies as feud with Trump intensifies

Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:   Both Bush presidents just unloaded on Trump in new book — they take criticism to unseen levels

Sean Colarossi / Politicus USA:   White House Melts Down After Both Bush Presidents Call Trump An Incompetent ‘Blowhard’

Axios:   New book quotes Bush presidents blasting Trump

 CNN:
George H.W. Bush labels Trump a ‘blowhard’ in new book

Discussion:

Alicia Cohn / The Hill:   George W. Bush: 'I'm worried that I will be the last Republican president'

Avi Selk / Washington Post:   White House attacks legacies of both Bush presidents after reports they refused to vote for Trump

Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:   The White House fires back after George H.W. Bush calls Trump a ‘blowhard’

Mike Allen / Axios:   Axios AM  —  In May 2016, former President George H.W. Bush

Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:   New Book Claims Bushes Had Harsh Words For Trump

Susan Wright / RedState:   Former Presidents Bush Opine on Trump in a New Book Called “The Last Republicans”

AOL:   George H. W. Bush on Trump: 'I don't like him,' according to new book

 Brandon Carter / The Hill:
George H.W. Bush on Trump: He's a ‘blowhard’

Discussion:

Tom Tillison / bizpacreview.com:   W. disputes Mama Bush's remark Cheney pushed things ‘too far right’: He didn't ‘make one fucking decision’

Helluva lotta chum stirred up there.

If it's all too much, this struck us:

George W. Bush: ‘I’m worried that
I will be the last Republican president’

Especially once we realized "last 'Republican' pres." doesn't mean the tin-foil hatters (or the Electoral College) are going anywhere. Whatever replaces (whether in name or in nature) even the horrors of Bushite Republicanism will inevitably be a meaner, nastier distillation of the currently emboldened, already loudmouthed minority.

And don't be encouraged by numbers. The majority in any nation*, no matter how well-intentioned, will always opt for the "Because I was not ..." side of Niemöller's "First they came for .../Because I was not ..." poem.

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*"Majorities", 27% & so forth determined by polling; get the saltshaker.