Dr Sardonicus
10-19-2012, 01:18 AM
<span style='font-size: 17pt'>18 Ways Mitt Romney Is Just Like George W. Bush</span>
The Republican challenger tries to distance himself from Dubya, but the facts tell a different story
By Tim Dickinson
October 18, 2012 9:00 AM ET
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George W. Bush and Mitt Romney in Washington, D.C. in 2006.</span>
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Mitt Romney clearly wants to run away from the Bush legacy of unnecessary war, budget-busting tax cuts for the rich and economic collapse. When a town-hall debate questioner finally forced the GOP nominee to directly compare himself to Dubya earlier this week, Romney insisted: "President Bush and I are different people." But place the two men's biographies side by side, and the similarities that emerge are not just striking, they're uncanny.
Here are 18 ways that Willard Mitt Romney is just like George Walker Bush:
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The Republican challenger tries to distance himself from Dubya, but the facts tell a different story
By Tim Dickinson
October 18, 2012 9:00 AM ET
http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/story/18-ways-mitt-romney-is-just-like-george-w-bush-20121018/1000x600/20121017-george-w-bush-mitt-romney-600x-1350486800.jpg <span style='font-size: 8pt'>
George W. Bush and Mitt Romney in Washington, D.C. in 2006.</span>
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/new...8#ixzz29j8PpcdJ (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/18-ways-mitt-romney-is-just-like-george-w-bush-20121018#ixzz29j8PpcdJ)
Mitt Romney clearly wants to run away from the Bush legacy of unnecessary war, budget-busting tax cuts for the rich and economic collapse. When a town-hall debate questioner finally forced the GOP nominee to directly compare himself to Dubya earlier this week, Romney insisted: "President Bush and I are different people." But place the two men's biographies side by side, and the similarities that emerge are not just striking, they're uncanny.
Here are 18 ways that Willard Mitt Romney is just like George Walker Bush:
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/new...8#ixzz29j6xr6hI (http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/18-ways-mitt-romney-is-just-like-george-w-bush-20121018#ixzz29j6xr6hI)