George W Bush

Democracy: Made in Thailand?

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

Read More: Karl Rove, Thailand, George W. Bush, Gop, Tupao, Bangkok, Peoples Alliance for Democracy, Dick Cheney, Republicans, World News
John Wellington Ennis

Welcome to the Thai government: Wealthy families with puppets in power, election fraud, refusal to compromise in the face of mass dissent from your own people. Sound familiar?

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The Obama "Betrayal" Narrative Takes Shape

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Gates, James Jones, Obama's Cabinet, George W. Bush, Jr., Hillary Clinton, Progressive Movement, Gloria Feldt, Barack Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Obama 100 Days, Obama National Security, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The fear is that Obama, bending to pressure from the military-industrial complex, might "re-brand" the Iraq war.

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The Onion Bashes Bush (Literally)

HuffPost | Dan Duray | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Black Humor, The Onion, Comedy, George W. Bush, Media News

For the past few weeks, the popular satire newspaper The Onion has been running stories in this briefs section that put the outgoing president throug...

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Records Show Bush Not Worst President

Steve Young | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: George W Bush, Karl Rove, Politics News
Steve Young

Long Missing Records Reveal Story of Catastrophic President Who Served For 15 Minutes Between William Henry Harrison and John Tyler In the first posi...

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Obama's New Power Troika Faces Crises Old and New

William Bradley | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Caribbean, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Latin America, Robert Gates, Joe Biden, Iran, James Jones, Taliban, Vladimir Putin, Panama Canal, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Obama's Cabinet, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Islamic Jihadism, Donald Rumsfeld, Hillary Clinton, Dmitri Medvedev, Politics News
William Bradley

It may well be that General Jones, in what is frequently the geopolitical catbird seat as Obama's National Security Advisor, will emerge as the most influential figure of the new national security power troika.

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The Dog Ate My Presidency

Stu Kreisman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Home Page, George W. Bush, Home News, White House, Politics, Breaking Politics News, Politics News, Media News
Stu Kreisman

Wow. I just watched GW's first "exit interview" with Charles Gibson on ABC. Was this man actually elected President of the United States twice? (Okay ...

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Bush's Interview wtih Charlie Gibson Marks the Start of His Effort to Revise History

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fema, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Charlie Gibson, Justice Department, 9/11 Attacks, Clinton Administration, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq War, Scott Pelley, Bush Administration, Politicization, Barack Obama, 60 Minutes, George W. Bush, George Tenet, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Deregulation, Fox News, Joe Lieberman, Hurricane Katrina, ABC News, Bush Presidency, George Bush, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

The colossal failures of the Bush administration should be what is remembered about Bush's eight years in office, not some feeble attempt to show what a principled guy he was.

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Sam Stein

Rove Defends Bush: He's Not Worst President Of Past 50 Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove Argument, 50 Years, Rove Afghanistan, Karl Rove, George W Bush, Worst President, New York Debate, Bill Kristol, Rove Upper West Side, Bush Rove, Rove Wmd, Rove, Bush Presidency, Politics News

George W. Bush is the worst United States president of the last fifty years. In the liberal bastion of New York City's Upper West Side, this renderin...

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When Will it Sink In?

Benjamin Hart | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Television, Barack Obama Media Coverage, Sideways, Obama Television, George W. Bush, Politics News
Benjamin Hart

A month after the election, there's still an overwhelming sense of novelty when I flip a channel and see Obama at a news conference.

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The Bush Legacy: On Par with Nixon?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.03.2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, Mumbai Attacks, Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, Media News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Bush is getting all reflective now, and it brings up an interesting parallel between him and Nixon's legendary interview with David Frost.

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George Bush's Confession: False Contrition at its Worst

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Tropical Forests, Fda, Environment, Valerie Plame, Iraq, Biological Diversity, Torture, Walter Reed, George W. Bush, President Bush Regrets, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Yes, George, we will remember you, exactly as you wish, as a president who came in and left with his values intact.

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It's Official: A Recession (Really?)

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Economic Slowdown, Treasury Department, Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner, Bush Administration, Economy, George W. Bush, Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, National Bureau of Economic Research, Barack Obama, Recession, Political Commentary, Political Satire, Business News
Rick Horowitz

Teams of experts comb through every wince and spasm, coast to coast. You may think you're hurting--you may be convinced--but until you hear it from the folks here, it's only speculation.

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From Those Wonderful Folks Who Brought You the Torture Memos

William Fisher | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Faith-Based, Separation of Churche and State, George W. Bush, Politics News
William Fisher

You may have heard that the Bush Administration is in a frenzied race to lock in its favorite policies before Barack Obama takes office. So far, Bus...

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Luckovich's Lament: Cartooning Obama Is Gonna Be Tough

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Mike Luckovich, Michelle Obama, Monica Lewinsky, Barbara Walters, Mickey Mouse, George W. Bush, Diane Tucker, Barack Obama, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Political Cartoons, Media News
Diane Tucker

The more editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich sees of Barack Obama, the more he likes the President-elect. Oddly enough, this turn of events has the Pulitzer Prize winning artist very, very worried.

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The Daily Szep -- Bush: The Worst Ever

Paul Szep | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, George Bush Policy, Political Humor, George W. Bush, George Bush Failure, Bush Legacy, George Bush Foreign Policy, George Bush Mistakes, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Paul Szep

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Pardon Me for Poaching?

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Poaching, Hunting, Presidential Pardons, Animals, Wildlife, Pardons, Pardoning, George W. Bush, Animal Poaching, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Poaching is a national epidemic, and it's such a serious problem that it has forged alliances between hunting groups and animal advocates who are working together to catch poachers.

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Unprepared, Unexpected, Unbelievable

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Charlie Gibson, Donavan McNabb, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Donovan McNabb, Politics News
Jamie Malanowski

Sarah Palin surprised us with her "understanding" of the vice president's duties by saying, "They're in charge of the US Senate...so they can really get in there and make a lot of good policy changes."

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Rove Defends Bush's Low Approval Ratings Leaving Office: People "Tire" Of A Presidency (VIDEO)

NBC/HuffPost | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush Approval Ratings, Video, Matt Lauer, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, Today Show, George Bush Leaving Office, Politics News

In an interview with Karl Rove this morning, Matt Lauer brought up President Bush's recent interview with Charlie Gibson, where the president stated, ...

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China Buys Naming Rights to U.S.

Andy Borowitz | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Andy Borowitz, Ford, Hu Jintao, Obama Inauguration, Recession, Citigroup, George W. Bush, Politics News
Andy Borowitz

The deal was hailed today by Mr. Bush as a "win-win" for both countries. "We get 1.4 trillion dollars, and all we have to do is change our name to 'Panda Garden,'" he told reporters at the White House.

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Jason Linkins

Fox's Chris Wallace Gets Riled At Frost/Nixon Panel

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Frost/Nixon, Chris Wallace, Richard Nixon, George W. Bush, Media News

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace spent his Monday night freaking out on the participants of a panel discussion that followed a screening of Frost/Ni...

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Dec. 1, 2008 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, United Auto Workers, Detroit Bailout, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, Automakers, Obama Administration, Bailout, Paul Brown Obama, Michelle Bachmann, Aig, Gm, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit, Bill Clinton, Big Three Automakers, Obama Inauguration, Detroit Three, Ford, Susan Rice Us Ambassador to the Un, Chris Matthews, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Political Humor, Obama First 100 Days, Chysler, Hillary Clinton, Auto Industry Bailout, Presidential Thanksgiving Pardon, News Humor, Auto Industry, Politics News
Richard Valeriani

This was the first Thanksgiving ever where the turkey pardoned the President.

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The Republican Presidential Recession Record

Jeff Madrick | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Lyndon Johnson, Recession, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Politics News
Jeff Madrick

Eisenhower: 2 recessions; Nixon and Ford: 2 recessions; Reagan: 1 recession; George H.W. Bush: 1 recession; George W. Bush: 2 recessions; Democrats: 1 recession. Eight to one, you decide.

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Bush's 11th-Hour Bid for Secrecy

Stanley Kutler | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Executive Order 13233, Secrecy, Barack Obama, Richard Cheney, George W. Bush, Politics News
Stanley Kutler

The order is beyond audacious -- incumbent presidents decide and judge the nature of national security, not former presidents.

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Wise Men Say Recession is a Year Old

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Christina Romer, Nber, Economy, George W. Bush, Gdp, President-Elect Obama, Council of Economic Advisers, Barack Obama, Bea, Business News
John Tepper Marlin

The seven "Wise Men" announced today that the economy entered a recession back in December 2007. The "Wise Men" are seven economists on the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee.

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The Colossal Collapse of Conservatism

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rigths, Reagan, Conservatism, Liberalism, Bush, George Will, Conservative Economics, George W. Bush, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Republicans have failed not because of poor execution, but because they are acting on a philosophy deeply and fundamentally flawed.

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