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Opinion: What conservatives said Obama's speech didn't sound like: Churchill, Henry V, Gettysburg Address

02 Dec 2009 10:49:09 PST

Written by T.K.
In their analyses of President Obama's December 1 speech outlining his Afghanistan strategy at the U.S. Military Academy, conservative pundits complained that the speech didn't sound like speeches previously delivered by political figures including George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Wi...

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Opinion: The limits of a politics of disillusionment

27 Oct 2009 10:58:24 PDT

Written by Paul
It's easy to criticize obscure White House staffers who write kiss-and-tell books. But depending on how the book is executed, and assuming the administration is no longer in power, these books can be worthwhile. I recall reading two of them after George H.W. Bush left office, including one b...

Original story at Power Line .

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Opinion: A word from Matt Latimer

26 Oct 2009 10:58:42 PDT

Written by Paul
Matt Latimer was deputy director of speechwriting for President George W. Bush during the latter part of his presidency. Before that, Matt was the principal speechwriter for Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. It's time for conservatives to see what has happened there, so we can get to the work...

Original story at Power Line .

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Bush Doctrine Under Review

15 Oct 2009 19:20:05 PDT

Written by Meteor Blades
Ending the Bush Doctrine and the associated policy spin-offs, would not, of course, mean an end to all the perniciousness of American exceptionalism. But it would be a major step in the right direction. Although it would elicit an extended round of shrieks against Obama from the crowd whic...

Original story at Daily Kos .

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Opinion: David Swanson: Presidential Power Grows: Will You Love Every Future President?

15 Oct 2009 10:59:46 PDT

Written by David Swanson
Perhaps presidents simply cannot be expected to give back powers gained by the executive branch, but shouldn't we expect Congress to work to take them back on our behalf? When Alberto Gonzales resigned as attorney general, he did so because a rapidly growing list of members of Congress s...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: Colors could disappear from terror alert system

14 Jul 2009 20:58:16 PDT

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
For example, in August 2004, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge raised the alert level to orange, the second-highest level signifying a high risk of attack, in Washington, New York City and Newark, N.J., because of potential threats to financial buildings there. But Democrats q...

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George W. Bush news and blogs - December 09, 2009

09 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit George W. Bush news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Influential NY Times Editor Tanenhaus: Nixon, Reagan, and Bush 'Committed Impeachable Offenses Probably' -- by Clay Waters from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• Opinion: Peter Dreier: Progressives Take Back the Flag -- by Peter Dreier from Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
• Opinion: George Bush Talks About Cleaning Up After His Dog -- from The Raleigh Telegram
• Opinion: A 'Truth' of Our Time: Untrue -- by Jay Nordlinger from The Corner
• Opinion: Obama's doing the best with a short stack -- from Los Angeles Times
• George W. Bush in review: Let the critiques begin -- from Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)
• Opinion: The 100 Daze of Obama -- by Lame Cherry(noreply@blogger.com) from Lame Cherry
• Opinion: Caricom should not look for US handouts, cautions expert -- from Jamaica Observer
• Opinion: MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Lauds Bush-Bashing Book by N.Y. Times Reporter -- by Tim Graham from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• Opinion: Will light at the end of Iraq's long tunnel shine on Bush? -- from Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Opinion: Alfred W. McCoy: Confronting the CIA's Mind Maze

08 Jun 2009 13:09:37 PDT

Written by Alfred W. McCoy
Further up the chain of command, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, as she recently told the Senate, "convened a series of meetings of NSC [National Security Council] principals in 2002 and 2003 to discuss various issues... relating to detainees." This group, including Vice Pre...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: The Torture Apologists Have No Place Left To Hide

30 Mar 2009 19:00:17 PDT

Written by Susie Madrak
That's why Sunday's front-page Washington Post story by Peter Finn and Joby Warrick is such a blow to the last remaining torture apologists. At a Republican fundraiser on October 14, 2002, Bush called Zubaida "one of the top three leaders in the organization." No Sir, Mr. President.'"

Original story at Crooks and Liars .

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Opinion: Stuart Whatley: Calling Out Stem Cell Lies

13 Mar 2009 13:21:53 PDT

Written by Stuart Whatley
On August 9th, 2001, Former President George W. Bush announced that federal funds may be awarded for research using human embryonic stem cells if the following criteria are met: • The derivation process (which begins with the destruction of the embryo) was initiated prior to 9:00 P.M. EDT o...

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: IRS Quits Use Of Private Debt Collectors

07 Mar 2009 06:28:42 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
I think we're going to see a reversal of privatization," said Harvey B. Feigenbaum, a political science professor at George Washington University. "When contracts come up for renewal, they will see if it would be better for the public sector to do the work."

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: Around Midnight

01 Mar 2009 14:22:30 PST

Written by mcjoan
It's been a while since we checked in on the Bush midnight regulations flurry. As a reminder, in the waning days of Republican rule in the White House, there was a concerted effort to inflict as much damage as possible in key, hot-button political issue areas. For example:

Original story at Daily Kos .

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Opinion: You're Welcome America: It's Saturday Night Live, Live! On Stage! [Stage]

06 Feb 2009 07:31:06 PST

Written by Richard
The New York Times's Ben Brantely found it fun, if a bit slow in parts: The New York Post thought it was yuks-heavy but slight as well: The grouch at USA Today hated it, shockingly: The New York Daily News was the most praising of the three:

Original story at Gawker .

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Opinion: Tom Engelhardt: The Apology: How to Turn Over a New Inaugural Leaf

14 Jan 2009 10:13:18 PST

Written by Tom Engelhardt
Ever since, presidents have regularly preached strength beyond compare, threatened potential enemies, and hit the call notes of an ever more imperial presidency. Underneath the often dull words of modern inaugurals lies a distinct hubris, an emphasis on the potential limitlessness...

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Opinion: Jason Notte: How Questioning The President Went From an Argument to a Conversation

13 Jan 2009 08:26:42 PST

Written by Jason Notte
After nearly a decade, it's nice to see that Americans can petition their president again. If anyone is worried about Barack Obama's presidency bearing any resemblance whatsoever to George W. Bush's, the last few weeks should put your mind at ease.

Original story at Huffington Post .

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Opinion: Bush's legacy: Writing own first drafts

13 Jan 2009 04:37:28 PST

Written by Mark Silva
On Thursday comes a prime-time address from the White House. But that speech is unlikely to echo the list of mistakes Bush acknowledged for reporters Monday in the West Wing: prematurely declaring "mission accomplished" in Iraq; failing to find the weapons of mass destruction cited as t...

Original story at The Swamp .

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Opinion: AP: Bush Legacy -- Grim Times, Gloomy Nation

10 Jan 2009 06:54:44 PST

Written by The Huffington Post News Editors
The unvarnished review of George W. Bush's presidency reveals a portrait of America he never would have imagined. Bush said he would change the tone of Washington. He never did. Of course, neither did the Democrats running Congress. More on George Bush

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Opinion: Electoral Polarization Continues Under Obama

19 Nov 2008 18:07:54 PST

Written by Jay Cost
Many of these states again showed a high degree of polarization in 2008. This time, however, they were joined by most of the remaining states in the South Central regions: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Never before have we seen these states vote so heavily ag...

Original story at RealClearPolitics .

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Opinion: In 2008, will media recall 2004 declarations of Bush "mandate"?

04 Nov 2008 20:21:10 PST

In 2004, President Bush was re-elected with 286 electoral votes, defeating Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) by 3.3 million votes -- the smallest popular-vote margin since 1976 (excluding the 2000 election) and the lowest electoral vote count for an incumbent president's re-election since Woodr...

Original story at Media Matters for America .

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Opinion: Florida Flashback

29 Oct 2008 09:12:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Nate Silver)
Shaw tells CNN viewers: “George Bush, governor of Texas, will become the 43rd president of the United States. At 18 minutes past two o’clock eastern time, CNN declares that George Walker Bush has won Florida’s 25 electoral votes and this should put him over the top.”

Original story at FiveThirtyEight .

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Opinion: Partisan Politics and the Science-Industrial Complex

16 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Written by rbailey@reason.com (Ronald Bailey)
The Democrats declare, "Over the past eight years, the current Administration has not only failed to promote biomedical and stem cell research, it has actively stood in the way of that research." Actually, the Bush administration's support for the National Institutes of Health has hel...

Original story at Reason Online .

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Opinion: Vieira Presses McClellan to Charge White House Was 'Lying'

29 May 2008 14:35:58 PDT

Written by Geoffrey Dickens
VIEIRA: Let's go back in time now. MCCLELLAN: Well the Vice President was given a lot of deference by the President. He was someone, he's someone that he trusts very much. And, and-- VIEIRA: Do you think he was giving the President bad advice?

Original story at NewsBusters.org .

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Opinion: Which came first: The Intellectual or the Leader?

20 Dec 2007 16:00:00 PST

Written by Angie
According to Richard Benedetto, Eugene Robinson, writing for the Washington Post, believes we need an "egghead" in the Oval Office; specifically, Al Gore: Interestingly, Thomas Sowell recently had this to say about Senator John McCain:

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Opinion: Civil Liberties at Stake as Bush Calls to Change FISA

29 Jul 2007 19:24:02 PDT

Written by Shaun Manley
But, cooler heads are prevailing, as Democrats are saying they don't want to move too quickly to change the law because civil liberties are on the chopping block. Also, Democrats don't want to give Bush the ultimate power to spy on people.

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: If You Support Bush, You Must Not Buy Gas or Know Anyone Over in Iraq

15 Jul 2007 19:23:08 PDT

Written by Matt Finley
Iraq Did you know Bush turned the White House Green when he moved in? Solar Panels, you know, eco-friendly stuff. Gore was there for 8 years, what did he do to make the White House use less energy? I have stacks of pages of stuff. Empty pages. He didn't do squat. Then compare Bush and Gore's homes. Bu...

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Opinion: Who Should Reign Supreme?

30 Jun 2005 21:00:00 PDT

Justice Janice Brown of the California Supreme Court would be terrific. All-time favorite Supreme Court justice: It's gotta be a tie: William O. Douglas and William Brennan. Both were champions of the Bill of Rights, and we are Americans because of the Bill of Rights. Michael McMenamin

Original story at Reason Online .

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