I was a kid who didn't even know what the CIA was back then.

This confuses me to this day.

Bush Sr. nominated Clarence Thomas to SCOTUS.

Bush Jr. nominated Alito.

So were they both not completely comped? Or were Thomas and Alito sleepers?

No kidding. I felt like the lone voice crying in the wilderness - "Doesn't anyone else see this!" I was using the public library doing research and managed to go down several huge rabbit holes - especially with the Bushes. I linked him back to the JFK assassination even then. I remember the day when I put those pieces together and a cold chill went down my spine at the realization of the depth of evil I was looking at. I was still a teenager. Bush came on to my radar when Ford made him CIA director seemingly out of nowhere. Who the hell is George Bush? Then Reagan made him VP and I could not believe that no one else seemed to have a problem with the fact that everyone surrounding Reagan at the time was either a member of the Trilateral Commission or closely connected to it. Nancy I believe understood the snake pit her husband was in and that is why they went after her in the press when she was trying to protect her husband against the swamp - especially when they tried to take him out. Poor Mr Jellybean actually developed Alzheimer's when in office and they covered it up. Hmmm? Maybe a practice run for the ultimate drooler in chief - old poopy pants. It just goes to show that the two party system is just an illusion.

I remember when Junior ran for president and most of my conservative friends thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread - almost akin to the second coming. One guy even bought a Bush memorial plate and created a Bush shrine. Sound familiar? All of them were dooped because the claim was made that he was a born again Christian and that things were going to be different because their guy was finally in the WH. What a load of crap. That guy was a complete idiot. Condi Rice was assigned to take that sow's ear and attempt to make him appear presidential. They were attached at the hip all through the campaign. At any rate, the majority of the conservative Rep base bought the BS. The Dems really didn't recognize the scam either since their only problem with him was the fact that he was a Republican and that the election was stolen. Gee... we have been down this road before somehow.

What also got me was that the same group of neocon cronies that were part of Bush 1's administration were later part of Junior's administration and nobody seemed to take issue with it. I had a picture with several of the gang standing next to the president and I would show it to people with my hand over the image of the prez. I would ask them to name the president that I was covering up and they would without hesitation say GW. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case, they were speechless when I removed my hand and they clearly saw that the president in the picture was Bush Senior.

I am grateful that I have found a place where there are others that have walked a very similar path and that I am no longer that lone voice.