Tag Archives: Bush Presidency

Global War on Terror : A Report Card

F is for Failure:The Bush Doctrine in RuinsBy Tom Engelhardt / October 21, 2008 On the brief occasions when the President now appears in the Rose Garden to “comfort” or “reassure” a shock-and-awed nation, you can almost hear those legions … Continue reading

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Yellow Dog Time? These Repugs Gotta Go…

‘What I’m bitching about is not disagreement over policy. It’s knowing how to do things, ANYTHING, using the tools of political science.‘By Steve Russell / The Rag Blog / October 19, 2008 For the second time in my life, I … Continue reading

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FILM : Bush Gets Stoned in ‘W’

‘Oliver Stone orchestrates the chaos effectively, and he is immeasurably aided by the stalwart presence of Josh Brolin, who nails his outstanding performance of Bush.’By Wajahat Ali / October 17, 2008 Oliver Stone’s fascinating and entertaining portrait of “W.” depicts … Continue reading

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Larry Piltz : Bush’s Final Jenga Surprise

Jingo Bush Pulls Out the Last Piece and the Tower Comes Tumbling Down By Larry Piltz / The Rag Blog / September 30, 2008 1st Jenga piece: The 9/11 Attacks – Bush, with his “9/10 mentality” and bring-it-on, laissez-faire national … Continue reading

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Bush’s Bailout Tanks; What Austin Thinks

Congress failed to pass the economic bailout plan today: the pundits are atwitter, the stock market has tanked, the politicos are pointing fingers, and the doomsday prophets are taking center stage. And George the Decider has added a final (one … Continue reading

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What Did Bush Tell Gonzales? It Ain’t Pretty…

Bush and Gonzales: Who told whom to do what and when? Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool / Getty Images.  Sources say Alberto Gonzales now claims that President Bush personally directed him to John Ashcroft’s hospital room in the infamous wiretap renewal … Continue reading

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George W. Bush : Feeding the Beast

In order to weaken federal agencies, the Bush administration has expanded them to the point of collapse By Christopher Moraff When President Bush exits the White House in January, he will leave behind a federal government in shambles. Since his … Continue reading

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Do No Harm : The Complicity of Psychologists in Cheney-Bush Torture Program

Psychologist protesting APA complicity in torture in 2007.APA pressured to take a stand… ‘Psychologists have been identified as key figures in the design and conduct of abuses against detainees in US custody’by Meteor Blades / August 12, 2008 Unlike the … Continue reading

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Jim Hightower : Bush’s Empty Promise to Wounded Vets

Portrait of Marine Staff Stg. John Jones by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. ‘Where is George when thousands severely wounded in his misguided Iraq war need him to act?’ By Jim Hightower / August 6, 2008 When Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, and Fannie … Continue reading

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Exposing Bush’s Historic Abuse of Power : Tip of Iceberg?

Revelations about Bush could rival Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal.New evidence of post-9/11 spying on Americans.Obtained documents point to a potential investigation of the White House that could rival Watergate.By Tim Shorrock / July 23, 2008 The last several … Continue reading

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Stop the New FISA

Allowing the new surveillance law to stand would seriously cripple our free pressby Chris Hedges / July 11, 2008 If the sweeping surveillance law signed by President Bush on Thursday — giving the U.S. government nearly unchecked authority to eavesdrop … Continue reading

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Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Source. / Onion News Network Thanks to Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / Posted July 7, 2008

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