George Bush Legacy

Afghan War: 8th Anniversary Photo Retrospective

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 10.07.2009 | World


Wednesday marks the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The notable date comes as the United States fiercely debates the future of...

Brazil Beats America And Wins Olympic Gold; Republicans Dance In The Streets

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

You know we're in trouble when a major political party openly roots for its own country to lose, as Republicans did for President Obama's bid to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago.

Census Report Shows Bush Economic Legacy Is Failure On Every Measurement

The Atlantic | Ronald Brownstein | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Thursday's annual Census Bureau report on income, poverty and access to health care-the Bureau's principal report card on the well-being of average Am...

Caught in the Act: The Washington Post Swallows Bush's Latest Spin

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

The Washington Post is helping George Bush polish his flaccid legacy. Let's hope it's just a sympathetic one-off between two ex-lovers.

Bush and Cheney: They're Baaack!

Elizabeth A. Sherman | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics


Elizabeth A. Sherman

It looks like the Bush-Cheney team and their minions have begun to roll out their "legacy project" plans to restore their administration's tarnished reputation.

America Still Screams: The Art of Liz Markus

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living


Kimberly Brooks

For most artists I know, it has been impossible to not let the war seep into our thoughts and work. Which is why I was relieved to discover the works of Brooklyn-based artist Liz Markus.

No Quit: Ex Aides Still Campaigning For Bush

Politico | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics


The defense never rests. When President Barack Obama released his own policy this week on former President George W. Bush's practice of attaching cont...

Bush Bio Changed On Whitehouse.gov: Less Prosperity, More BBQ

ProPublica | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics


ChangeTracker, our handy tool that watches for changes on White House Web sites, noticed wide changes to the whitehouse.gov biography of George W. Bus...

It is All Obama's Fault: The Republican Twilight Zone

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Clinton gets no credit for his eight years of economic prosperity, Bush gets a pass on creating the worst crisis in generations, and Obama is to blame for everything. Is there something wrong with that story line?

Time Rewrote History With "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis"

David Fiderer | Posted 05.19.2009 | Business


David Fiderer

Instead of pinpointing culpability among the key players, Time deflects blame away from Republicans and falsely implicates Democrats, to create a muddleheaded "plenty-of-blame-to-go-around" narrative.

"The Bush Recession" -- Let's Call it What It Is

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics


Steve Rosenbaum

We must talk about the difficult, complex, long-term efforts we'll need to all engage in order to reverse the toxic economic environment created by the "Bush Recession."

Legacy My Ass

Norman Horowitz | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media


Norman Horowitz

I have not given up my desire for NBC, CBS, ABC, or Fox to present a documentary about the Bush transgressions during his eight triumphant year Presidency.

Bush's Past Op-Ed Appearances

CBS | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


As part of his continuing quest to sell lawmakers and the American people on his stimulus plan, President Obama penned an op-ed for the Washington Pos...

Loyal Bushies Create Bush-Cheney Alumni Association Website To 'Help Build A Lasting Legacy'

Think Progress | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Even before President Bush left office, he and his loyal Bushies were hard at work shaping his legacy, comparing him to Abraham Lincoln and claiming h...

Artist Creates Tribute To Bush Shoe Thrower

New York Post | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Iraqis have literally given former President Bush the boot. A sofa-sized shoe monument was unveiled today in Tikrit - the hometown of the former Iraq...

Jan. 26, 2009 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Continuing presidential transition custom, Bush leaves private note for Obama in Oval Office. Tells him where to find WMD in Iraq.

You Got Your Parting Shots -- Now Leave Bush Alone

Phil Bronstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Phil Bronstein

The bone of Bush's legacy will be gnawed over by the dogs of history and eventually there'll be a judgment. Until then, the new adminstration should just let the contrails of the plane ride to Texas dissipate.

Defense Secretary Gates Undergoes Surgery From Snowplow Injury

Reuters | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


Defense Secretary Robert Gates underwent surgery on his arm on Friday and expects to be back at work next week, the Pentagon said. Surgeons repaired ...

"'Begin Again the Work of Remaking America'"

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Marlene H. Phillips

I am dancing with joy to see the transfer of power from a man who governed in secrecy and subterfuge to one who pledges in his Inaugural Address "to do his business in the light of day."

One Last Lie

Libby Mitchell | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Libby Mitchell

My young niece and nephew are becoming liars. They don't do it mean spiritedly, most of the time they are just trying to make a story better, or win a...

AP: Bush Legacy -- Grim Times, Gloomy Nation

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Wars. Recession. Bailouts. Debt. Gloom. The unvarnished review of George W. Bush's presidency reveals a portrait of America he nev...

Bush: Fix Your "Miserable Failure" Googlebomb Legacy Before Obama Takes Office

Danny Sullivan | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media


Danny Sullivan

Due to an inept attempt to defuse the "miserable failure" Googlebomb, when Bush goes, the next US president (Obama) inherits the problem.

History Finally Judges George Bush

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

With the Bush presidency winding down, I have invited History to be a guest commentator today and respond for itself.

The Bush Presidency in Four Words

Bennet Kelley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

The one word Americans use most to describe President Bush is "incompetent." While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years.

Send America to Rehab

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


Eric Margolis

Ironically, while Bush and Cheney were obsessing over al-Qaida, and searching under every rock in Afghanistan for Osama bin Laden, the real danger to America was at home -- on Wall Street.