Category Archives: George W. Bush

Ten things the president got right

Bush’s Achievements The postmortems on the presidency of George W. Bush are all wrong. The liberal line is that Bush dangerously weakened America’s position in the world and rushed to the aid of the rich and powerful as income inequality …

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I Love Dick Cheney

Great interview, so in case you missed it here is the Transcript: Vice President Cheney on ‘FOX News Sunday’ Here is a video for you:

The White House announced a $17.4 billion rescue package for the troubled Detroit auto makers

UAW Local 602 president: “It’s premature to speculate about wage cuts or if one will even occur.” See, they were never serious about lowering costs or making money, the stus quo was what they were going with. The conditions have …

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United or Divided? Your Cartoon for the Day

George W. Bush won in 2004 with 51%. Some responses: Deeply Divided Country Is United in Anxiety (WSJ) | Sure, Country Is Divided (NYT) | A Nation Divided (SPT) In contrast, Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential race with 52% …

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Scroll For Updates: ALERT: Obama’s “Aunti Zeituni” Is An Illegal Alien, A Deportation FUGITIVE, Lives In Public Housing, And Donated To His Campaign..The Left Cries About Privacy Laws Being Broken And I don’t Mean Joe

I talked about her a few days ago and at the time, I thought that he was keeping her silent because of her address..Well that is just a part of it: Barack Obama’s aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been …

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Why He Served: Army Specialist Stephen Fortunato. R.I.P.

Everyone: Please read this, and spread it far and wide. (H/T MM) The following is a blog entry written on Aug. 30, 2008, by Army Specialist Stephen Fortunato, who was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was riding …

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How much are “The Rich” really paying in taxes

The top 5% – or those making more than $153,000 – pay 60% of all federal income taxes. The top 1% – or those making more than $333,000 – pay 40% of all federal income taxes. Those are the facts, …

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Bush Invites Obama To D.C. And He Accepts

Via ABC News ABC News has learned that President Bush called Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., this evening and invited him to participate in a meeting about the Wall Street bailout bill tomorrow afternoon in Washington, DC, with other congressional leaders, …

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ALERT: MCCAIN: ‘Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington’…

MCCAIN: ‘Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington’ MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY; WANTS DEBATE DELAY Wed Sept 24 2008 14:58:02 ETMCCAIN: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We …

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Dodd Says He Was On Top Of The Financial Crisis, Helped Reveal It, And Adds “I have a lot of questions about where was the administration over the last eight years.”

By reveal, do you think he means when he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar?   I am curious if he knows what the interest rates are?!?!  Here is his statement: In a statement, U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, …

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The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financial markets and the overall economy.

YOU’RE SEIZED! FEDS TAKE OVER MORTGAGE GIANTS…UP TO $100B EACH? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is betting that providing fresh capital to the two firms will eventually lead to lower mortgage rates, spur homebuying demand and slow the plunge in home …

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Today, Anbar is no longer lost to al Qaeda – it is al Qaeda that lost Anbar.

Here’s how President Bush described the development of the  security in Anbar Province being  transferred to Iraqi civilian authorities: Today in Iraq, responsibility for security in Anbar Province was transferred to Iraqi civilian authorities. Iraqi forces will now take the …

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A Democratic Night In Review: A Drunk, A Bitter Half, Race Baiting, Abortion And Higher Taxes

This is what you need to know: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy summoned fellow Democrats to rally behind Barack Obama‘s pioneering quest for the White House Monday night in an emotional opening to a party convention struggling for unity essential in …

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Obama’s proposals will make an already complex tax system even more Byzantine

  Obama’s Tax Proposals Make a Complex System Worse Read the article but this portion caught my eye: In 2006, the top 50 percent of taxpayers made seven times the income of the bottom 50 percent, but they paid 32.4 …

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The Bush Administration Agrees to Pay Libya Reparations for Air Strike Ordered by President Reagan

Yes, you read that correctly.  Blood boiling yet?