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That first sentence isn't about hating Republicans, it's about hating George W. Bush. There are many Republicans who accept that Bush is a fraud and an intellectual child, just as there are (a few) Democrats who know that the Clintons are pandering whores.
Knowing how unqualified and dishonest the Bush administration is has nothing to do with being a Democrat or a Republican. It's an objective observation which transcends political parties.