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I knew President Lincoln and PEBO, you’re no Lincoln

By Steve McGough / January 18, 2009 /

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…

Summing up – Obama torture memo indecision

By Steve McGough / April 22, 2009 /

The Bush administration torture memos were released last Thursday, and for those of you who want to follow the Obama administration’s bouncing ball, here we go. On Thursday, Obama elected not to fight the release of the memos and stated he wanted to move beyond “a dark and painful chapter in our history.” It was…

Interrogation memos released – PDF scans available

By Steve McGough / April 16, 2009 /

I do not have time to review these right now, but my guess is that nothing will send shock waves through the media or anywhere else for that matter. Personally, I hope that the current administration would use these techniques if needed. Again, they are extreme measures, not torture. The intelligence community is certainly not…

W’s Evil Ideological Plot

By Jim Vicevich / January 18, 2009 /

Last week President Bush gave what I thought was a very eliquent farewell address. And while I will agree the Iraq war did not go well for two years … McCain’s push and W’s willingness to change course may well have saved democracy in the Middle East. In addition, his policies have kept us safe…

Miss me yet? The United States Constitution

By Steve McGough / February 10, 2010 /

I was SO thinking about this exact idea last night when I went to bed. The “Miss me yet?” billboard gave me a slight chuckle, but for conservatives and libertarians, President George W. Bush is not exactly who – or what – they are missing. I refer you to our Founding Fathers…

President Bush farewell address – full text

By Steve McGough / January 15, 2009 /

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…