Bush Katrina

New Whitehouse.gov Takes A Shot At Bush On Katrina

Politico | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


The new White House website unveiled by President Barack Obama's team Tuesday includes a shot at former President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina...

Bush Enjoys Vacation As Middle East Crisis Escalates

Thinkprogress.org | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


In an effort to "prevent Palestinians from attacking towns in southern Israel with missiles," Israel today undertook its third day of offensive milita...

GOP Attention Diminishes With The Winds Of Hurricane Gustav

Christopher Fink | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


Christopher Fink

The best bet to weather natural disasters may be to live in an election swing state, then what happens in the the weeks after the disasters hit might really matter.

Leave No Katrina Victims Behind

Pierce O'Donnell | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Pierce O'Donnell

Today is the third anniversary of the worst man-made disaster in American history and not a penny of compensation has been paid to the victims; nor has a single Army Corps official been disciplined, demoted or dismissed.

Sam Stein

GOP Insider Eviscerates Bush And Party: Just "Phenomenal Arrogance"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


There is wide-spread acknowledgment, even within the party itself, that the Republican brand is currently poisonous. Faced with massive losses in Nove...

Obama vs McCain: Digging-In or "Standing Ready"

Beverly Davis | Posted 06.23.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

This weekend Barack Obama ditched his suit, picked up a shovel and started filling sandbags in the Midwest flood zone. John McCain sent a press release from a private fundraiser in Riverside, California.

Serving the People vs. Clinging to Power

Philip Slater | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


Philip Slater

It's useful to compare the way China handled its national disaster with the way the Burmese handled the cyclone, and the way our Republican administration handled Katrina.