Archive for the 'George Bush' Category
May 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM by David Pleasant
What an astute observer George Bush is:
President Bush said Saturday that the Saudis’ modest increase in oil production is “something but it doesn’t solve our problem” of soaring gas prices.Taking note of the kingdom’s recent decision to raise production by 300,000 barrels a day, the president said the United States must act, too, to ease the gasoline crisis. He mentioned steps such as developing alternate fuels, improving conservation and expanding domestic exploration.
“We’ve got to do more at home,” the president said on a lawn of a resort overlooking the Red Sea. He spoke after a private meeting with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
Well, let’s see…gas had to hit a national average of $3.79 per gallon for Bush to realize something has to be done. So, nothing has been done except for a little failed-groveling by the President, therefore the energy crisis is seeking its own path — that would be out of control.
Out of control indeed, especially when the price is expected to rise to $7.00 per gallon, and $4.00 will seem like a gift from heaven, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Drivers will likely need to become comfortable with gas at $4 a gallon as oil experts say an era of historic pain at the pump will endure well beyond the Memorial Day weekend, when prices traditionally peak. . . .
The new world order for petroleum markets has some analysts predicting far higher prices ahead. Gas at the pump in the U.S. could reach $7 a gallon because more drivers in India and China will hit the road even as American oil consumption retreats, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce predicts.
Just imagine what $7.00 per gallon will do to the economy.
May 16, 2008 at 3:59 PM by David Pleasant
(Update I and Update II below)
Barack Obama blasted John McCain and George Bush this afternoon for their remarks yesterday that Obama was a Neville-Chamberlin appeaser and unfit to “preserve this nation’s security.” Obama accused them of “dishonesty and divisive attacks.” He denounced their foreign policies, saying they were based on “hypocrisy, fear-pedaling, and fear-mongering,” and had made America less safe.
Taking direct aim at George Bush’s remarks in Israel yesterday, Obama said, “The president did something that presidents don’t do. [He] launched a political attack toward the domestic market in front of a foreign delegation.”
Obama said Bush and McCain have a lot of explaining to do and then cited a litany of foreign policy failures over the past seven-plus years.
They’ve gotta explain why we’re now entering our sixth year of war in Iraq. We were supposed to be going over there for weapons of mass destruction that we never found. We were told that it was going to last a few months and cost a few billion dollars. We have now spent over $600 billion, thousands of lives lost, and we have not been made more safe.
They’re going to have to explain the fact that Osama Bin laden is still at large and sending out videotapes with impunity.
They need to answer for the fact that al-Qaeda’s leadership is stronger than ever because we took our eye off the ball in Afghanistan.
They’ve got to answer for the fact that Iran is the greatest strategic beneficiary of our invasion in Iraq. It made Iran stronger — George Bush’s policies…
They’re going to have to explain why Hamas now controls Gaza. Hamas that was strengthened because the United States insisted that we should have democratic elections in the Palestinian authority.
They’re going to have to explain why it is that Iran is able to fund Hezbollah and poses the greatest threat to America and Israel in the Middle East in a generation.
Obama then wrapped George Bush around all the failures and hurled them squarely at McCain.
They’ve gotta explain why we’re now entering our sixth year of war in Iraq. We were supposed to be going over there for weapons of mass destruction that we never found. We were told that it was going to last a few months and cost a few billion dollars. We have now spent over $600 billion, thousands of lives lost, and we have not been made more safe.
They’re going to have to explain the fact that Osama Bin laden is still at large and sending out videotapes with impunity.
They need to answer for the fact that al-Qaeda’s leadership is stronger than ever because we took our eye off the ball in Afghanistan.
They’ve got to answer for the fact that Iran is the greatest strategic beneficiary of our invasion in Iraq. It made Iran stronger — George Bush’s policies…
They’re going to have to explain why Hamas now controls Gaza. Hamas that was strengthened because the United States insisted that we should have democratic elections in the Palestinian authority.
They’re going to have to explain why it is that Iran is able to fund Hezbollah and poses the greatest threat to America and Israel in the Middle East in a generation.
That’s the Bush-McCain record on protecting this country. Those are the failed policies that John McCain wants to double-down on, because he still hasn’t spelled out one substantial way he would be different from George Bush when it comes to foreign policy.
So, I’m a strong believer in civility and a bipartisan foreign policy. But that caused is not served with dishonest, divisive attacks of the sort that we’ve seen out of George Bush and John McCain over the last couple of days.
And, let me just say a couple other things about this. I was going to say one more, but I’ve got a couple of things.
John McCain has repeated this notion that I’m prepared to negotiate with terrorists. I have never said that. I have been adamant about not negotiating with Hamas, a terrorist organization, that has vowed to destroy Israel and won’t recognize them.
In fact, the irony is, yesterday, just as John McCain was making these attacks, a story broke that he was actually guilty of the exact same thing he is accusing me of, and in fact was saying maybe we need to deal with Hamas.
And that’s the kind of hypocrisy we’ve been seeing in our foreign policy – the kind of fear pedaling, fear-mongering, that has prevented us from actually making us safer.
They’re trying to fool you. They’re trying to scare you and they’re not telling you the truth. And the reason is, the can’t win a foreign policy debate on the merits.
But it’s not going to work. It’s not going to work this time. And it’s not going to work this year.
Our Iran policy is a complete failure right now. And that’s the policy that John McCain is running on. He has nothing to offer except the naive and irresponsible belief that tough talk from Washington will somehow cause Iran to give up its nuclear program and support for terrorism. I’m running for president to change course, not to continue George Bush’s course.
I believe we need to use all elements of American power to pressure Iran, including tough principled and direct diplomacy. That’s what John F. Kennedy did. That’s what Ronald Reagan did when dealing with the Soviets and that’s what the president’s own secretary of defense wants to do.
I understand George Bush’s secretary of defense suggests we talk directly with Iran. So, I don’t know if George Bush is calling his own secretary of defense an appeaser — I don’t know who he is talking about.
It’s time to present Iran a clear choice. If it abandons its nuclear programs, support for terror and threats to Israel, then Iran can rejoin the community of nations. If not, Iran will face deeper isolation and deeper sanctions.
But, in the Bush-McCain world view, everyone who disagrees with their failed Iran policy is a “appeaser.” And back during his "No Surrender" tour, John McCain said anyone who wants to end the war in Iraq wanted to surrender. He even said later on that he would be willing to keep troops in Iraq for 100 years; although I think he noticed that it wasn’t polling well, because yesterday he said suddenly that our troops are going to be home by 2013, although he didn’t explain how he was going to do it.
He offered the promise that America will win a victory with no understanding that Iraq is fighting a civil war. Just like George Bush’s plan isn’t about winning – it’s about staying – and that’s why there will be a clear choice in November for fighting a war without end or ending this war and bringing our troops home. Because we don’t need John McCain’s predictions about when the war will end. We need to plan to end it, and that’s what I’ve provided during this campaign.
The American people have had enough of the division and the bluster of both Bush and McCain. They represent the failed foreign policy and fear-mongering of the past. I believe the American people are ready to reject this approach and choose the future.
I think you’re ready to change – for change that unites this country, and ends this war, and restores our security and standing in the world. And that is serious about a bipartisan foreign policy.
You can’t suggest that you want to be bipartisan and then run the kinds of campaign tactics we’ve been seeing over the past couple of days. You gotta start while you’re campaigning. That’s why we need to bring about some change in the White House.
Update I: This is an abbreviated transcript, which I created quickly. There may be a few minor inaccuracies, such as "they are" rather than "they will," for the moment. I will correct any inaccuracies shortly and provide an update as appropriate.
Update II 6:54 PM ET: I have updated the abbreviated transcript. The transcribed portion here begins at about 03:15 in the video.
May 15, 2008 at 5:54 PM by Political Chase
Joe Biden on Bush’s remarks earlier today.
“This is bullsh**t. This is malarkey. This is outrageous. Outrageous for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, sit in the Knesset…and make this kind of ridiculous statement,” Biden said angrily in a brief interview just off the Senate floor.
May 15, 2008 at 2:08 PM by David Pleasant
Of course John McSame agrees with George Bush.
Senator John McCain, who has been critical of President Bush on the environment and other policies this week, on Thursday morning wholeheartedly endorsed Mr. Bush’s veiled rebuke in the Israeli Knesset of Senator Barack Obama that talking to “terrorists and radicals’’ was no different than appeasing Hitler and the Nazis. . . .
“I think that Barack Obama needs to explain why he wants to sit down and talk with a man who is the head of a government that is a state sponsor of terrorism, that is responsible for the killing of brave young Americans, that wants to wipe Israel off the map, who denies the Holocaust. That’s what I think Senator Obama ought to explain to the American people.’’
May 15, 2008 at 12:32 PM by David Pleasant
Every day George Bush continues to be president is just another day of him demonstrating to the world that he has no intellect, ethics, morals, or respect for the American people. Bush’s attack on Obama today was insulting, disrespectful, and without merit. He stooped so low as to equate Obama to Neville Chamberlin and terrorism to Adolph Hitler’s Nazism, which ultimately led to the death of 70 million people.
Bush mockingly said Barack Obama could not persuade terrorists with some “ingenious argument.” Just a minute. George Bush is not capable of anything ingenious, period. Therefore, how does he know what superior intellect and creativity may bring about? Not by experience, that’s for sure.
Moreover, George Bush is the last person that should be criticizing anybody for negotiating with terrorists. What about his negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi?
And where exactly does George Bush get the idea that Obama intends to break ties with Israel? Obama, to my knowledge, has never said he intended to break ties with Israel. In fact, this is as lame an argument as Bush could possibly make.
First, Bush makes the terrorist statement based on a twisted and distorted version of Obama’s foreign policy, that when reduced to Bush’s level is not Obama’s foreign policy at all. The Bush Redux is, Obama will establish ties with anybody (including terrorists), but then contradicts his Redux and says Obama will break ties with Israel. Assuming the Bush Redux is correct, which it is not, he cannot have it both ways – ties with terrorists and no diplomatic ties with Israel.
Bush just proved he has no critical thinking skills and that his genius is anything but that.
The American people can’t stand Bush – only 15 percent believe he has the country headed in the right direction. Does he really think people believe anything he has to say?
Apr 29, 2008 at 2:26 PM by David Pleasant
George Bush held a press conference this morning that was staged as focusing on the economy, but it was a lame ploy to pound Democrats during the election season. The most unpopular president in history fired off criticism after criticism at Congress (viz. Democrats), and displayed anger several times.
When asked about how successful the war in Afghanistan was, Bush pounded the podium and vehemently declared, “We’re making progress.” No one asked the scornful president to define “progress.”
Without exception, according to Bush, all problems the country faces are directly attributable to Democrats Congress. And of course, everything Bush has demanded is and has always been perfect in every way, as evidenced by his 28 percent approval rating.
The presser was a veiled attempt at election season politics (viz. campaigning) but mitigating the risks of Bush associating himself with a specific GOP incumbent or candidate, although he hesitantly put a plug in for John McSame.
Bush accused Congress of blocking his proposals to deal with everything from high gas prices to tuition bills.
“It’s a tough time for our economy,” Bush said at a Rose Garden news conference. “Across our country, many Americans are understandably anxious about issues affecting their pocketbook, from gas and food prices to mortgage and tuition bills. They’re looking to their elected leaders in Congress for action.”
“Unfortunately, on many of these issues, all they’re getting is delay,” he said.
He repeatedly called for drilling in ANWR (Arctic national wildlife refuge), and to begin construction of oil refineries to help meet the global demand for oil, which would, according to Bush, reduce the overall price of oil and other energy related costs.
Bush also called on Congress to drop emission restrictions on coal plants, which at its current level, is, I believe, the single greatest source of carbon emissions in the country. If I recall correctly, emissions from coal plants are responsible for approximately 50 percent of our carbon-based pollution.
Bush slammed Congress so hard, the less informed viewer would have easily believed the only thing Democrats did was develop ways to purposefully ruin the economy, ran the major oil companies, force homes into foreclosure, thwart higher education pursuits, and logarithmically raise food prices.
President Bush then pinned the problem of rising food prices largely on Congress, saying it was considering a “massive, bloated” farm bill that would fail to eliminate subsidy payments to “multimillionaire” farmers. With the nation’s farm economy thriving, the president argued, it is time for Congress to reduce lavish farm subsidies that translate to higher taxes for average Americans.
Mr. Bush said he had also urged Congress to pass legislation that would help address problems in the housing market by modernizing the Federal Housing Administration, reforming the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan agencies, and allowing state housing agencies to issue tax free bonds to refinance subprime loans.
“Yet they failed to send a single one of these proposals to my desk,” he said. “Americans should not have to wait any longer for their elected officials to help more families stay in their homes.”
Read the transcript.
Apr 16, 2008 at 4:01 PM by David Pleasant
I would have dearly loved the opportunity to just listen to Pope Benedict’s conversation with George Bush today. They reportedly had a a private conversation, but Bush’s "private conversations" almost always include Darth Vader. So, I wonder which president the Pope met with. Who knows, maybe both.
The pope and the president had a private meeting in the Oval Office after the public ceremony. The White House issued a statement afterward saying the two “devoted considerable time in their discussions” to the Middle East, particularly resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict, as well as “their common concern for the situation in Iraq and particularly the precarious state of Christian communities there and elsewhere in the region.” The pope has in the past expressed his opposition to the war.
Mar 31, 2008 at 12:38 PM by Political Chase
President Bush was booed last night at the Washington Nationals’ opener last night in National Park. The crowd loudly booed Bush as he walked to the pitcher’s mound to deliver the opening pitch and continued taunting him until he left the field.
Watch it (h/t - ThinkProgress).
I’m surprised he agreed to make the appearance. I can’t remember the last time I saw Bush appear before anything but a select crowd where he was assured a positive reception.
Mar 22, 2008 at 9:48 PM by Political Chase
The Washington Post has a piece about George Bush strong-arming allies to gain their support for U.N. resolutions, which would sanction his coveted invasion of Iraq. The piece is based on a book written by Chile’s ambassador to the U.N. at the time of the prelude to war.
In the months leading up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration threatened trade reprisals against friendly countries who withheld their support, spied on its allies, and pressed for the recall of U.N. envoys that resisted U.S. pressure to endorse the war, according to an upcoming book by a top Chilean diplomat.
Does this really come as a surprise now, or would it have even been a surprise the day after Bush addressed Congress on September 20, 2001 and warned, "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
I will never forget hearing those words and thinking how that would resound resonate around the world. And I don’t mean positively either.
The Decider has proven time and time again he has no respect for the citizens of this country. Did anyone really believe he would treat foreign nations, except maybe his Saudi oil buddies, with greater respect than Americans.
Mar 17, 2008 at 1:20 AM by Political Chase
It’s going to be a rough ride when the market opens in the morning.
For the first time since the Great Depression, the federal government took control of a major financial institution, by backing JPMorgan’s $30 Billion purchase of Bear Stearns. That’s approximately $2.00 for each share of Bear Stearns.
In an another act of desperation, the central bank also dropped its rate a quarter of a point to 3.25 percent.
In another bold move, the Fed established a "lending program" to make money for the 20 largest investment banks. So much for the poorer, lest fortunate blokes.
But as the markets opened in Tokyo, they were not overly pleased with the work of our MBA President.
Major Asian stock markets fell sharply in early trading on Monday as pessimism continued to spread despite the Fed’s dramatic moves over the weekend, sending Tokyo’s benchmark index to a three-year low.
The markets responded negatively to the purchase of Bear Stearns over the weekend by JPMorgan Chase. The acquisition, backed by the Federal Reserve, underscored the severity of the credit crisis in the United States and the weakness of the American economy.
Yet we spend $12+ billion per month in Iraq, how much in Afghanistan??, and Cheney’s out window shopping for another war so maybe the price of gas at the pump will be $30/gallon. before he and George leave office. Yep, that’s about right; it puts filling the average car up somewhere near $500 a pop.
Mar 14, 2008 at 4:45 PM by Political Chase
A rare moment in time. The press actually contrasts a statement President Bush made with facts and within 24 to 48 hours, instead of four years later or whenever they publish a book.
Even before the first vote was cast in the House, Mr. Bush assailed the Democrats’ proposal in remarks at the White House on Thursday, calling it “a partisan bill that would undermine America’s security.”
“Companies that may have helped us save lives should be thanked for their patriotic service, not subjected to billion-dollar lawsuits that will make them less willing to help in the future,” the president said. “The House bill may be good for class action trial lawyers, but it would be terrible for the United States.”
In fact, while some private lawyers are assisting in the litigation, the groups leading the efforts, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, are nonprofit advocacy groups.
It’s not as if they exposed the ill-contrived opinions of John Yoo, Jay Bybee, and David Addington while scribing Cheney’s every wish directly from in the Office of Legal Counsel, but it’s a start.
It’s too much to hope for today that some motivated journalist would tell the public, the telecom companies already have "immunity" under 18 USC § 2511(2)(a)(ii)(B):
…No cause of action shall lie in any court against any provider of wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, or agents, landlord, custodian, or other specified person for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order, statutory authorization, or certification under this chapter.
If they did not break the law, they have nothing to fear.
Mar 14, 2008 at 3:05 AM by Political Chase
Bushed!
Bushed Democray, Bush Dollar, Bush’s Iraq. Whatever…they all have roughly the same value and respect.
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President George W. Bush delivers a statement Thursday, March 13, 2008, on the South Drive of the White House. In urging Congress to act, the President said, “The American people understand the stakes in this struggle. They want their children to be safe from terror. Congress has done little in the three weeks since the last recess, and they should not leave for their Easter recess without getting the Senate bill to my desk.” White House photo by Chris Greenberg. See Story.
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From the Bowery to the Taj Mahal, Falling Greenback Loses Clout
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Antique store owners in lower Manhattan, ticket vendors at India’s Taj Mahal and Brazilian business executives heading to China all have one thing in common these days: They don’t want U.S. dollars.
Hit by a free fall with no end in sight, the once mighty U.S. dollar is no longer just crashing on currency markets and making life more expensive for American tourists and business people abroad; its clout is evaporating worldwide as foreign businesses and individuals turn to other currencies.
Experts say the bleak U.S. economic forecast means it will take years for the greenback to recover its value and prestige.
Antique store owners in lower Manhattan, ticket vendors at India’s Taj Mahal and Brazilian business executives heading to China all have one thing in common these days: They don’t want U.S. dollars.
Hit by a free fall with no end in sight, the once mighty U.S. dollar is no longer just crashing on currency markets and making life more expensive for American tourists and business people abroad; its clout is evaporating worldwide as foreign businesses and individuals turn to other currencies.
Experts say the bleak U.S. economic forecast means it will take years for the greenback to recover its value and prestige.
Negative dollar sentiment is growing in nations where the dollar was historically accepted as equal or better than local currency — and dollar aversion is even extending to some quarters in the United States.
At the Taj Mahal, dollars were always legal tender, alongside rupees, for entry into the palace. But because of the falling value of the dollar, the government implemented a rupees-only policy a month ago. Indian merchants catering to tourists have also turned bearish on the dollar.
“Gone are the days when we used to run after dollars, holding onto them for rainy days,” said Vijay Narain, a tour operator in the city of Agra where the Taj Mahal is located. “Now we prefer the euro. It gives us more riches…”
In Manhattan’s Bowery district, Billy LeRoy, the owner of Billy’s Antiques & Props, prefers payment in euros so he can stockpile the currency for his annual antique buying trip to Paris.
Source: (AP)
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Dirty water in Iraq makes troops sick .
March 13: When dozens of U.S. soldiers in Iraq fell ill due to poisoning after using ‘discolored, smelly water,’ press spokesman Geoff Morell said they shouldn’t drink the water. It turns out the soldiers were using the water for cleaning clothes. More at MSNBC
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Mar 14, 2008 at 12:31 AM by Political Chase
Welcome to the Gridiron!
The Gridiron is the oldest and most prestigious journalistic organization in Washington, D.C. and is famous for its annual dinner, bringing together the government and media elite, and traditionally features the United States Marine Band, followed by skits and remarks from the President of the United States.
Please, make yourself comfortable, imagine you just finished a great big ‘ol steak and tatter prepared by the world-renowned staff at Del Frisco’s of Fort Worth, and some cutie just delivered your favorite after-dinner beverage.
Comfy now? Great!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Each year, we look forward to the point in this august occasion when we are given the rare privilege and honor, and are truly humbled by, our most celebrated guest of the evening. But before our guest joins me on the stage, he asked that I tell you he decided to not deliver his remarks in the traditional fashion. Tonight, our distinguished guest prefers to sing, “The Green Grass of Home”" Please join me in welcoming the President of the United States,
C-Plus Augustus
Adaptation and Lyrics by Bogus POTUS:
Yes you’re all gonna miss me, The way you used to quiz me, But soon I’ll touch the brown, brown grass of home.
I spent my days clearing brush
I clear my head of all the fuss
But the fuss you made over harriet and brownie
Down the lane I look and here comes Scooter
Finally free of the prosecutor
Chorus
And then I wait and look around me
At the oval walls that surround me
I realize I was only dreaming
For there’s Condi and Dick, my old compadre,
Talking to me about some oil rich Saudi,
But soon I’ll touch the brown brown grass of home.”
Chorus
That old White house is behind me,
I am once again carefree,
Don’t have to worry ’bout a crisis in Pyongyang.
Down the lane I look, Dick Cheney is strolling
With documents he’d been withholding,
It’s good to touch the brown brown grass of home.”
Mar 11, 2008 at 8:43 PM by Political Chase
Adm. William Fallon, the top U.S. military commander for the Middle East (CENTCOM) resigned today. Reportedly, the resignation is the culmination of substantial differences between the Admiral and President Bush and more specifically, Iran. The tipping point was obviously a recent piece Esquire ran highlighting their vast differences on Iran.
Adm. Fallon is Gen. David Petraeus’s boss, although no one would ever know it based on White House rhetoric and media reports.
Fallon is just one of several top military commanders that have rotated through CENTCOM and been summarily dismissed by the Decider for expressing opposing views. Fallon became CENTCOM commander after Bush fired Gen. John P. Abizaid in January 2007 because he did not support Bush’s catastrophic foreign policies.
Fallon’s move to CENTCOM was not by choice nor without conflict. Prior to being assigned to what might be the worst possible command in the U.S. military, Admiral Fallon commanded the Pacific Fleet, the Navy’s crown jewel. What Admiral actively seeks to leave that sweet dish for command of the Middle East? Fallon wasn’t pleased.
“I leave this job with great reluctance and with no small sense of loss,” he said in an interview. He noted in particular the relationships cultivated throughout the Asia-Pacific region in the two years he has commanded US forces from the west coast of North America to the east coast of Africa. He had planned to stay in this assignment for another year.
After assuming command of CENTCOM, Adm. Fallon had to deal with George Bush’s and Gen. David Petraeus’s political, narcissistic, love-affair. And it created quite a kerfuffle in mid-to-late 2007.
For two hours, President Bush listened to contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq. Gen. David H. Petraeus dominated the conversation by video link from Baghdad, making the case to keep as many troops as long as possible to cement any security progress. Adm. William J. Fallon, his superior, argued instead for accepting more risks in Iraq, officials said, in order to have enough forces available to confront other potential threats in the region.
The polite discussion in the White House Situation Room a week ago masked a sharper clash over the U.S. venture in Iraq, one that has been building since Fallon, chief of the U.S. Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, sent a rear admiral to Baghdad this summer to gather information. Soon afterward, officials said, Fallon began developing plans to redefine the U.S. mission and radically draw down troops.
One of those plans, according to a Centcom officer, involved slashing U.S. combat forces in Iraq by three-quarters by 2010. In an interview, Fallon disputed that description but declined to offer details. Nonetheless, his efforts offended Petraeus’s team, which saw them as unwelcome intrusion on their own long-term planning. The profoundly different views of the U.S. role in Iraq only exacerbated the schism between the two men.
“Bad relations?” said a senior civilian official with a laugh. “That’s the understatement of the century. . . . If you think Armageddon was a riot, that’s one way of looking at it.”
I haven’t read the Esquire piece yet, but this publicized excerpt leads me to believe Adm. Fallon faithfully, honorably, and heroically served his Commander and his country. But my guess is Fallon likely reached a point where he would not let authoritarianism and ideology supersede principles and the rule of law.
If, in the dying light of the Bush administration, we go to war with Iran, it’ll all come down to one man. If we do not go to war with Iran, it’ll come down to the same man. He is that rarest of creatures in the Bush universe: the good cop on Iran, and a man of strategic brilliance. His name is William Fallon
Mar 11, 2008 at 1:25 AM by Political Chase
President Bush may have to reduce the number copies of My Pet Goat he wanted to keep.
President Bush’s friends are concerned that he will face serious problems raising the estimated $250 million needed to build his presidential library, museum, and policy center at Southern Methodist University…They fear that Bush’s unpopularity will put a damper on donations and that the sour economy will limit contributions even more.
U.S. News - For the Library, Tough Fundraising Challenges Ahead
