Agreed, hence the validity of the term "BDS".
I think much of that has to do with so many people having been "tricked" into supporting him. His post 9/11 decisions were as close to unanimous as any Presidential decisions in history. People can't admit that they merely changed their minds. They need a way to justify their agreement so they claim they were tricked. Being outsmarted and duped by someone they believe to be a bumbling idiot is both embarrasing and infuriating for them.
I can't see myself, or the majority of conservatives, hating any President. Strongly disagreeing with his decisions and politics is one thing, but hating or despising the individual is quite another.
I think you are missing it. I didn't change my mind.
I did not vote for Bush. Didn't vote for Gore either. Thought Gore won the election.
I didn't agree with some of Bush's policies including the elimination of the estate tax. I poked fun at him when he could not handle the difficult multitasking of watching a football game and eating a pretzel at the same time.
But then 9/11 came. And I was behind the president 100%. Even tried to join the army. (I was too old.) I supported him when he went into Afghanistan.
Then he told me Iraq was behind 9/11 and Iraq had WMD. I saw the spy satalites shown on TV. And how that was proof of WMD. To me it looked like some buildings. I couldn't see where there was WMDs or if it was a warehouse in Iowa. I heard about th nuke parts in Africa.
And I said. I dunno. But if the prez says they got WMD and were behind 9/11. Well I really don't expect to get the same CIA briefing he does. I may not agree with him on wealth transfer tax policy. I think he is kinda dumb and bit slimy. But I trust he would not lie to me about WMD. I am behind you 100%. Lets flatten Iraq.
Then I learned there was no WMD. The African nukes was all BS. As was the Iraq 9/11 connection. He tries to block the 9/11 commission. . And when Condi Rice testifies we had no idea Osama would pull a 9/11 attack and then she flippantly answers the question about the title of an August PDB. I conclude.....
President Bush is a MOTHERFUCKING LYING PIECE OF SHIT.