Back in 2003, on the eve of the Iraq War, protests blanketed the world. San Francisco, DC, Paris, London, Sydney, Berlin. On that particular day, anti-war protesters united to send a clear message to George W. Bush: No Iraq War!
Actually, it was hardly clear or united. Interspersed amongst the Iraq war protesters were those chanting [...]
Entries Tagged as 'bush'
The liberal agenda needs unity
December 1st, 2009 3 Comments
Tags: bush · conservative · democrats · liberal · obama
Where’s the Cabinet?
October 28th, 2009 No Comments
If you’ve ever read a White House memoir, or a book on what goes on inside this or that administration (typically by Bob Woodward), you know president’s often have a peculiar view of their cabinets.
These people, who were handpicked, either happily or not so much, by the president, were originally marginal figures, with as much [...]
Tags: bush · cabinet · hillary clinton · nixon · obama · timothy geithner
Obama Welcomes Interrogation Investigations
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
In a sharp move away from what his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, said over the weekend, President Obama told reporters today that he is open to a deeper investigation of the controversial interrogation techniques used during the Bush administration.
This has been a tug-of-war between Obama and the GOP. There was even talk that the [...]
Obama Blackmailed by Republicans Over Torture Memos?
April 6th, 2009 1 Comment
Welcome to Washington, Mr. Obama.
Another dramatic turn in what is turning out to be some of the most compelling years in American politics, there are rumors that President Obama is being strongarmed by the GOP. The haggle is over four memos written by Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel and Office of Professional Responsability, that include [...]
