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Late Night: Erick Erickson Calls the President and Vice President Liars, Claims George W. Bush Won the War in Afghanistan
Late Night: Erick Erickson Calls the President and Vice President Liars, Claims George W. Bush ...
firedoglake.com — Courtesy of Teh Sadly Laugh if you will, but this is exactly the kind of reliably crazy... shit that keeps me going back to RedState . Here is what Barack Obama said last night: It’s enough to say that for the next six years, the Iraq war drew ... (more) Late Night: Erick Erickson Calls the President and Vice ...
Barack Obama Trots Out Joe Biden to Attack George Bush
redstate.com — Here is what Barack Obama said last night: It’s enough to say that for the next six... years, the Iraq war drew the dominant share of our troops, our resources, our diplomacy, and our national attention — and that the decision to go into ... (more) Barack Obama Trots Out Joe Biden to Attack George Bush

George W. Bush Latest Blog Posts

Late Night: Erick Erickson Calls the President and Vice President Liars, Claims George W. Bush Won the War in Afghanistan
120 minutes ago at Firedoglake
Most Transparent Admin Evah! Blocks Testimony On Party Crashers
2 hours ago at Pirate's Cove
Obama Buys a Used War
4 hours ago at The Moderate Voice
Willis: Afghanistan is About 9/11
5 hours ago at Drudge Retort
Barack Obama Trots Out Joe Biden to Attack George Bush
5 hours ago at RedState
Obama Buys a Used War
themoderatevoice.com — When the President unveiled his vehicle for getting from here to there in Afghanistan last night, it... was not, as W’s chief of staff described the Iraq invasion in 2002, a “ new product ” but an eight-year-old jalopy retooled for an even longer, bumpier ride. As Barack Obama ... (more) Obama Buys a Used War
Lib Fantasy From Newsweek.com: Gore Elected in 2000, No 9/11 Attacks or Katrina Disaster
newsbusters.org — Newsweek.com on Tuesday offered a bizarre, liberal fantasy that posited what would happen if Al Gore won... the 2000 election. Writer David Rakoff composed the supposedly satirical article, which features Gore averting the 9/11 terrorist attacks: ... (more) Lib Fantasy From Newsweek.com: Gore Elected in 2000, No ...
Obama's Inconsistencies
Obama's Inconsistencies
tnr.com — I basically liked Obama's speech. I'm skeptical about the timeline for withdrawal, but on the question that... matters most--whether to send more troops--Obama has, I think, made the right decision, and done so over considerable opposition from within ... (more) Obama's Inconsistencies
Bush vs. Cheney
politicalwire.com — James Fallows says that, since leaving office, former President George W. Bush has "behaved in a way... that brings honor to him, his family, his office, and his country. By all reports he did what he could to smooth the transition to his successor, ... (more) Bush vs. Cheney
Report: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoe at Shoe-Thrower
weeklystandard.com — Aswat al-Iraq reports : An Iraqi journalist said on Tuesday that he threw his shoes at the... famous Muntather al-Zaydi, a local TV reporter who threw a pair of shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush at a press conference in Baghdad last year, ... (more) Report: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoe at Shoe-Thrower
Obama's aunt loves... President Bush
Obama's aunt loves... President Bush
fivefeetoffury.com — OK, for totally selfish reasons; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But hey, we'll take... it! You have to scroll waaaaaay down to get to the "I love Bush" bit, though. (Surprised?) PLUS: fellow journalist slams shoe-thrower: An Iraqi journalist said on ... (more) Obama's aunt loves... President Bush
What the Tories Have to Teach Us
commentarymagazine.com — Britain’s Conservatives are poised to return to power after a dozen years in the wilderness, even as... America’s conservatives have the look of a movement whose desert wanderings have only just begun. This is an amazing reversal of fortune. Over the ... (more) What the Tories Have to Teach Us
Analysis: Endgame or escalation? Or both?      (AP)
Analysis: Endgame or escalation? Or both? (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - With echoes of George W. Bush's post-911 call to arms, President Barack Obama worked diligently... Tuesday night to make his wartime address sound like an endgame rather than what it was — a striking escalation of the U.S. presence in ... (more) Analysis: Endgame or escalation? Or both? (AP)
Some Simple Questions After Obama's Afghanistan War Speech
openleft.com — Just a few quick questions to ponder after President Obama's speech announcing a massive escalation in Afghanistan:... - What percentage of those kids in the audience will die because of this decision? - Why do so many pundits and pro-Obama activists ... (more) Some Simple Questions After Obama's Afghanistan War Speech
Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, Iraqi Shoe-Thrower, Has Shoe Thrown At Him
huffingtonpost.com — PARIS — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last... year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris. Muntadhar al-Zeidi ducked ... (more) Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, Iraqi Shoe-Thrower, Has Shoe Thrown ...
Iraqi Journalist Who Threw A Shoe At George Bush Gets Shoe Thrown At Him During A Press Conference In France.
Iraqi Journalist Who Threw A Shoe At George Bush Gets Shoe Thrown At Him During A Press ...
storyballoon.org — YouTube Preview Image December 1, 2009 · By admin 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars... 5 Stars (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... Loading ... One Response Gateway Pundit December 1st, 2009 at 5:31 pm 1 [...] the attack on President Bush for months. Al-Zeidi also ... (more) Iraqi Journalist Who Threw A Shoe At George Bush Gets ...
Only .125% of Republicans say Dick Cheney best reflects GOP core values
americablog.com — Via the Plum Line : Just 1 percent pick George W. Bush as the best reflection of... the party’s principles, and only a single person in the poll cites former vice president Richard B. Cheney. About seven in 10 say Bush bears at least “some” of the blame ... (more) Only .125% of Republicans say Dick Cheney best reflects ...
Dana Perino and Forgetful FOX News:  Neglect 9/11, Claim No Terrorist Attacks with Bush
Dana Perino and Forgetful FOX News: Neglect 9/11, Claim No Terrorist Attacks with Bush
blog.buzzflash.com — BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT by Jeffrey Joseph Even by its own standards, FOX News has been getting an... awful lot wrong in its broadcasts of late. Somehow, though, they managed to forget one of their favorite rallying cries in an effort to heap praise upon ... (more) Dana Perino and Forgetful FOX News: Neglect 9/11, Claim ...
Time to Praise George W. Bush?
themoderatevoice.com — James Fallows says it’s time to praise George W. Bush, particularly when contrasted with someone else in... his administration. (more) Time to Praise George W. Bush?
NSC's McDonough critiques Cheney for walking away from Afghanistan in the 1990s
politico.com — NSC chief of staff and top Obama foreign policy advisor Denis McDonough pushed back on former Veep Dick... Cheney's critique today that Obama is projecting weakness. But interestingly, McDonough didn't just point to Cheney's last eight years as ... (more) NSC's McDonough critiques Cheney for walking away from ...
MoveOn Mobilizes Against Obama on Afghanistan
MoveOn Mobilizes Against Obama on Afghanistan
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: The liberal drumbeat against President Obama’s new Afghanistan policy is about to... get a whole lot louder. MoveOn.org, the liberal advocacy group that claims 5 million members, today sent an e-mail blast urging members to... (more) MoveOn Mobilizes Against Obama on Afghanistan
In praise of George W. Bush
jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — Since the results of the 2008 election became clear, the 43rd President of the United States has... behaved in a way that brings honor to him, his family, his office, and his country. By all reports he did what he could to smooth the transition to his ... (more) In praise of George W. Bush
Two Dozen Bankrollers-Turned-Ambassadors Bundled At Least $10 Million For Barack Obama
Two Dozen Bankrollers-Turned-Ambassadors Bundled At Least $10 Million For Barack Obama
opensecrets.org — Like Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton before him, President Barack Obama continues to reward donors,... fund-raisers and other loyalists with plum diplomatic posts.  Obama has now elevated 24 of his high-profile fund-raisers to ... (more) Two Dozen Bankrollers-Turned-Ambassadors Bundled At ...
Why Would Anyone Think the Bush Administration Botched Afghanistan?
washingtonindependent.com — Politico reporters transcribe, you decide: Cheney was asked if he thinks the Bush administration bears any responsibility... for the disintegration of Afghanistan because of the attention and resources that were diverted to Iraq. “I basically don’t,” he ... (more) Why Would Anyone Think the Bush Administration Botched ...
The short version
mudvillegazette.com — For those just returning to the internet after a Thanksgiving break, here's a quick catch-up on some... of the news from Mudville while you were away. We're looking forward to the president's speech this week outlining his Afghanistan strategy. To make sure it won't be confused with President ... (more) The short version
Gonzales inspires students to ‘dream big’ and hope to meet ‘the next George W. Bush’ one day.
Gonzales inspires students to ‘dream big’ and hope to meet ‘the next George W. Bush’ one day.
thinkprogress.org — After months without finding work, former attorney general Alberto Gonzales landed a teaching job at Texas Tech... University earlier this year, where he is now leading a political science class on the Executive Branch. When Gonzales’ hiring was ... (more) Gonzales inspires students to ‘dream big’ and hope to ...
Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being Murdered – L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon
Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being Murdered – L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon
themoderatevoice.com — It’s one of the most perplexing paradoxes of the human condition: Why do people formed to worship... a perfect, loving, omniscient, omnipresent god continue to murder one another in that very god’s name, millenia after millenia? Shaming his mostly Muslim and Christian readers ... (more) Jew, Muslim and Christian: It is God Who is Being ...
Quote of the Day: Jacob Weisberg on "Obama's brilliant first year"
the-reaction.blogspot.com — By Michael J.W. Stickings I don't always agree with the top man at Slate , but I'm... inclined to here : This conventional wisdom about Obama's first year isn't just premature -- it's sure to be flipped on its head by the anniversary of his ... (more) Quote of the Day: Jacob Weisberg on "Obama's brilliant ...
Matthews Finds Another Reason to Fawn Over Bush's Top Gun Moment
videocafe.crooksandliars.com — DOWNLOADS: (14) PLAYS: (138) Just doing my best here to help Digby achieve her life's work. I... plan to make it my life's work to remind Chris Matthews of these little exchanges. It was the day that Matthews revealed that he and the other media whores ... (more) Matthews Finds Another Reason to Fawn Over Bush's Top ...
Report Released on Bush’s Failure To Capture Bin Laden At Tora Bora
liberalvaluesblog.com — I’ve mentioned the failure of the Bush administration to capture bin Laden when they had an excellent... chance at Tora Bora multiple times in the past. The New York Daily News reports on a Senate report on this failure. John Kerry, who had mentioned this failure when running against Bush ... (more) Report Released on Bush’s Failure To Capture Bin Laden ...
Senate Report: U.S. Could Have Captured bin Laden in 2001
Senate Report: U.S. Could Have Captured bin Laden in 2001
themoderatevoice.com — A Senate report says the Bush administration could have captured terrorist Osama bin Laden in December 2001... — two months after 911 — but that poor judgment calls by then defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and then-top military commander Gen. Tommy Franks let him get away. The ... (more) Senate Report: U.S. Could Have Captured bin Laden in 2001
More Data Shows Bush Let Bin Laden Get Away At Tora Bora
More Data Shows Bush Let Bin Laden Get Away At Tora Bora
oliverwillis.com — The neverending legacy of the failed Bush presidency. Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S.... troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report ... (more) More Data Shows Bush Let Bin Laden Get Away At Tora Bora
Arguments for Dick Cheney to Run in 2012
liberalvaluesblog.com — Yesterday I mentioned that some are pushing for Dick Cheney to run in 2012. Jon Meacham makes... an argument for this in Newsweek : Why? Because Cheney is a man of conviction, has a record on which he can be judged, and whatever the result, there could be no ambiguity about the will of the ... (more) Arguments for Dick Cheney to Run in 2012
NY-Gov: I Endorse Emil Henry Jr. To Be The GOP Candidate For Governor
thealbanyproject.com — Why do I endorse Emil Henry Jr.? City Hall News explains . Emil Henry, Jr., a former... assistant Treasury secretary under George W. Bush and executive at Lehman Brothers, has been in discussions with state Republican officials about the possibility of ... (more) NY-Gov: I Endorse Emil Henry Jr. To Be The GOP Candidate ...
Fox at it again on Bush's last budget
openleft.com — Linked, of course, from Drudge, and echoed at 2,870 websites as I write, there is this at... Fox News: Obama Shatters Spending Record for First-Year Presidents , President Obama has shattered the budget record for first-year presidents -- spending nearly ... (more) Fox at it again on Bush's last budget
Obama's First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK - Barack Obama
Obama's First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK - Barack Obama
gawker.com — Thanksgiving Proclamations are, for the most part, pretty routine. Namecheck settlers, Washington, Lincoln, God, and our Troops.... Encourage people to give thanks. The end. But there are some key differences between a Bush declaration and an Obama ... (more) Obama's First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK - ...
Dana Perino: No Terror Attack on USA in Bush Era
firedoglake.com — Proving once again that there is nothing so untrue a GOP shill can say on Sean Hannity’s... rightfest that will cause anyone to challenge it, former G.W. Bush Press Secretary Dana Perino criticizes the Obama Administration for not labelling ... (more) Dana Perino: No Terror Attack on USA in Bush Era
Karl Rove: Voter Anger is Building Over Deficits
Karl Rove: Voter Anger is Building Over Deficits
online.wsj.com — About Karl Rove Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and... Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and ... (more) Karl Rove: Voter Anger is Building Over Deficits
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
liberalvaluesblog.com — This year we can be thankful that George Bush is no longer president.... (more) Happy Thanksgiving
Truman Trivia
trumanlibrary.org — Did Truman pardon a Turkey? Truman receiving a turkey The Truman Library has received many requests over... the years for information confirming the story that President Truman "pardoned" a Thanksgiving turkey in 1947, thus initiating a Presidential ... (more) Truman Trivia
Dana Perino Has Forgotten About 9/11
liberalvaluesblog.com — Bush apologists typically deny the degree to which George Bush undermined our national security and placed us... a far greater risk of terrorist attacks. Now’s here is the ultimate revision of history (via Political Wire ): “We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during ... (more) Dana Perino Has Forgotten About 9/11
Obama Has Now Played 25 Rounds of Golf- More Than Bush’s Two Terms While Soldiers Wait for Reinforcements
Obama Has Now Played 25 Rounds of Golf- More Than Bush’s Two Terms While Soldiers Wait for ...
gatewaypundit.firstthings.com — Barack Obama has now played more golf than George W. Bush did in two terms in office.... But he’s still dithering on whether or not to support the US troops in Afghanistan. The Wall Street Journal reported: Barack Obama has now played 25 ... (more) Obama Has Now Played 25 Rounds of Golf- More Than ...
Budget Non-Sequiturs
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — Posting about our coming entitlement problem generates some non-sequiturs masquerading as incisive political commentary. Conservatives have "no... credibility" on budget deficits because George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan ran big deficits   You are ... (more) Budget Non-Sequiturs
Anti-Defamation League runs interference for anti-Israel Obama
Anti-Defamation League runs interference for anti-Israel Obama
americanthinker.com — Is there any doubt that the ADL has become an adjunct of the DNC? The Anti-Defamation League... pushes a leftist agenda in the guise of fighting anti-Semitism and bigotry. (more) Anti-Defamation League runs interference for anti-Israel ...
Obama Shatters Spending Record for First-Year Presidents
foxnews.com — President Obama has shattered the budget record for first-year presidents -- spending nearly double what his predecessor... did when he came into office and far exceeding the first-year tabs for any other U.S. president in history. In fiscal 2009 the ... (more) Obama Shatters Spending Record for First-Year Presidents
Perino: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term"
Perino: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term"
mediamatters.org — From the November 24 edition of Fox News' Hannity :... (more) Perino: "We did not have a terrorist attack on our ...
Documentary Planned On Questions Surrounding Bush’s Military Service
liberalvaluesblog.com — The New York Observer reports that Meghan O’Hara, who has worked with Michael Moore on previous documentaries,... is working on a documentary about the controversy over George Bush’s military service: The former president was originally admitted into the Texas Air National Guard more than ... (more) Documentary Planned On Questions Surrounding Bush’s ...
Bush Campaign Veterans Make Electoral Comeback «  The Washington Independent
Bush Campaign Veterans Make Electoral Comeback « The Washington Independent
washingtonindependent.com — For a candidate making his first bid for office, Tim Griffin couldn’t be in better shape. One... week after announcing his campaign against Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.), the incumbent in Arkansas’s most Democratic-leaning district, Griffin had raised ... (more) Bush Campaign Veterans Make Electoral Comeback «  ...
Bush Discussed Invasion of Iraq With British Officials Two Years Before War
liberalvaluesblog.com — George Bush took advantage of the 9/11 attack to invade Iraq even though there was no connection.... There has already been considerable evidence that Bush and other neoconservatives had wanted to invade Iraq long before the 9/11 attack and ceased upon this as an excuse. The Times of London ... (more) Bush Discussed Invasion of Iraq With British Officials ...
GOP purity test would have banished Bush, Reagan
GOP purity test would have banished Bush, Reagan
rawstory.com — The latest trend in the Republican Party is an effort to weed out moderates -- witness New... York Republicans' successful effort to oust their own candidate in an upstate House race, in preference for an independent conservative. But a new GOP "purity ... (more) GOP purity test would have banished Bush, Reagan
Doc Maker, Moore Collaborator, Shopping Film on Bush's Murky Military Service
observer.com — Documentary filmmaker and longtime Michael Moore collaborator Meghan O’Hara is currently working on a feature-length documentary about... George W. Bush’s military service in the Texas Air National Guard, The Observer has learned. Ms. O’Hara, who ... (more) Doc Maker, Moore Collaborator, Shopping Film on Bush's ...
Dana Perino Nominated By Obama To Broadcasting Board Of Governors
huffingtonpost.com — President Obama has nominated Dana Perino, George W. Bush's last press secretary and a frequent critic of... the new administration, to a board overseeing government-sponsored international broadcasting. Dana Perino was appointed late Wednesday to ... (more) Dana Perino Nominated By Obama To Broadcasting Board Of ...
Official: Reaction to Japan Bow Left Obama "Speechless"
Official: Reaction to Japan Bow Left Obama "Speechless"
cbsnews.com — President Obama's bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito in Tokyo earlier this month ignited anger from some conservatives... who complained, in the words of blogger Donald Douglass, that the United States "now willingly prostrates itself before the rest of the ... (more) Official: Reaction to Japan Bow Left Obama "Speechless"
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