George W Bush

Bush Takes Oklahoma: Six Standing Ovations For Ex-President

AP | MURRAY EVANS | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


WOODWARD, Okla. — Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in...

$10,000 for Donated Eggs: A Price for Science

Julie Menin | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Julie Menin

New York has become the first state to allow public money (in this case up to $10,000) to be offered to women who donate their eggs for stem cell re...

Give Us Your Huddled Masses - But Battered Women Need Not Apply!

William Fisher | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


William Fisher

Here's a note for the "to do" list of the Obama Administration's newly appointed Domestic Violence Czar - or Czarina in this case: Battered wives and ...

Mark Sanford: When Bullsh**ters See Red...

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Mark Goulston, M.D.

When bullsh**ters see red, their common sense is dead. What is it that Mark Sanford, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Elliott Spitzer AND Bernie Madoff ha...

Sarah, We Hardly Knew Ye. Some Suggested New Jobs For an Ex-Maverick

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

Happy Birthday America, from soon-to-be ex-Gov. Sarah Palin. She's given you the ultimate gift.

Bush's 4th of July Celebration

John Scripsick | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics


John Scripsick

It's good to see that Woodward, OK invited George W. Bush to their 4th of July celebration. Some days I feel sorry for this poor lonely man. His dre...

Which Politicos Scream For Ice Cream? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.03.2009 | Style


Baby, it's hot outside...how are D.C. and the world's finest beating the heat? With ice cream, of course! Whether it's chocolate or vanilla, cones or ...

Think Again: The Strange Politics of Collusion (and "Dickishness")

Eric Alterman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Media


Eric Alterman

Alleged dickishness notwithstanding, the argument between Pitney and Milbank was not nearly as trivial as it might initially appear.

The GOP's Palin Food Fight: Why Now?

William Bradley | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


William Bradley

This is a fight between some neocons who still want to promote Palin and their discredited geopolitical agenda against some Republican would-be modernizers.

Betraying the Idea of America

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


Andrew Reinbach

This shabby performance is all the more dismaying because abandoning the Bush/Cheney years and all they represent is why Mr. Obama was elected in the first place.

Saddam And Bush Had Same Position On Geneva Convention:

Michaelmoore.com | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


Saddam Hussein vs. George W. Bush on the Geneva Conventions FBI Interrogation of Saddam Hussein, March 13, 2004 [...] (S) Regarding limitations pla...

Internal GOP Memo Attacks Bush Handling Of Economy

The Plum Line | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics


An internal GOP memo prepared to brief some House Republicans as part of an ongoing probe into the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch deal takes direct aim...

Happy National Sovereignty Day, Iraq. Sorry About The Mess

Beau Friedlander | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


Beau Friedlander

Our presence is an ongoing affront to democracy and human dignity, and yet now that the damage is done, everyone's stuck between that rock and a hard place.

Axis of Evil? Not so Much

James Arthur Ray | Posted 06.30.2009 | World


James Arthur Ray

President Bush's January 2002 State of the Union Address, where he coined the term "Axis of Evil" to describe Iraq, Iran and North Korea, was an attempt to fit entire governments, populations and countries into a catchphrase box. Marketing propaganda at its very best.

Sam Stein

White House Hails Iraq Troop Withdrawal But Won't Claim Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


The White House hailed on Tuesday the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops out of Iraq's cities but declined to qualify the benchmark as a victory, or eve...

Celebration, Fear and Loathing on National Sovereignty Day

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.30.2009 | World


Tom Andrews

Don't be surprised if the spike in violence that came in advance of Iraqi Day of National Sovereignty continues. And don't be surprised if here at home, the right-wing goes on the attack with its favorite weapon, fear.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Sticking It to "America's Best"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Thanks to an economic crisis his good friend George W. Bush gave us, Schwarzenegger is launching a frontal assault against virtually all of the state's public sector institutions.

Never Forget: The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Sadly, our celebrity-obsessed world is unlikely to pay much attention to the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture, as the death of Michael Jackson dominates headlines.

New Documents on Accused Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford: Did Bush's Justice Dept. Take "Appropriate Investigative Steps"?

Aram Roston | Posted 06.25.2009 | Business


Aram Roston

An Antiguan American lawyer has given me documents that laid out allegations to the Justice Department five years ago that Stanford was corrupting Antigua officials, and potentially violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Libya's Qaddafi Gave Condi Rice $212,000 In Gifts, Including A Diamond Ring

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Scroll down for the State Department report In its final months in office, the Bush administration made out pretty well in odd and exotic gifts from ...

Obama is Doing Right by the Iranian People, So Far

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.24.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, which Bush et al either supported or outright committed, actually strengthened the Ahmadinejad government.

What Psychological Science Says about Obama and What Makes an Effective Leader in Trying Times

Todd Kashdan | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Todd Kashdan

When Obama shows a combination of openness and restraint, the international community in turn, shows a readiness to meet him and improve existing relationships.

Schwarzenegger's Budget Battle II: Another Bad Sequel

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

With the sequel to last February's budget battle ready for release it's only a matter of days before "those who have too little" get a beating once again from the richest ruling interests in the state.

Common Sense vs. the Military-Industrial-Political-Complex on the Floor of the U.S. House Today

Tom Andrews | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Tom Andrews

The Defense bill Congress takes up today is less about meeting the national defense needs of the United States and more about meeting the pork-barrel political needs of Washington politicians.

Bush Gets His Bounce

Mark Kaminsky | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Mark Kaminsky

Americans and their media treat ex-presidents like kids treat difficult parents once they either die or stop parenting and start doing something useful, like helping them to pay off a mortgage.