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Do Conventions Matter?

John McQuaid | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Pat Buchanan, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Convention Bounce, Michael Dukakis, Dnc, 2008 Election, Politics News
John McQuaid

The faux-drama the media build up around party conventions is unjustified. About the only thing that really matters, in terms of its ability to move votes, is the nominee's acceptance speech.

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USA Beats China In Olympic Opener; Bush Joins US Basketball Huddle (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 08.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Bush Basketball Video, Olympics, Us Basketball Olympics, LeBron James, George Bush, Bush Us Basketball, Olympics Bush Video, George H.W. Bush, Home News

***UPDATE*** The U.S. Olympic basketball team treated President Bush and perhaps a billion more fans to a game to remember. With LeBron James and Dw...

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Executive Accountability: A Constitutional Amendment for the Next Congress

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran-Contra, Constitution, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Amendment, Pardon Power, Executive Privilege, Scooter Libby, Caspar Weinberger, Presidential Pardons, Bush Pardons, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Excluding from the pardon power persons who have worked for the administration will prevent the president from covering up illegal acts -- making it less likely that officials will carry out illegal acts in the first place.

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How to Get the Economy from its Vicious to a Virtuous Cycle -- But Radical Righties Won't Let it Happen

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Savings & Loan, George HW Bush, George W Bush, Economy, Deficit, U.S. Economy, Poor Economy, Credit Crunch, Politics News
Paul Abrams

By restraining spending via pay-as-you-go, and taking in more revenues through higher taxes on the wealthy, Clinton and Bush Sr. caused interest rates to come down, and the economy took off.

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Bush And Father Do Golf Fundraiser For McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush Golf, John McCain, George Bush Golf, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bush Giving Up Golf, Politics News

George W. Bush famously claimed to have given up golf out of respect for soldiers in Iraq: "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died t...

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The Santa Barbara Oil Spill of 1969: A Lesson In Offshore Drilling (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Dan Duray | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil, Offshore Drilling, George W. Bush, John McCain, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, Green News

The Bush administration's latest plan to drive down skyrocketing oil prices by lifting the executive ban on domestic offshore drilling has revived an ...

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Seth Colter Walls

Iran Remembers U.S. Downing Of Civilian Plane

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, George H.W. Bush, Politics News

On Wednesday, Iran observed the 20th anniversary of a U.S. attack against a civilian airbus carrying 290 people, with citizens releasing doves into th...

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McCain's Veepstakes Dilemma

Christopher Ingram | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Abortion, Republican National Committee, Al Gore, Gop, Florida, John McCain, Campaigns, Haley Barbour, George W. Bush, Immigration, Conservative, Race, Washington Establishment, Barack Obama, Lobbyist, Dick Cheney, Charlie Crist, Dan Quayle, George H.W. Bush, American Conservative Union, Wedge Issues, Hurricane Katrina, Hillary Clinton, Veepstakes, Missippi, Christopher Ingram, Politics News
Christopher Ingram

The question in deciding whom to pick for your VP running mate basically boils down to two things: geographic benefit and filling a void. McCain's weakness is his lack of support from conservatives.

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Memorial Day: Remembering All Who Protect And Serve

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Law Enforcement, George H.W. Bush, Memorial Day, Police, Assault Weapons, Indiana, Washington DC, Dallas, Politics News
Paul Helmke

If you have yet to visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, I encourage you make it part of your plans on your next trip to Washington, D.C.

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Myanmar (and China) Need the Odd Couple

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Earthquake, Bill Clinton, The Odd Couple, Tsunami, Barbara Bush, China, George H.W. Bush, Myanmar, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

Wouldn't it be something if this current natural disaster in Myanmar could bring together George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton in another heroic relief effort?

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What's an Elitist Anyway?

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Elitist, Racists, Graceland, George W. Bush, Astronauts, Obama, Mother Theresa, Intellectual, Guinness Book of Records, Dwight Eisenhower. Bill Gates, Snobbery, Egghead, George H.W. Bush, Elite, John Kerry, Navy Seals, Lisa Marie Presley, Snob, Elitism, Adlai Stevenson, Extreme Fundamenlitist, Media News
Tom Alderman

It's very confusing trying to figure out what an elitist is these days. Who qualifies to be an elitist? Are there standards? Certain physical characteristics? If you become one, are you better off?

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The Specter of 1988

John McQuaid | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michael Dukakis, Mainstream Media, 1988 Presidential Race, George H.W. Bush, 2008 Election, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
John McQuaid

Covering the 1988 presidential campaign, I learned some fundamental lessons about politics. One was that a Democrat must never allow him/herself to be portrayed as less than 100 percent patriotic.

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The Veepstakes: Four Rules

Martin Nolan | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, John McCain, Harry Truman, Spiro Agnew, George W. Bush, Edmund Muskie, Vice Presidency John Kerry, Barack Obama, Hubert Humphrey, Charlie Crist, Ted Strickland, George H.W. Bush, Alben Barkley, Dock Gephardt, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, H. Ross Perot, Politics News
Martin Nolan

The vice presidency is a poor pulpit for a charismatic candidate, accustomed to cheering crowds. When a running mate makes major news, it's because the would-be veep has screwed up.

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Pentagon Report Shows No Iraq Plot To Assassinate Bush Sr.

Newsweek | Michael Isikoff | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gulf War Assassintation, Saddam Assassination, George Bush, George H.W. Bush, George Bush Assassination, George Bush Iraq, George H. W. Bush Iraq, Iraq War, Gulf War, Politics News

President Bush said lots of things about Saddam Hussein in the run-up to the Iraq War. But few of his charges grabbed more attention than an unscripte...

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Is That Fair? John Kennedy vs. Mamie Eisenhower??

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, George H.W. Bush, Middle East, George W. Bush, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Mika Brzezinski, Tucker Carlson, Barack Obama, Mamie Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Steve Clemons

I am a devoted Brzezinski fan -- and his critique of Hillary Clinton's Iraq War positions are similar to my own -- but I differ from him on the Mamie Eisenhower comparison.

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Does This Make George H.W. Bush Unpatriotic?

Huffington Post | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Pledge, Barack Obama Pledge of Allegiance, Barack Obama Patriotism, Obama Patriotism, Barack Obama Pledge Photo, Obama Pledge, Obama Pledge Photo, Obama Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem Photo, George H.W. Bush National Anthem Photo, Bush Senior Patriotism, George H.W. Bush, Bush Senior National Anthem Photo, Politics News

The Conservative blogosphere says that Barack Obama isn't patriotic enough to be President because he was photographed without his hand over his heart...

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George H.W. Bush To Endorse McCain

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, George H.W. Bush John McCain, George H.W. Bush, 2008 Election, John McCain Endorsements, John McCain Bush, Politics News

Former president George H.W. Bush will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Houston on Monday during a media availability at 9:30 a.m. Texas time, Re...

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Kristof: Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton Unprecedented In History Of Democracy

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Democratic Primary, Bush Dynasty, George H.W. Bush, Hillary Clinton 2008, Clinton Dynasty, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Politics News

In a presidential campaign that has involved battles over everything from Iraq to driver's licenses, one sweeping topic has gone curiously unexamined:...

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Nick Kristof Misfires (a Little) on Presidential Experience

Steve Clemons | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Nicholas Kristoff, Martin Luther King, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon, William McKinley, Gerald Ford, Hillary Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Assessing the greatest and worst presidents is a process fraught with problems and subjective bias.

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Filling the Void After Nick Burns Departs

Steve Clemons | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: R. Nicholas Burns, William Burns, George H.W. Bush, John Bolton, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Nick Burns, John Negroponte, Richard Cheney, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Bill Burns is disliked by John Bolton just about as intensely as Bolton feels about Nick Burns. And that's a major plus for the new nominee for Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in my book.

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Romney Says Bush Sr Is A Personal Hero - - Compares W To Hoover

Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Herbert Hoover, Goerge Bush, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Romney's Heroes, Michigan, George H.W. Bush, Politics News

When former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney paid tribute to his presidential heroes during his victory speech last night, he left out one prominent...

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Memo to Fred Thompson: America Has an Empire

Joe Lauria | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Philippines, Empire, John McCain, Latin America, Rome, Ronald Reagan, Ron Paul, Mexico, King Faisal, Mitt Romney, Dicators, Gore Vidal, Lebanon, Iraq, King Herod, Soviet Union, Britain, Osama Bin Laden, Mike Gravel, Iran, George H.W. Bush, Vietnam, Fred Thompson, Afghanistan, Imperialism, Huffington Post, Rudolph Giuliani, Hawaii, Guatemala, 2008 Elections, New Hampshire Primary, New Hampshire Debate January 5, Politics News
Joe Lauria

We do know that Ron Paul deserves credit for bringing up the obvious in a hostile environment. Maybe some day historical fact will seep into the mainstream and at least be seriously debated.

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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Europe, Mick Jagger, African-Americans, Pakistan, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, 9/11, Christoph Blocher, Same-Sex Marriage, Cecilia Sarkozy, Muslim, John Kerry, John Edwards, Racism, Health Care, Abortion, Turkey, Housing Market, Mitt Romney, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Carla Bruni, Caucuses, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, New York, Francois Mitterrand, Bible, Great Britain, Fred Thompson, Donald Trump, Jacques Chirac, Judith Nathan, Hillary Clinton, India, China, Gay Marriage, Mormons, Eric Clapton, United Kingdom, Economy, Iraq, Immigration, Catholic Church, Unemployment, Gay Rights, Mike Huckabee, George H.W. Bush, New Hampshire, Western Europe, Republican Presidential Candidate, Italy, Bill Clinton, Islam, Germany, John McCain, Primary, Xenophobia, Segolene Royal, Gay, Civil Unions, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Economic Slowdown, Religion, Plastic Surgery, Rudy Giuliani, Homelessness, Corporations, Silvio Berlusconi, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Swiss People's Party, Asia, Turkish, Switzerland, Asian, Arab, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

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George H.W. Gets Jump on Bill Clinton, Tells Sarkozy: "Oui, mon fils est un idiot"

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Bob Woodward, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Nicolas Sarkozy, George W. Bush, Politics News
Paul Abrams

In other news, former governor Mike Huckabee said he would be best of all the candidates at establishing friendly relations with Muslim countries.

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Bill Clinton: Bush Sr Will Help President Hillary

CNN | Peter Hamby | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Race for the White House, 2008 Presidential Campaign, 2008 Presidential Debate, George H.W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, President Clinton, Bill Clinton, Politics News

Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first thing his wife Hillary will do when she reaches the White House is dispatch him and his prede...

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