George Herbert Walker Bush

Ronald Reagan's speech to schoolchildren: Eddie Murphy and Tokyo Disneyland good, dictatorships and drugs bad

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home


The White House has released the text of President Barack Obama's address to U.S. schoolchildren, scheduled to take place later this mornin...

Obama and the Berlin Wall

Lester Sloan | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


Lester Sloan

Susan turned to me and said, "Obama's election was like the fall of the Berlin Wall." Given that she has three history degrees, including a Ph.D., I felt that she spoke with some authority.

A Vicious Man

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Bob Woodward wrote one book about the Clinton administration between '92 and 2000. Bush years? Four books. It was as if he, as with all of us and our examinations of Bush, could somehow diminish his power.

Obama To Have Lunch With Bush, Three Living Former Presidents

CNN Political Ticker | Lauren Kornreich | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Talk about a power lunch. President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama and three living former presidents will meet in the Oval Office for a private g...

Race at 150 mph? Sure.

Lea Lane | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living


Lea Lane

When the opportunity came to partner with a race car driver around a grand-prix track at 150 miles an hour in a supercharged, ground-hugging, open to the elements hell-on-wheels speedster in Austin, Texas, I said "sure."

John McCain's Choice of Sarah Palin Telegraphs His Misogyny

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

I've always believed that George Herbert Walker Bush's appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court was an example of white supremacy. Here's ...

Hear This Barack --no Bush, no Baker, no Corporate War Maker. We've Had Enough!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

If Barack Obama is to be the "change we can believe in," how can he seriously consider using men who represent failed administrations and failed policies in his own administration?