George W Bush

Palin '08 = Bush '00

Scott Shrake | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Scott Shrake

Stunned at your first encounter with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin? Keep it to yourself, please. Or else get ready for part two of Rove's secret formula.

Obama Obliterates McCain

Michael Carmichael | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

Obama calmly yet passionately defined himself and his prescription for America in radical juxtaposition to the record of George Bush and the agenda of John McCain.

Obama Takes Off the Gloves

Bob Burnett | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Bob Burnett

Thursday - The fourth night of the Denver Democratic Convention was the night Democrats had been waiting for. Each night had a theme: Monday's was th...

Obama Goes from Defense to Offense

Diane Francis | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics


Diane Francis

Obama went from professorial to pugnacious -- and from an exotic newby to an average American with the same values as voters.

He Came, He Saw, He Conquered!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.28.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Tonight, Barack Obama encapsulated, embodied, and articulated the mood of millions of Americans who clearly see that the last eight years have been a betrayal of America.

Putin Accuses Bush Of Provoking Georgia Crisis To Help McCain

The Times Online | Tony Halpin | Posted 08.28.2008 | Home


Vladimir Putin accused President Bush tonight of orchestrating the war in Georgia in a plot to get John McCain elected to the White House. In his mos...

The Bush Boom Was A Complete Bust

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.28.2008 | Business


Hale

Repeat after me: a) The weakest job growth of the last 50 years, leads to b) Stagnant incomes for most Americans which leads to c) Really depressed people.

Goodbye 'Mush' -- Don't Come Back

Eric Margolis | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics


Eric Margolis

Aside from senior army generals, the wealthy elite, and a handful of fat cat politicians, the widely hated Musharraf was left with almost no support at home.

I'm Tired Of Hearing About Elitism

Marcus Alexander Gadson | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home


Both parties have been using accusations of elitism as a campaign strategy but this tactic has been a favorite of Republicans. Kerry was portrayed as an elitist, a hypocritical charge given the pampered background of George W. Bush.

This Election is Green; Not Black and White

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

Republicans Bush and Cheney put us here, with McCain agreeing all the way. Electing McSame would result in four more years of greenbacks draining out of our wallets.

In defense of John Cusack

Tom Davis | Posted 08.25.2008 | Living


Tom Davis

I owe a debt of gratitude to John Cusack, actually. His portrayal of an obsessive compulsive record-store owner in High Fidelity kind of validated the kind of existence I had in the early 1990s.

Full Spectrum Dominance

The Real News | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


The Real News

Exit "evil" Iran and a phantom Al Qaeda enter the remixed Evil Empire, Russia -- a superpower complete with nuclear weapons.

McCain ("I Run for Personal Ambition") Provides Obama Key Narrative for Victory: Will He Use It?

Paul Abrams | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Paul Abrams

Instead of using this just to parry McCain's charge that Obama is only running for personal ambition, McCain's words should be used as the basis of the narrative Obama tells about McCain.

John McCain, War Games And The Draft

Linda Hansen | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

If you promote war, vote for it or stand to make a profit from it, then you'll be happy to do your patriotic duty and send your children off first. Watch: When the children of the powerful and privileged are on the line, the cost of war, they'll tell us, is too damned high.

Roy Sekoff with Dan Abrams on McCain's Houses and Bush's Unconstitutional Magic Pen

Huff TV | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Huff TV

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Democracy Promotion's Discontent

Jim Goldgeier and Derek Chollet | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Jim Goldgeier and Derek Chollet

Given how politically tarnished democracy promotion efforts have become during the past seven years, any effort they undertake must overcome stiff resistance on both the right and the left.

All Those Federal Funds: Why the New Orleans Recovery is Slow

Harry Shearer | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

For those who keep asking a variant of "why, with all the federal billions sent down there, is New Orlean's recovery so slow?", an authoritative answer is now available.

Seth Colter Walls

In Red State Alaska, Dem Senate Hopeful Moves With Confidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics


It's hardly news that Republicans have outperformed Democrats in recent years when it comes to Alaska. But Anchorage Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Mar...

Republican Talking Points on Russia and Why Condi is McCain's Best Choice

Joe Lauria | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics


Joe Lauria

I can just see McCain now with that creepy grin saying: "The Democrats had a royal battle over whether to pick a woman or an African American. We've got both."

Dark Knight America

William Bradley | Posted 08.20.2008 | Media


William Bradley

The Dark Knight ends up in much the same place we finds ourselves today. Bereft of a clearcut hero. Having narrowly survived a assault against our essential selves. And wondering what comes next.

What Bush Said in New Orleans Today, and What He Didn't Say

Harry Shearer | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Harry Shearer

The president's speechwriters found it advisable to ignore three independent forensic engineering studies and the Corps of Engineers' own 6000-page report.

GOP Unveils Its Convention Stars

AP/CNN | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


From AP: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention next month and Democrat-turned-inde...

America's Foreign Policy Diagnosed with ADHD (ADD)

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

I know three things about ADHD (ADD) for certain. First, Michael Phelps has it; his mom has been good enough to use her media platform in places like ...

Obama And The End Of Reaganomics

Robert Kuttner | Posted 08.20.2008 | Home


Robert Kuttner

A President Obama's greatest challenge would be to reverse the ideological assumptions of the past three decades and then to use affirmative government to deliver not just economic recovery but a just and balanced economy and a revitalized democracy.

Jason Linkins

Deposed Musharraf Could End Up In New Mexico

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics


Now that Pervez Musharraf is out of office, and no longer doing the sterling work of advancing democracy for which he is known, one wonders: what's ne...


 

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