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Bush Legacy

The One Big Thing George W. Bush Did Right

Robert Creamer | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Legacy, Progressive Movement, New Progressive Era, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics News
Robert Creamer

By actually putting into practice the neo-Conservative theories of pre-emptive war and unilateralism, Bush demonstrated their failure more persuasively than could the most articulate progressive critic.

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Bush's Magical Mystery Tour

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jack Abramoff, Elaine Chao, Karl Rove, Brownie, Margaret Spellings, Steven Griles, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Christopher Cox, Victoria Clarke, Dirk Kempthorne, Bradley Scholzman, Karen Hughes, Harvey Pitt, Alberto Gonzales, Condi Rice, Dick Cheney, Rummy, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

To the bitter end, George W. Bush is proving to anybody willing to listen that he is not only the worst president in United States history but also just a horrible human being.

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Where Has the Time Gone?

Byron Williams | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Katrina Response, Attorney, Bush, Courts, Hurricane Katrina, Social Security, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Bush Legacy, President Bush, Dismantle Social Security, Habeas Corpus, Fdr, Commander in Chief, Politics News
Byron Williams

Bush, You had more impact on the country than any other president in my lifetime. One may have to go back to FDR to find a commander in chief that had more influence on the republic.

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How Not To Respond To -- or Recover From -- A Major Disaster: An Indelible Legacy of Presidential Incompetence

Irwin Redlener, M.D. | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Air Force One, Gulf Coast, Reconstruction, George W. Bush, Hurricane Katrina, September 2005, Bush Legacy, Bush Mistakes, National Guard, Politics News
Irwin Redlener, M.D.

The fact is that the recovery from Katrina has been painfully slow. At least 25% of people who lived in New Orleans prior to Katrina have not returned, many now permanently relocated.

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Jason Linkins

Bush Defends Hurricane Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Bush Legacy, Kanye West, George W. Bush, Media News

So: remember Hurricane Katrina? Well, George W. Bush does, and, as you might expect, he's got some regrets! But before you start thinking to yoursel...

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Top 25 All-Time 'Bushisms': Slate

Slate | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Legacy, President Bush, Bushisms, George W. Bush, Politics News

I started gathering Bush's verbal slip-ups while covering his first presidential campaign. From the first one we published in Slate in October 1999--"...

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Bush's Most Fateful Day

Craig Crawford | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush, George Bush, Bush 9/11, Cia, Terrorism, 9/11, Bush Legacy, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Craig Crawford

As we ponder George W. Bush's final week as president, what was his most fateful day in office? One is that day in August of 2001 when he got word that Bin Laden was planning a major attack.

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They Kept Us Safe -- or Did They?

Harry Shearer | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Bill Clinton, Cheney, Bush, Uss Cole, Terrorism, World Trade Center, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Harry Shearer

So, a question for conservatives: did the Clinton administration, like the Bush administration, do a fine job of protecting the country once it had undergone one al-Qaeda attack?

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The Bush Legacy: Normalizing the Outrageous

Leslie Weise | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aclu Lawsuit, Aclu, George Bush, Privatize Social Security, 2008, Town Hall Meeting, 401k, Bush Achievements, Social Security, Free Speech, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Leslie Weise

When I attended a 2008 hearing for the free speech lawsuit in which I'm involved, I was struck by the defendants' arguments, being made on behalf of government officials, as eerily un-American.

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Text for President Bush's Presidential Portrait Changed To Reflect Reality-Based History

Kriston Capps | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, 9/11, Iraq War, Art, Bush Portrait, Bernie Sanders, George W. Bush, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Kriston Capps

Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dashed off a note to the National Portrait Gallery to raise an objection about the new presidential portrait of ...

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Jason Linkins

Bush Skipped Post-9/11 Meeting For Awful Movie: VF

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Bush Legacy, George W. Bush, Brian Smith, Bush Dinners, Media News

No examination of the Bush Legacy would be complete without taking a look at the "First Person" account of The Cleveland Show writer/HuffPost and 23/6...

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Bush's Final Press Conference: White House Interns Forced To Fill Seats

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dana Milbank, Bush Press Conference, Mission Accomplished, Financial Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Bush Legacy, Dana Milbank Washington Post, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Bush's final press conference was, at best, a maladroit, awkward, and typically belated attempt at final fence-mending before the president leaves off...

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Catching Up on the Garbage

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Palin Kennedy, Bush Legacy, Bush Press Conference, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

My goodness, even at the end, Dick Cheney can't give a straight, honest comment, but is still trying to flimflam the public about Iraq.

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Lame Legacy

John Feffer | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nobel, Jack Bauer, Bush Legacy, Legacy, 24, Bush, Terrorism, Foreign Policy, War on Terror, George W. Bush, Politics News
John Feffer

With only one week left in what 61% of U.S. historians have called the worst presidency ever, it is time for one last, squirming appraisal of the damage done.

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Mirrors of the Gods

Steven Weber | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush Legacy, Politics News
Steven Weber

Now that we're about to reap our reward in the form of a new and promising president, the old president is coming clean, primping for his exit.

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Farewell to An Environmental Tyrant

Steve Fleischli | Posted 02.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Law Enforcement, Zimbabwe, Water, World Summit, United Nations, George W. Bush, Clean Water Act, Environment, Green, Drinking Water, President Bush, Coal, Bush Legacy, Green News
Steve Fleischli

If you're worried about your legacy, don't be. You've left an environmental burden that will persist in our rivers, lakes and oceans for decades to come.

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"Misunderestimated"

Stu Kreisman | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Press Conference, Bush Legacy, Iraq, President Bush, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, The West Wing, Don Siegelman, George Bush, Misunderestimated, Politics News
Stu Kreisman

If the press conference today was any indication of what went on inside the Oval Office, there was never any reasoned debate regarding the issues.

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Bush Targets His Legacy

Alexander Dresner | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Politics, Bush Administration, Presidential Politics, Bush Legacy, President Bush, Politics News
Alexander Dresner

This document tells me is that the administration's efforts to positively shape the president's legacy will continue to be marred by the same degree of incompetence that it has exhibited these past eight years.

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The Bush Nightmare is Over

Alec Baldwin | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Legacy, Celebrities Talk Politics, Alec Baldwin, George W. Bush, Politics News
Alec Baldwin

Let's not wish George W. any ill -- he's gone. But let us have no more Bushes in the White House. Ever.

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Bush's Most "Anxious" Moment: World Series Pitch

New York Times | Maureen Dowd | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush World Series, George Bush, Bush Legacy, Bush Cheney, Bush World Series Pitch, Bush Anxious, Bush Baseball, Politics News

From Gaza to the unemployment figures to the $10.6 trillion debt, things keep spiraling while W. keeps fiddling. Just as when he was in the National G...

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Richard Clarke: Bush Didn't Save Any Lives

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Terrorist Attack, Bush 9/11, Richard Clarke, Bush Terror, Bush Attack, Bush Legacy, Bush Spin, Bush Terror Attack, Politics News

In a New York Daily News editorial, former counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke harshly criticizes his one-time boss for suggesting he saved Americ...

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Bollywood's Bush Mockumentary (VIDEO)

Stuart Whatley | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Bollywood, George W. Bush, Bush Legacy, Politics News

A trailer is out for Bollywood's forthcoming mockumentary -- "The President Is Coming -- that will poke fun at President Bush, perhaps for the last ti...

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How We've Changed Throughout the Bush Era

Maura Judkis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Energy Efficiency, Bush Administration, Corn, George W. Bush, Record Sales, Death of Newspapers, Green Living, Bush Legacy, Ethanol, Newspaper Industry, Sustainability, Green News
Maura Judkis

The January/February issue of the Atlantic has a neat graphic that shows how our country has changed over the Bush years. There are some interesting environmental stats here.

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January 20 has Special Meaning...Even in Rome

Tamar Abrams | Posted 02.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Bush Administration, Bush Legacy, Obama Inauguration, Obama in Europe, President Obama, Election Reactions Around the World, World, Election Reaction Around the World, Obama Reaction Abroad, Style News
Tamar Abrams

In Istanbul last year, my daughter and I decided to pass as Canadians because it seemed easier. It was sad to "represent" a war I didn't support and a president I never voted for.

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GWB to BHO

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Transition, Bush Legacy, George Bush, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

Hey Barack, Welcome back to Washington. It's been a remarkable eight years for me. My staff tells me I have left a great legacy. I thought I would take time away from reading books to offer you some advice.

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