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Katrina and Bush
Katrina and Bush
Presidential Not presidential So everyone is talking about the Vanity Fair article in which Bush aides say that Katrina is what did him in. I don't think that's entirely true, but what I'd like to focus on is why Katrina was such a problem for Bush. Above are two photos. The second one shows ...
Op-Ed Columnist: Bigger Than Bush
Op-Ed Columnist: Bigger Than Bush
nytimes.com — Forty years ago the G.O.P. decided, in effect, to make itself the party of racial backlash. And everything that has happened in recent years is a consequence of that decision. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Bigger Than Bush
 	Republicans in Congress Less Popular Than Bush
Republicans in Congress Less Popular Than Bush
gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Just one in four Americans approve of the job the Republicans in Congress are doing, an approval rating just below that given to President Bush. Americans are somewhat more charitable in their ratings of the Democrats in Congress. ... (more) Republicans in Congress Less Popular Than Bush
Op-Ed Columnist: A President Forgotten but Not Gone
Op-Ed Columnist: A President Forgotten but Not Gone
nytimes.com — You start to pity George W. Bush until you remember the vast wreckage that stretches from the Middle East to Wall Street to Main Street. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: A President Forgotten but Not Gone
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2008: Bush’s Last Year By The Numbers
Think Progress — ... Paul Krugman noted recently that the Bush administration’s failings have often been obscured in the short-run because the White House was particularly effective at inventing an alternate reality that it then “impressed on the public.” In 2008, however, despite its ...

2008: Bush?s Last Year By The Numbers
The Hollywood Liberal — ... . Paul Krugman noted recently that the Bush administration’s failings have often been obscured in the short-run because the White House was particularly effective at inventing an alternate reality that it then “ impressed on the public .” In 2008, however, despite its ...

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