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18 Sep, 2008 8:00 am
... the worst. Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle, Rush Limbaugh, George H.W. Bush, (and
now Sarah Palin?) have all been labeled by ... for himself. To make both of these arguments, we need to be in his shoes. George W.
Bush never wanted to be the president who created the New Deal or the Great Society. He ... Republicans could achieve the unfulfilled goals of
the Reagan revolution. With the exception of Social Security, Bush did a pretty good at pushing through some of these unfulfilled goals. Most
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19 Jan 4:26 am
As everyone gears up for Barack Obama's inauguration tomorrow, other work is being done behind the scenes for George W. Bush's step into the history books. That includes the creation of a George W. Bush Presidential Library. ... of Architecture, and is not likely to be completed until 2012, according to Langdale and others. The National Archives will
take control of Bush's papers and the operation of the library once construction is completed, while Bush's foundation will run the policy institute. ...
11 Nov, 2007 7:09 am
Written by Daniel Kurtzman The tragicomic presidency of George W. Bush, in his own words 50.
"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." -at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 49 ... I do not need to explain why
I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." -as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War 41. "F*ck Saddam. We're taking him
out." -to three U.S. senators in ...
9 Oct 12:32 pm
... announced today that President Barack Obama had been awarded its prestigious Not-Being-George-W-Bush Prize for 2009. While the committee noted that Obama has successfully not been ... past nine months, and that there were many others who are more clearly
not Bush and so might be more deserving of the prize. For his part, Obama simply stated ... the award, and that he would do his best to
continue to not be George W. Bush for the foreseeable future. Some had predicted that Obama
would instead win the ...
19 Jul, 2007 2:17 am
... and political traditions. As if that isn't bad enough, it can also be read as revealing that George W. Bush is simply the authoritarian, monarchist the Founders justifiably feared and hoped the American constitutional system could steer clear of. ... and other
founders of this great republic warned us about. He lied the nation into precisely the "foreign entanglements" that George Washington feared
would destroy the experiment in representative government, and he has championed a spurious notion of ...
2 Apr, 2008 2:50 pm
... Progress: SFist reports that the enterprising Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is looking to rename Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility to the "George W. Bush Sewage Plant." The group explains it seeks to "select a fitting monument to this president's
work" and to "honor George W Bush for his eight years of honorable public service." "No other
president in American history has accomplished so much in such a short time," the ...
6 Aug, 2008 6:32 pm
... Journal that Batman, at least as he is portrayed in the new film The Dark Knight, and George W. Bush have a lot in common. "There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The ... to the fortitude and moral courage that has been shown by
George W. Bush in this time of terror and war. Like W, Batman is vilified and despised
for confronting terrorists in the only terms they understand. Like W, Batman sometimes has to push the boundaries of civil rights to deal with an emergency, certain that he ...
4 Nov, 2008 3:19 am
... very signficant portion of American, including Republicans (but not this one) consider George W. Bush to be one of the worst Presidents of all time, and certainly in the past 50 ... internalized those low approval ratings," said Pete Wehner, a former top
Bush adviser. "This is a White House and a president that are in some ways galvanized by a crisis." There ... . During a celebration honoring
Theodore Roosevelt's 150th birthday last week, Bush joked: "People ask me, 'Do you ever see any of the ghosts ...
29 May 12:41 am
George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are coming to Canada on March 29 to speak to an estimated
crowd of up to 5,000 people. David Knowles of the Politics Daily describes the showdown, The event will consist of the two men ... it… One thing to keep an eye on is whether the two men
will allow questions on torture. Given the legal consequences for former Bush administration figures, this could be one potato too hot for
handling. Otherwise, I suspect we'll hear a cordial conversation with plenty of ...
10 Nov, 2007 6:46 am
... Carolina school in order to win a Bible certificate)? One does not know if Bush believes that Jews (or any other non-Christians) will see
their loved ones again. ... connections are present with regard to those who lead (or would wish to) lead us. Mr. Bush should be commended for
trying to give comfort to the families who have paid the highest costs, ... posting is just one more example of my over-the-top suspicion of George W. Bush. Still, we know that he believes it relevant to inject religion into ...
28 Apr 8:00 am
... think about George W. Bush's Administration? This is a subject that I (perhaps foolishly)
tackle in "George W. Bush in Political Time: The Janus Presidency" ([papers.ssrn.com]), which
comes out next month. In part, this is a review ... their relationship with the prevailing party system. After examining their framework, I try to apply that analysis to President
Bush. Consider two types of Presidents. The first inherits an existing coalition from a glorious predecessor. Examples include Harry Truman,
...
25 Oct 8:56 am
... , Chapman University School of Law We summarize the most systematic work on George W. Bush's psyche. SAT scores and other available measures indicate that ... personality theory (the "5-Factor Model"), as measured by the NEO Personality
Inventory, suggests that Bush is highly extraverted but not very agreeable or conscientious. He also scores low ... closely resembles Jackson,
Reagan, and Harding, but is very unlike his father, George H.W. Bush. We apply these
findings to discussions of President ...
14 Aug, 2008 3:31 am
... is frowning. Famed prosecutor of Charles Manson, Mr. Bugliosi spends considerable pages in The Prosecution of George W.
Bush for Murder excoriating President Bush for smiling in photos while the Iraq war rages. Mr.
Bugliosi might have blown a blood ... haven't yet seen it, "google" it. It's difficult to ascertain whether Mr. Bugliosi actually believes that President Bush can or will be prosecuted in federal or state courts for selling the Iraq invasion under false pretences, leading to the deaths of ...
5 Jan, 2007 12:00 am
... (from Library of Congress) No sooner do I write about governmental intrusions on privacy (here and here) than I learn that George W.
Bush recently issued a signing statement asserting the right of the government to search mail without warrants in "exigent circumstances."
Leaving the Bush administration to decide such exigent circumstances is like leaving a chocolate addict in charge of guarding a chocolate
warehouse. Neither can be trusted ...
6 Mar, 2007 11:10 am
... George W. Bush stinks. GALLUP POLL NEWS SERVICE >> GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Bush Approval Rating Remains Low George W. Bush's
approval rating is 33% in the latest USA Today/Gallup poll,just two percentage points above his personal low. Bush's rating is 70% among
Republicans, also just two points above his all-time low rating among his base of supporters. Bush has reached 40% approval just four times in
the past year, and has not had majority approval in nearly ...
27 Oct, 2007 9:48 am
... the verbal assault delivered on him by Columbia President Lee Bollinger. But consider the fact that he is fact far less powerful in his country than, say, George W. ... from Congress or, for that matter, serious consultation with Congress. Obviously, I am bitterly critical of George W. Bush, under whose administration we must suffer for another 451 days. But, frankly, I'm not all
that thrilled by the realization that Bush's successor, even if far more acceptable to me, will be able equally to make ...
13 Jan, 2008 3:52 pm
... Dakota Peace and Justice Center. Seems that ol' Jimmy Madison knew we'd someday have a W in our midst. "Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be
dreaded because it comprises and ... nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." James Madison, April 20, 1795 Portrait: President James Madison. Technorati
Tags: James Madison, President James Madison, George W. Bush, Pres. George W. Bush, South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, SDPJC, Iraq War Powered ...
12 Jan 8:24 am
Like all good Democrats, I am counting down the days until President George W. Bush is on that
plane headed for Texas, never to darken our governmental doorstep again. ... and policies did to us as a nation or as individuals. With an incredibly upbeat tone in his voice,
Bush described his time as president as "joyous" and he recounted how he was able ... even when they're getting in a little cardio work-out. I
had hoped that Bush wasn't really someone who blithely went about his day with such apparent ...
9 Jul, 2008 1:24 pm
... biggest factor in my new-found political junkie nature is the current administration. George W. Bush and his political friends have given me a clear picture of ... to lead this country. So in some strange way, I think I have to thank George W. Bush and his buddies - without their mishandling of this country over the last eight ... to
consider the impact policies made today will have on others and on future generations. Bush will never go down in history as a great president
(probably only slightly better ...
18 Jul, 2008 5:22 pm
... -Bushites in San Francisco have done it again. Their proposal to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W.
Bush Sewage Plant will be on the November ballot. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the proposal is intended as an insult. The White
... s wrong with a sewage treatment plant, dammit? I'd be proud to have my name attached to a sewage treatment plant. Bush should embrace the
proposal. Somebody has to clean up all the $^#& produced by the political zanies in San ...
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