Archives for the 'Bush' Category
Golf For We, Not For Thee …
Published on 27 Oct 2009 at 2:05 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Bush, Obama.
War-weary Obama manages a decision … more golf! Boston Herald:
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“Bold And Modern White House”
Published on 7 Oct 2009 at 11:55 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, art.
Decorated with an ode to indecision. NYT arts section buries the lede and needs to work on it headlines. I guess it’s “Modern” but “Bold” isn’t working. ”Life Imitates Art” would do it.
Somehow I don’t think NYT would have missed the opportunity if George Bush had hung something like, I dunno, “The Scream.”
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Turnabout Is Unfair!
Published on 14 Aug 2009 at 9:44 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Great whine, I mean one, from Paul Krugman at NYT:
“I am in this race because I don’t want to see us spend the next year re-fighting the Washington battles of the 1990s. I don’t want to pit Blue America against Red America; I want to lead a United States of America.” So declared Barack Obama [...]
War On Terror’s Over!
Published on 6 Aug 2009 at 9:08 pm.
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Filed under Bush, GWOT, Obama, hated Crusaders, moronocy.
I guess that means Bush won. Ha ha, just kidding!
Seriously, the Obamists haven’t quite figured out how to fight it yet … their best ideas have been to keep Bush’s best ideas going … but they do know how they want to talk about it. They’re all done with the “war on terrorism.” Jon Ward and [...]
In Which We All Just Get Along
Published on 31 Jul 2009 at 8:42 am.
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Filed under America, Bush, Obama, academia, cops, racism.
The beer thing went off well enough, I guess, though it had already jumped the shark before they actually sat down, even before a Boston cop got himself in hot water by firing off a racist email.* My only comment on that thing last night is … which White House protocol genius forgot to tell everyone the appropriate [...]
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Good Stuff Done
Published on 7 Jul 2009 at 8:33 am.
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Filed under Bush, Iran, Iraq, Obama, dummkopf!.
By he who must not be named or even indirectly referenced. Not without dismissive derision.
Christopher Hitchens, who was for liberating Iraq before he was for the guy who wanted to abandon it, comes out for the liberation of Iraq and subsequent elections there as the inspiration for the pro-democracy movement in Iran.
Hey, whose idea was [...]
HOT
Published on 29 May 2009 at 7:54 am.
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Filed under America, Bush, GWOT, Obama, military.
Lady Gaga and Small Wars Journal. Both hot. But don’t take my word for it. Rolling Stone:
Since we launched the Hot List in 1986, we’ve had our share of hits and misses (check our cover gallery to revisit all out past Hot Issues, from Angelina to Giselle to Britney). In 1988, we profiled “Hot Character Actor” [...]
Wicked Web Woven
Published on 14 May 2009 at 9:16 pm.
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Filed under Bush, GWOT, pols.
By someone. This is fascinating. Sounds like Pelosi plans to pit her word against the CIA. Or she’s betting on the CIA staying mum, keeping its agents out of the limelight. Then there’s ex-CIA Chief Porter Goss, who was there as a ranking Republican congressman at the time. Maybe she figures she can take him on the [...]
Resting Place Of Mothers’ Sons
Published on 10 May 2009 at 8:18 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, history, military.
Will be off limits to the common man on D-Day plus 65 years. Big Hollywood:
Barack Obama will attend the events on June 6th as George Bush did in 2004 for the sixtieth memorial service. Here is the rub, as of now Obama’s State Department has asked (read demanded) the French government not allow tour guide [...]
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Get Real
Published on 7 May 2009 at 10:59 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, money.
Washington Post unfairly compares Obama’s modest $17 billion trim in his bloated budget to George Bush’s $34 billion in cuts last year. C’mon, it’s not like George Bush was the Dem Cong’s lapdog! It was easier for him to tell Pelosi to stuff it. Also, Obama has astronomically increased spending, so it’s hardly realistic to expect [...]
Rejectionism Is The New Deadending
Published on 25 Apr 2009 at 8:59 am.
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Filed under Bush, Clintons, Obama.
Hillary in Iraq blames “rejectionists” for the violence, which is a sign “Iraq is headed in the right direction.” NYT.
BAGHDAD — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here Saturday morning for a one-day visit, delivering an American show of support for Iraq as it battles a sudden eruption of violence, in the wake of [...]
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OBushma
Published on 13 Apr 2009 at 8:09 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Bush, Iraq, Obama, military, pols.
Boston Herald editorial: Obama the president pushes Congress for quick, no-effing-around action on his $83 billion warfighting request, to a great wringing of hands among his erstwhile pals in the anti-war left.
“This funding will do two things: It will prolong our occupation of Iraq through at least the end of 2011, and it will deepen and expand our [...]
Victory At Last!
Published on 9 Apr 2009 at 12:49 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq, military.
All it needed was the triumphant arrival of the conquering president. via White House:
Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you’ve kept your eyes focused on just doing your job. And because of that, every mission that’s been assigned — from getting rid of Saddam, to reducing violence, to stabilizing [...]
Bush Bashment In Deep Recession
Published on 7 Apr 2009 at 1:46 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Worst anyone’s seen since the Great Depressing election of 2000, humorism experts say. Politico: The Chimpy t-shirts aren’t selling, the Bush cookies are getting stale. George Clooney is the only person who’s bought any of those in months, and he just did it to watch Michael Moore bite their heads off for old times sake. Traffic’s dropped [...]
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Obama Hearts A(nother) Hated Bushite Policy
Published on 6 Apr 2009 at 10:45 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Intel, Obama.
As the popular saying goes, they told me if I voted for McCain … there would be no end to the hated Bush Constitution-stomping policies, and they were right! Obama admin moves to thwart a lawsuit on NSA eavesdropping. Raw Story:
President Barack Obama invoked “state secrets” to prevent a court from reviewing the legality of the National Security Agency’s warantless wiretapping program, [...]
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Double Personal Jinx
Published on 6 Apr 2009 at 11:18 am.
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Filed under Bush, Islam, Obama, media.
On Obama, in Turkey, for repeating Bush again. AP:
“Let me say this as clearly as I can,” Obama said. “The United States is not and never will be at war with Islam. In fact, our partnership with the Muslim world is critical … in rolling back a fringe ideology that people of all faiths reject.”
The [...]
Glass House Charge
Published on 6 Apr 2009 at 8:42 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, saudi arabia.
LGF claims a Bush bow and advises the right to stop hyperventilating about Obama’s. It looks more like Bush is bending to receive some kind of Saudi gong. Not quite the same as Obama’s gratuitous abasement of the office of the presidency, though LGF’s point about decades of deference to a backward absolute monarchy that has been [...]
In The Time Of Liking Us Better
Published on 29 Mar 2009 at 11:10 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Obama faces resistance on multiple fronts as he heads to the G20 Tuesday, has given up on others. They don’t like his economic plans, he isn’t even going to try to get them to help in Afghanistan, no big expectations on Iran, Russia and China prodding for signs of weakness, etc. NYT explains it’s not that the world doesn’t [...]
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Bush Book
Published on 19 Mar 2009 at 9:08 am.
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Filed under Bush, books.
In the offing, won’t be a bio, that would be “far too boring” says the ex-prez. Instead, he’ll zero in on key decisions he faced in his life and his presidency. Like … you know. And, well … you know. Sounds like he’s getting to the nub of the matter, though it also sounds a little [...]
High Road
Published on 18 Mar 2009 at 10:47 am.
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Filed under Bush, Cheney, Obama.
He always took it. And it isn’t the only thing he could teach the new guy. Bush re Obama via AP:
Former President George W. Bush, making his first public speech since leaving office in January, says he wants Barack Obama to succeed and that it’s “essential” to support the new leader.
Bush declined to critique the [...]
Market Rebounds
Published on 14 Mar 2009 at 8:21 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, money.
Nice week. I blame George Bush, but see it as an opportunity to push pork and an socialist agenda. Hang on, that’s what Dear Leader counsels during downturns. This is different. via Yahoo, stocks end the week up. No worries, it’s not all good news. Object-in-Chief cautiously test-markets upbeat, but insists on anti-credit card bubblism, which I take [...]
Book Thrown
Published on 12 Mar 2009 at 9:44 am.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq, dummkopf!, stupid criminals.
As the other shoe drops. Muntadar al-Shoedi will be cooling his heels for three years. Hushpuppy hero shouts “Long Live Iraq.” NYT with the agony of de feet. There’s a corner of Florsheim’s that will be forever … never mind. His lawyers say that sentence is a couple of sizes too large, he was just trying to [...]
Handwringage Alert
Published on 4 Mar 2009 at 11:39 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
“Will Obama be like Bush on executive power?” Discomfited Boston Globe.
Truth, Justice And The American Smear
Published on 3 Mar 2009 at 9:00 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Clintons, Obama, pols.
Uh oh. They’re starting to figure it out. HuffPo scribbler Peter Daou to Dems: Stop doing the right favors by elevating Rush. Fun read.
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This Would Not Have Happened Under Saddam
Published on 1 Mar 2009 at 7:43 am.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq, al qaeda.
Surber on the Iraq police arrest of AQ’s oil minister: “Thanks to President Bush, we now have an Arab nation that will arrest terrorists instead of funding them.”
Imagine a world where Saddam still ruled. Kind of hard, but here’s the world we’re waking up to this morning:
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Katrina Who?
Published on 19 Feb 2009 at 3:01 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, pols.
Fascinating article explains how full of it Dems were on Katrina reconstruction $$$, how they seem to have gotten over it now that their guy is in, and aren’t even squawking about no Katrina cut in the economic porkfest. The fascinating part isn’t so much the content. No big surprises there. What’s fascinating is the part at the very top that [...]
Chimp Shots
Published on 18 Feb 2009 at 10:51 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, apes, media.
Comparing the president of the United States to a chimp would be pretty bad, especially a dead one. It could have pretty vile racial overtones, though in fairness, presidential chimp comparisons seem to have transcended race. Where was the deep sense of shock the last time someone compared the president of the United States to a chimp? A little [...]
Economic Wartime Presidency
Published on 18 Feb 2009 at 3:58 pm.
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Filed under Bush, GWOT, Obama, money.
He didn’t seek this crisis any more than George Bush sought 9/11. It was thrust on him. With the $787 billion Democratic economic stimulation plan, and the $75 billion to homeowners in financial distress as well as those currently just having fits of pique,* Obama in less than a month is closing within a couple billion of George [...]
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Of Tight Lips, Bleeding Hearts and Leakage
Published on 10 Feb 2009 at 10:34 pm.
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Hopefully the Obama admin will be as tightlipped as the Bush admin was, Rove says. The lefty outrage is an indicator they’re off to a good start. LA TImes with Rove’s Loyola Marymount speech first:
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Aim Low, Goal In Sight
Published on 3 Feb 2009 at 11:05 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Bush, Obama, al qaeda.
Easy target sought, may not be hard to hit. Here’s one report that suggests al-Qaeda in Pakistan is on the ropes, and the other says ease off on the nation-building, just focus on croaking AQ in Pakistan.
Out Bushing Bush
Published on 28 Jan 2009 at 8:45 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Bush knew a door when he saw one. It didn’t always open. NY Daily News, Obama goes for the window:
Grateful Idiot
Published on 26 Jan 2009 at 9:58 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Hollywood, moronocy.
Hey, I thought I was the one who wrote in Bill Kristol’s magazine that we should be grateful to George Bush for winning the Iraq war. No, hang on. I wrote that Obama owes Bush a debt of gratitude. Never mind, we can all be grateful to George Bush. via Big Hollywood: Matt Damon tells the Miami Herald [...]
Quagmire!
Published on 25 Jan 2009 at 9:48 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Bush, Obama, military.
That didn’t take long. NYT dusts off quagmire theme for Obama’s Afghan War, complete with quaint 2001-like Kipling citation:
Goodbye To All That
Published on 21 Jan 2009 at 8:23 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Bush got a rude send off from some of the gutless wonders who weren’t able to vote him out. The Hill rounds up some what everyone’s heard already. There were boos from the crowd around the big screens by the World War II monument; ”Nah nah nah nah, hey hey, good-bye” chanted at the helicopter. It’s [...]
War Presidencies
Published on 19 Jan 2009 at 12:37 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
Kristol at NYT on the one we’ve had and the one to come.
Historian Re History
Published on 15 Jan 2009 at 6:36 am.
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Filed under Bush, history.
Posits it will shows George W. Bush was right. Andrew Roberts at UK Telegraph:
About That Torture Thing
Published on 14 Jan 2009 at 9:11 am.
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Filed under Bush, GWOT, Guantanamo, Obama.
There’s a lot of fretting over whether Obama will do the right thing about Guantanamo, and whether the CIA will barred from using harsh interrogation methods in the GWOT.* Greenwald’s having a snit. Now a Guantanamo judge comes forward, says she barred a trial for one terror suspect because his unkind treatment was torture.
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Bush Admits He Ordered Torture …
Published on 11 Jan 2009 at 8:35 pm.
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Filed under Bush, GWOT, terrorists.
… for kicks. Hang on, that’s just the usual Think Progress nonsense.
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Shoe-In
Published on 10 Jan 2009 at 10:21 am.
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Filed under Bush, free speech.
Anyone who’ll be in DC Monday may want to visit Lafayette Square for a demonstration of Iraqi-style free speech as Maine person of conscience/mental health advocate Jamilla El-Shafei leads a shoe-toss over the White House fence. via WBZ-TV:
George Bush, Liberator
Published on 27 Dec 2008 at 11:16 am.
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Filed under America, Britain, Bush, history.
Considering that it’s published in the UK, the Telegraph is a great American newspaper. Today, hosting Nile Gardiner on the vision and action of the much-reviled George Bush, champion of western values:
More Myths & Facts
Published on 23 Dec 2008 at 11:38 am.
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About the Bush era. Ed Gillespie at RCP. Raise your hand if you think history will ever get it right. Raise your other hand if you think the Democratic (re)adoption of Bush’s war strategy gets checked as a win in the Bush column or the Obama column.
Memo to Matthew Yglesias: being stupid and dishonest while accusing someone of being stupid [...]
War Defended
Published on 15 Dec 2008 at 8:12 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Bush, Iraq.
Washington Post, reporting on the shoe thing, informs that Bush “staunchly defended a war that has taken far more time, money and lives than anticipated.” On the first two, true. What were they thinking? On lives, there was in fact an expectation in the invasion that thousands of Americans could be killed by stiff resistance and chemical [...]
This Never Happened To Saddam
Published on 14 Dec 2008 at 7:00 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq.
Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at Bush. “Here’s a farewell kiss, you dog!” Big Arab insult.
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Victory Lap
Published on 14 Dec 2008 at 10:16 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, media, military.
Bush makes a last visit to Iraq. Reuters:
No Room At The Inn
Published on 13 Dec 2008 at 9:59 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama.
For the Messiah, who’s informed Blair House is booked, he can’t start edging his way in early. Smart move on the Bush White House’s part.
Bush Good, Saddam Bad
Published on 11 Dec 2008 at 9:13 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq.
Current Iraqi government, not headed to a happy place. That’s the conclusion of someone else who thinks Bush did a good thing, WMD or no: ”Bush should have no regrets about faulty intel.”
Perhaps one of the Bush Administration’s most courageous decisions was the removal of Saddam Hussein. Despite opposition from the United Nations, the U.S. freed [...]
T.P.
Published on 9 Dec 2008 at 9:01 am.
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Filed under Bush, media.
Bush admin issues accomplishment talking points to White House staff. Scribbler for the troubled LA Times fires back with … Dem talking points:
Transformation Complete
Published on 3 Dec 2008 at 9:00 am.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq, Obama.
Obama = Bush on Iraq. Bush/Obama SecDef Gates explains. NYT:
When asked specifically if he considered himself “at odds” with Mr. Obama on a withdrawal timetable, the secretary replied, “I think that I would subscribe to what the president-elect said yesterday in Chicago.”
“He repeated his desire to try and get our combat forces out within 16 [...]
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The Obama Doctrine
Published on 2 Dec 2008 at 7:53 am.
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Filed under Bush, Obama, Pakistan, india.
Obama says India can whack Paks, if that’s where the investigation goes.* Sovereign nations and all. That’s how the Times of India is reading it:
First Rewrite of History
Published on 1 Dec 2008 at 9:02 pm.
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Filed under Bush, Iraq, media.
The most recent of so many.
UK Guardian, under the headline “Iraq war my biggest regret, Bush admits,” reports that in an ABC interview Bush “last night admitted that the decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein on the basis of flawed intelligence was the biggest regret of his presidency.” Sounds great, though neither head nor [...]
