Burning Bush

Dim-bulb Dana Perino was doing jello shots at a frat party in 2001, so it’s no great surprise she doesn’t remember the 9/11 attacks on America. And the producers of Fox News could give a shit what anybody says on the air, as long as the subtext is racism. But still, an actual George W. Bush [...]  

British and US officials held secret discussions about ousting Saddam Hussein two years before invading Iraq and months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, the official inquiry into the war heard yesterday. Senior civil servants said that the "drumbeats" from Washington had begun soon after the election of George W. Bush amid concern that sanctions against Saddam's regime were ineffectual and losing international support. Overthrowing...  

Exactly how many Bush administration tell-alls will it take before everything's been told?Following in the footsteps of former press secretary Scott McClellan, Vice President Dick Cheney, first lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush himself, top White House aide...  

Filed under: George W. Bush, Bush Administration, Obama AdministrationPresident Obama has nominated George W. Bush's former press secretary Dana Perino for a post on the board overseeing government-sponsored international broadcasting. Perino, who worked in the Bush White House from 2005-2009, was appointed Wednesday to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, AFP reported. Her nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. "I'm honored by the...  

Right-wing party Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) may demand the impeachment of the President Georgi Parvanov over an alleged letter to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Ivan Kostov, leader of DSB, which is part of the rightist Blue Coalition supporting the GERB government, said Monday that if it was proved that Parvanov in his capacity of a Chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party sent a letter asking Saddam Husein for help, the...  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs will record an oral history of President George W. Bush's presidency. The center and the George W. Bush Foundation announced the project Thursday. About 100 interviews are planned, including key figures of the Bush White House and Cabinet, members of Congress, foreign leaders and outside political advisers. Bush says the project will offer a comprehensive...  

DALLAS The George W. Bush Presidential Center will tip its hat to the former president's home state, from the pecan wood paneling inside to the wildflowers, bluebonnets and prairie outside. "I applaud the work . . . in designing a building and landscape that will capture the dignity of the office of the presidency, while at the same time being warm and welcoming to visitors," former President George W. Bush said in a statement. "Laura and I...  

Via Greg Sargent: With Republicans hammering the Obama administration for trying suspected 9/11 terrorists in a New York court, a Democrat points out that in 2006, George W. Bush seemed to say outright that terrorists should be “tried in courts here in the United States.”There was no outcry at the time.Bush's line was: "I believe they ought to be tried in courts here in the United States." Huh. Now, as Markos noted in his recent column in The...  

Greg Graeff (11/7, Letters) states it’s time to start impeachment proceedings on a “dysfunctional and corrupt president.” Sorry to say that window of opportunity closed last January when George W. Bush left office. Hopefully it won’t take another eight years...  

Wired on what's in the FOIA'd fed wiretapping docs EFF released yesterday: "The George W. Bush administration expressed concern future administrations might not use the legal amnesty it wanted to give the nation's telecommunication companies that were being sued for assisting the president's warrantless, electronic wiretapping program."...  

George Bush gave a great speech in Dallas today at Southern Methodist University in Texas. It's refreshing to hear Mr. Bush speak after all this time. Not to mention the quailty of speeches we've been hearing lately. There's a video clip in the post of Mr. Bush joking about being offered a job as a grocery bagger. The full speech is 23 minutes long. Click here to watch.  

View full sizeAP Photo/John BealeKarl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to former President George W. Bush, left, and Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, answer questions at...  

Presidential administrations have a tendency to try to blame the previous administration for their trouble. The Obama administration has been no exception, blaming George W. Bush for Afghanistan. Former Vice President Dick Cheney has responded.Contributor: Mark WhittingtonPublished: Oct 22, 2009  

#tcot #gay #Hillary #Bush #teapartyInteresting article from a self described Gay Hillary supporting group from Chicago "comes out" this week that they were wrong, dead wrong about GW, Dick Cheney and Laura Bush.Thank you former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura BushWe know absolutely no one in Bush family circles and have never met former President George W. Bush or his wife Laura.If you have been reading us for any length...  

Alberto Gonzales, former attorney general during the George W. Bush presidency and current teacher at Texas Tech came to UTM to speak with students on Oct. 29, 2009. A mixed response was received by the controversial figure, with some students and residents praising his service to the United States, with others calling that he be arrested and tried as a war criminal. While there were many moments where students loudly applauded Gonzales...