Tag Archives: George W. Bush

Drawn and Quartered

Humberto Lázaro Miranda Ramírez (LAZ) / Dedeté Humor Magazine / Cuba The Rag Blog / Posted July 23, 2008

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SPORT : "I Don’t Care If I Never Get Back"

Dubya : Keeping His Eye on the Ball By Dana Milbank / July 17, 2008 [Last Thursday] was another day of turmoil in the capital. The Federal Reserve chairman again tried to reassure jittery markets. The chairman of the Joint … Continue reading

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Stephen Payne : Hotshot Lobbyist Can Get You Into White House

Lobbyist Stephen Payne shown shooting with VP Dick Cheney. (Careful, dude.) Offered access to Dick Cheney and others in return for donation to Bush library By Daniel Foggo / July 13, 2008 A lobbyist with close ties to the White … Continue reading

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Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table

With the door opened, Judiciary chair John Conyers may press for action. Door may be open for Kucinich’s resolution on Bush By John Nichols / July 10, 2008 As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a “privileged resolution” to force House … Continue reading

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FISA Bill Challenged in Court

President Bush, in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, called the wiretapping bill “long overdue” and crucial to national security. Photo by Brendan Smialowski / NYT. Bush Signs Spy Bill, ACLU Sues By Ryan Singel / July 10, 2008 The American … Continue reading

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Our President : ‘Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter’

Bush yuks it up with Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda, and Chinese President Hu Jintao at the G8 Summit in Tokyo. Photo by Reuters. George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment … Continue reading

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Kucinich : OK, Let’s Just Impeach Him on Iraq

Kucinich to bring single article of impeachment for misleading US into war By Nick Juliano / July 8, 2008 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is sticking to his drive to impeach President Bush. Few in the House of Representatives have any … Continue reading

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The Neverending Story : Bush’s Assault on Our Civil Liberties

The New Snoops: Terrorism Liaison Officers By Matthew Rothschild The full scale of Bush’s assault on our civil liberties may not be known until years after he’s left office. At the moment, all we can do is get glimpses here … Continue reading

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What Scott McClellan (and Jay Rockefeller) Didn’t Tell Us

The Story Behind George Bush’s Lies By Richard W. Behan / July 1, 2008 Long accused of signature dishonesty, the Bush Administration now stands twice indicted, by Scott McClellan’s book and by two damning reports from Jay Rockefeller’s Senate Select … Continue reading

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Drawn and Quartered

Khalil Rahman. / The Daily Naya Diganta / Dhaka, Bangladesh The Rag Blog / Posted July 1, 2008

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Sy Hersh : Preparing the Battlefield

Drawing courtesy of The New Yorker The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran. by Seymour M. Hersh This blockbuster article by Seymour Hersh about U.S. covert operations in Iran appears in the July 7 and 14 issue … Continue reading

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Jim Hightower : Surprise! It’s About the Oil

Bush’s Iraq Oil Grab By Jim Hightower / June 30, 2008 Out of the question. Don’t be silly. Never was a factor. Such are the absolutes that George W, Cheney, Rummy and other Bushites have employed whenever anyone has suggested … Continue reading

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