The Bush Cock-punch

20/20 hindsight when it was obvious from the start. Pure partisan politics at the expense of the entire country.

“We’re digging ourselves out of a deep hole. We took it in the shorts with Bush-Cheney, the Iraq War, and by sacrificing fiscal responsibility to hold power.” -- House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)

As Bush and Cheney drove the bus off the cliff, Boehner was the giddy sycophantic enabler telling them to hit the gas. ThinkProgress adds:

"Boehner has only to blame to himself. He voted to authorize use of military force against Iraq, and voted against a House-approved Iraq withdrawal in 2007. He also voted for the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts, which were largely responsible for turning our nation’s surplus into a massive deficit. As Boehner himself said in 2006, “I think that Republicans ought to stand up and support George W. Bush for the job that he’s done.” (HT: Political Wire)"

Source: ThinkProgress