Posts Tagged ‘George W Bush’
I knew President Lincoln and PEBO, you’re no Lincoln
OK, so I really never knew President Lincoln, but I guess nobody else does either, since everyone is comparing the president-elect to our 16th president. Paul over at Power Line notes just some of the strange comparisons. On “Meet the Press” today, Tom Brokaw compared Obama’s resilience after losing the New Hampshire primary (which made…
Read MorePresident Bush farewell address – full text
The following is the text from the president’s farewell address this evening. Fellow citizens: For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence – a time set apart. Tonight, with a thankful heart, I have asked for a…
Read More24 … in real life
I’ll have more to say on this tomorrow. George W. Bush responding to a question from Brit Hume on Fox News Sunday today … would the nation be in danger if the next president did not have all interrogation tools at his disposal? The president’s answer is critical and I think Obama understands this already.…
Read MoreThe Prosecutor In Chief?
It does not surpirse me this is the AFP’s headline … US President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday he was not ruling out possible prosecution for abuses committed under the George Bush administration, saying no one “is above the law”. “We’re still evaluating how we’re going to approach the whole issue of interrogations, detentions, and so…
Read MoreCompassionate conservatism equaled big government
We all knew it. Bush 43 tried to define his presidency by bringing new tone to Washington D.C., and called his politics compassionate conservatism. By reaching across the aisle and letting Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) write the No Child Left Behind in 2001, propping up the U.S. steel industry with tariffs in 2002, and dishing out…
Read MoreReagan didn’t need to be tested
After Biden’s comment about Obama being tested within the first six months if elected, I noted that the vice presidential candidate mentioned Kennedy – most likely referring to the Cuban missile Crisis – but didn’t mention other more recent presidents that were tested.
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