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Entries for the ‘President Bush’ Category

Love for Bush

I know I’m pretty harsh on Bush for the war in Iraq and other White House blunders but I came across this on Snopes today and am glad to see he isn’t all faults: LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST. HOUSE […]

White House lists cuts to pay for more troops

BOGOTA, Colombia — President Bush wants to pay for his plan to send 8,200 more U.S. troops to Iraq and Afghanistan by cutting money for agriculture, education and other programs, budget records show. Bush’s $3.2 billion plan, submitted to Congress over the weekend, includes 3,500 new troops for Afghanistan to train that nation’s army and […]

Bush has no Plan B

I think we’ve known this for awhile. Personally, I was surprised to learn he had a plan at all… Technorati Tags: Bush, George, war, Iraq

The Price of War

I meant to write about this yesterday but kottke summed it up so great I think I will borrow his words on the subject: Nina Berman won a prize in the 2007 World Press Photo contest for this heartbreaking photo of a badly wounded Iraqi war veteran and his childhood sweetheart on their wedding day. […]

The war is heating up

The military has designed a new weapon, that when fired upon, feels like you are about to catch fire. I’m not sure what that feels like to “about to catch fire”, but I don’t think I want to find out. In fact who gets volunteered for this type of testing? I think I would look […]

No Presidential Contender

John Kerry announced he will not be running for President in 2008. A lot of people are wondering “Why not?”, “He got pretty darn close to winning last time.” Here’s the low down though. Even though John Kerry is arrogant, he is not stupid. 2008 just happens to be the year he seeks re-election to […]

If Only They Meant It

I’m not much for politics, but I do know a few things: gas is always cheaper around election time political parties make great scapegoats if you can lie on national TV without resentment, you are either a reporter or a politician Anyway here is Micheal Moore’s pledge: A Liberal’s Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives November 14th, […]

Define Irony

How about a president that spearheads an effort to raise the fine for obscenities on the airwaves and then be the first to be punished. News link here