George W. Bush Administration

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2009

Bush's Third Term?

David Swanson : Barack Obama Administration

Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.
Ex-Bush Loyalists: Where Are They Now?

Nick Turse

A look at just a few of these fortunate folks indicates that not everybody was harmed by the Bush era.
Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense

Ari Melber : Torture

The torture immunity lobby has a new argument--public support inoculates war criminals. With that mindset, we are likely to get these policies wrong again in the future.
Rove and Cheney Return to Attack Mode

MSNBC

The Nation's Ari Melber discusses former Bush aides' ongoing campaign to 'keep all of us distracted.'
The Preemptive Martyrdom of Rove

Countdown

The Nation's DC editor Christopher Hayes on Karl Rove's impending Congressional hearing.
War Is Over (If You Want It)

Eric Alterman : Journalists & Journalism

This just in: we won the Iraq War. And for the past eight years George W. Bush kept us safe.
Investigating Bush's Crimes

Scott Horton : Torture

It's unclear how Congress and the White House will proceed on the question of bringing Bush administration officials to justice. But the momentum is building.
Holding Bush Accountable

Elizabeth Holtzman : Law & Justice

Obama cannot let former Bush administration officials get away with breaking the law without violating his own oath of office.
Drowning Our Sorrows, Lifting a Glass

Patricia J. Williams : Barack Obama Administration

A sobering toast to the dubious achievements of the worst president in American history.
Cheney's Legacy of Deception

Robert Scheer : Dick Cheney

In the end, the shame of Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting.
Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations

American News Project

George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history. Can Congress undo the damage?
Bush's Battle for Executive Power

American News Project : Barack Obama Administration

Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen discusses the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and the media's failure after 9/11.

2008

Will Bush Block Obama's Gitmo Plan?

The Rachel Maddow Show : Guantanamo Bay

Glenn Greenwald discusses the implications of lame duck Bush actions on Barack Obama's plan to close Gitmo.
Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

Brave New Films

Bush is giving the American people a lump of coal this year in the form of last minute measures attacking the environment, women's rights and more.
The Fall of Triumphalism

Michael T. Klare : US Foreign Policy

Because of the hubris of Bush and Cheney, we face a world of multiplied dangers, emboldened challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.
The Contempt of Karl Rove

Rep. John Conyers : Karl Rove

Fifty years ago, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that all citizens have an "unremitting obligation" to respond to Congressional subpoenas. Karl Rove has breached this obligation.
9/11 Plus Seven

Andrew J. Bacevich : September 11

Seven years after the attacks, the Bush Administration's strategy to transform the world has squandered our resources, buried us in debt and poses a greater strategic threat than Osama bin Laden ever did.

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