May 21st, 2009 // comments (0)

Cheney, Bush Enjoy Popularity Surge In New Poll

The big buzz today is all about the battle of whits (albeit on different battlefields) between former Vice President Dick Cheney and President Barack Obama. But flying around just under the radar is a poll refuting the argument that Dick Cheney’s recent actions have been bad for Republicans. 41% of Americans now have a ‘favorable’ opinion of the former Vice President, up from 33% in January.

The ‘Polling Director’ for CNN, Keating Holland, takes a bizarre angle on…

May 15th, 2009 // comments (0)

Australian TV Station Rebroadcasts ‘Abuse’ Pictures

Here are the photos you weren’t supposed to see.

Scroll ahead to about 7 minutes for the controversial shots. These are a few among many that the President was attempting to block only days after he was attempting to release them. Now, Obama finds himself in an even more precarious situation as his argument for releasing the terror documents (the information was already public) fits this situation like a glove. This, my friends, is a catch-22.

These photos were…

February 25th, 2009 // comments (0)

The Mysterious Bush Unpaid Tab Scandal

Did President Bush’s team dine and dash on last Israel visit?:

JERUSALEM — It may be known as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s last scandal. If it isn’t settled soon, the brewing controversy also has the potential to become the first diplomatic dust-up between President Barack Obama and America’s strongest Middle East ally.

At issue is an unpaid $320 bill for dinner with a White House advance team at a restaurant near Olmert’s official residence.

For nine months,

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February 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Iraqi Shoe Thrower Talks In Court

Muntadher al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe tosser, speaks at a court appearance:

He explained his actions in an hour-long appearance on Thursday at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. Asked if anyone pushed or motivated him to do this, al-Zaidi said he was spurred on by the “violations that are committed against the Iraqi people.”

“I could only see Bush and feel the blood of the innocents flow under his feet, as he was smiling that smile — as

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January 20th, 2009 // comments (0)

Change: WhiteHouse.Gov Revamped

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January 20th, 2009 // comments (0)

Inauguration Watch: Bush Booed

Boos echoed throughout the crowd as President Bush, Vice President Cheney and several GOP congressmen were introduced before the swearing-in ceremony, although some in the crowd disagreed.

“I can’t imagine how it must feel for him — maybe we should be respectful,” said a man from Iowa standing near the World War II Memorial.

Former Oklahoma state senator Maxine Horner (D-Tulsa) and others near her scolded those who booed. “He’s still our president,” one man said.

A lot of…

January 20th, 2009 // comments (0)

Graph: Presidential Approval Ratings

Plotted points are the averages of all approval polls taken by Gallup in each three-month period of each presidency. The first two points for Johnson and Ford are for polls taken in their first two months. Key dates are marked next to the poll results for the three-month period in which they took place.

With his inauguration just 90 minutes away, Barack Obama will most surely begin his Presidential tenure on a high note. But will the new President…

January 20th, 2009 // comments (0)

Inauguration Watch: The Meeting

President Bush and First Lady Laura bush greet incoming President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama at the White House for tea — just two hours before Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America.

This, my friends, is the very brief overlap…

President Bush also left a private note for Barack Obama in his desk…

January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

No Pardon For Scooter Libby

Scooter Libby, and many Conservatives, might not like this news:

In a move that has keenly disappointed some of his strongest conservative allies, President Bush has decided not to pardon Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, for his 2007 conviction in the CIA leak case, two White House officials said Monday.

On Bush’s last full day as president, Bush did commute the sentence of two former Border Patrol agents—Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos—for

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January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Bush Rescues Ramos And Compean

WASHINGTON (AP) – In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.

Bush’s decision to commute the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who tried to cover up the shooting, was welcomed by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress. They had long argued that the agents were merely doing

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January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Inauguration Watch: Bush Out

Moving trucks will be headed into the White House, not out:

WASHINGTON (CNN) – On Inauguration day, there’s one scene at the White House that won’t be playing out exactly as it has during past transitions: the traditional moving of the outgoing First Family’s belongings. Anita McBride, Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush, tells CNN that the Bushes have moved almost all their things out of the White House ahead of schedule.

“There won’t be … the

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January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Inauguration Watch: Last Whack

You didn’t think the media was going to let him go quietly, did you?

BERLIN (Reuters) – Editorial writers around the world have been taking their final printed whacks at George W. Bush, accusing the president of tarnishing America’s standing with what many saw as arrogant and incompetent leadership.

Some newspaper editorials, for all their criticism, suggested historians might just be kinder later on than those now writing first drafts of history. A success often cited by those seeking

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January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Inauguration Watch: Bush Goodbyes

President Bush is spending his last hours in office on the horn:

WASHINGTON – With just hours left in his presidency, President George W. Bush on Monday made a round of phone calls to leaders around the globe.

The White House said Bush chatted with: President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia; Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia; President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea; Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark; Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy; former President Vicente Fox

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January 19th, 2009 // comments (0)

Last Minute Bush Pardons Coming?

1. Pardon Prospects: Military and CIA interrogators of war-on-terror prisoners.
2. Pardon Prospect: Former Chief of Staff to Vice President Cheney, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr.
3. Pardon Prospect: Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
4. Pardon Prospects: Former American Israel Public Affairs Committee Lobbyists Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, Former Pentagon Analyst Lawrence Franklin.
5. Pardon Prospect: Former Justice Department official Bradley Schlozman.
6. Pardon prospect: Former junk bond king Michael Milken.
7. Commutation

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January 15th, 2009 // comments (0)

President Bush ‘Farewell’ Speech

WASHINGTON (AP) – President George W. Bush is warning against complacency in the face of another possible terrorist attack on the nation.
In his farewell address to the country Thursday night, Bush says that while it’s tempting to seek comfort by turning inward, the U.S. must reject isolation.

He says America must lead the cause of freedom and Americans must keep their resolve and must never let down their guard against terrorists.

Bush is giving his final speech

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