Bush Legacy

Richard Clarke: Bush Didn't Save Any Lives

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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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 01.07.2009 | Politics

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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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The Bush Legacy Propaganda

The Progress Report | Posted 01.07.2009 | Home

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The Progress Report

To receive The Progress Report in your email inbox everyday, click here. President Bush repeatedly argues that neither he nor his contemporaries are ...

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How We've Changed Throughout the Bush Era

Maura Judkis | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green

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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 01.06.2009 | Style

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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 01.05.2009 | Politics

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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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Earth to Bush Sr.: You're As Delusional As Your Son

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Marlene H. Phillips

George Bush Sr. declared that he would love to see another Bush in the White House, this time another son, former Florida governor Jeb Bush. You've got to be kidding me.

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Bush's 5 Biggest National Security Bombs

Moira Whelan | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Moira Whelan

Taken individually, Iraq, Katrina, Abu Ghraib, or any other Bush failure would be a black mark on this president's legacy. Together, they serve as an indictment of the man who will be remembered as the worst president in US history.

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Welcome to George W. Bush Camp

Tina Dupuy | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Tina Dupuy

What is this group? It's none other than the George W. Bush Society. Their yearly gala (that happens every six months...'fuzzy math') is a riot!

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Just Go, Mr. Bush. Please, Just Go.

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

There really is no such thing as a "legacy" for George W. Bush. The word suggests some kind of accomplishment, a bequest.

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In Praise of George Bush

David Wallechinsky | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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David Wallechinsky

Over a period of almost eight years, borderline racists got used to African-Americans operating at the highest level of government, and they got used to judging Powell and Rice as individuals.

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The Exclamation Point at the End of the Story

James Moore | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

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James Moore

America's role as the unwavering good guy is a mythology that has sustained us but may ultimately be our ruin.

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Even Defenders Call Bush Legacy "Debatable"

McClatchy | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

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George W. Bush was supposed to be a president schooled in consensus building and tough, effective management. However, the first chief executive with...

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How Bush's Personality Shaped His Legacy

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

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WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered for what he's like: a fast-moving, phrase-mangli...

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Bushisms Over The Years

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the pr...

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What a Difference a President Makes

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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Jamie Stiehm

What a difference a president makes to a free people. What Milton, the poet of Paradise Lost, might write about our fall from light to dark between ...

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Emission Accomplished?

Randall Amster | Posted 12.29.2008 | Green

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Randall Amster

The third piece of the Bush train-wreck triumvirate in these waning days: increasing pollution... by rolling back Environmental Protection Agency regulations on emissions.

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Jason Linkins

Condi Rice: Bush Is Working For History, Not Headlines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.29.2008 | Media

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While it has fallen to Karl Rove to be the teller of apocryphal tales in the padding out of President George W. Bush's legacy, Condoleezza Rice is stu...

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Jason Linkins

Bush, Rove Spend Most Of Their Time Reading

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.29.2008 | Media

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This Karl Rove editorial from the Wall Street Journal is an oldie -- it went to print the day after Christmas -- but a goodie, based upon the number o...

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Bush Library In Danger Of Becoming "White Elephant"

Times UL | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics

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As President George W Bush eyes his legacy, his presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, threatens to be a white elepha...

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2008's Angels & Scrooges

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Ted, Teresa, and Maegan all offer their Angels & Scrooges for 2008.

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Another presidential legacy gets the Orwellian treatment; Reagan got away with it, George W. will not

Brad Woodhouse | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Brad Woodhouse

The jig has been up for some time now for the once revered Bush administration PR machine with the President's job approval rating failing to crack th...

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Jason Linkins

Condi Rice Gives Bush Credit For All Manner Of Dubious Accomplishments

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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As we saw on this past Sunday's iteration of Meet The Press, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has emerged as the foremost message force multiplier ...

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Regrets? Bush Has Too Few To Mention

Politico | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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Faced with a faltering economy and a precarious national security position, President George W. Bush made the best of a bad situation and sought to un...

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Sock and Awe(ful)

Lance Simmens | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Lance Simmens

We as a free society should strengthen our resolve that "never again" will we allow our leaders a free pass on such weighty matters of life and death.

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