George W. Bush

George W Bush was the 43rd President of The United States, taking office on January 20th 2001 and leaving office January 20th 2009. He is the son of George H W Bush, 41st President of the United States.

Eight months into his presidency, on September 11th 2001, the World Trade Center towers were destroyed by terrorists. The subsequent "War On Terror" was a defining element of George W Bush's presidency. On the back of this struggle and a new doctrine of "pre-emption," the United States was lead into seperate wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The existence of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the use of torture and questionable intelligence gathering practices provided for considerable controversy during George W Bush's presidency. The economic crisis that emerged in the latter part of his second term further cast a shadow on his presidential legacy.

Often the butt of political humor, George W Bush's colorful political quotes and unique predicaments, like the notorious shoe throwing incident, made for spirited discussion in the blogosphere during much of his Presidency.

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  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  Despite a solid Democratic majority in the Senate, President Obama is on pace to set a record for the fewest judges confirmed during a presidents first year in the White House. So far, only six of Obamas nominees to the lower federal courts have won approval. By comparison, President George W. Bush had 28 judges ...
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• Fraidy cats

  
  My Point Exactly — Authority: 132
  Salon’s Glenn Greenwald calls the right wing of the American political spectrum on its constant state of fear: The Right’s reaction to yesterday’s announcement — we’re too afraid to allow trials and due process in our country — is the textbook definition of “surrendering to terrorists.” … ...
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• Is Anyone of Integrity Out There? Not When It Comes to Lindsey!

  
  The Pink Flamingo — Authority: 440
  Did you know that the ACU considers Lindsey Graham a "Conservative Stand-out"?Tuesday morning, The Pink Flamingos sister was in a "state", being short handed at her business. Evidently in a city... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• A little bit ’bout me…

  
  Multi-Tasking Mama — Authority: 121
  Image via Wikipedia I borrowed this blog game from Tami at Hearts Make Families. As if y’all wanted to know any more about me, right? Here I go…. What color is your favorite hoodie? Red (My Maryland Terrapins hoodie) Do you plan outfits? Most of the time . What’s the closest thing to you ...
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• David Letterman On “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

  
  Dorks And Losers — Authority: 121
  “The president says he wants to do away with ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy in the military. This is not to be confused with George Bush’s ‘Don’t know, don’t care’ policy.” — David Letterman on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
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• The Audacity of Obama Lives On In Asia

  
  PalinTwibe — Authority: 440
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• Alberto Gonzales’ Virginia Colonial: Celebrity Real Estate

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 142
  Appointed in February 2005 by George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales was the 80th Attorney General of the U.S and the first Hispanic and Mexican-American to fill that post. Prior to holding that position, Gonzales was Bush’ s general counsel, the Secretary of State of Texas, and he served on the Texas Supreme Court during ...
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• Should George W. Bush be Prosecuted for Murder?

  
  The Locust Fork News-Journal — Authority: 428
  At least one very serious prosecutor thinks so…You won’t see this at al.com. Comments welcome…
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• David Boaz slams Bushs comments on economy

  
  United Liberty - Free Market - Individual Liberty - Limited Government — Authority: 604
  David Boaz takes on the hubris of George W. Bush : The president who expanded federal spending by more than a trillion dollars a year, before his disastrous last hundred days federalized education laid out “a smorgasbord of handouts and subsidies for virtually every energy lobby in Washington.” ...
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• Who Is a Failure? Obama, If You Do a Google Search

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  Who is failure? If you trust Googles top search result to point you to the right answer, its President Obama. The culprit is not a politically charged search engine but rather a Google Bomb. Such tricks have plagued the White House for some time. Nefarious bloggers exploit the way Googles algorithm surfaces relevant ...
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• Yellow Cake: A Modern Parable of Terrorism and Devastating War

  
  Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities — Authority: 427
  Yellow Cake: A Modern Parable of Terrorism and Devastating War Yellow Cake is a short animated film by the award-winning Canadian animator Nick Cross .  Cross explains that he got the idea for the film in 2003, in light of speculation during the Bush administration that Iraq was buying uranium powder called ...
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• George W. Bush: The Washington Times as the Onion

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  Yesterday I thought I was reading the Onion.  The Washington Times headlined its article “Bush Warns of Dangers of too Much Government”: Former President George W. Bush said Thursday that America must resist the “temptation” to allow the government to take over the private sector, taking a subtle shot ...
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• Iraq: Making Few Friends and Less Profits

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  When the Bush administration started its misguided adventure in Iraq, the president and his Neocon chorus presumed that the U.S. would be acquiring a loyal, even obseqious ally.  With the American-subsidized bank embezzler Ahmed Chalabi in charge, Baghdad would create a Western-style democracy, enshrine women’s ...
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• Today’s Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 554
  By Jeff Gates In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon.  Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraqi mobile biological weapons laboratories?Iraqi meetings in Prague ...
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• Barack Obama and the Failure of the Peace Process

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 571
  Barack Obama and the Failure of the Peace Process by Stella Dallas / November 14th, 2009 Among the most prominent of President Obama’s hope-based initiatives was his promise to re-frame America’s approach to the conflict in Palestine, epitomized in his June 2007 speech in Cairo, where Obama called for a “new ...
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• Let’s talk turkey

  
  Rakeback News — Authority: 133
  The White House annual Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, we at RakeTheRake decided to celebrate it with a special freeroll and commemorate some of the quirkier aspects of the day. Thankgiving has developed various traditions over the years. Some of the more unique ones include ...
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• what happens when opium is the baby-powder of choice

  
  Osirisjournal2's Weblog - also visit http://osirisjournal.blogspot.com for older posts — Authority: 103
  Today I was rather “down” after a lousy art venue that did not pan out until I turned on the news and put life into perspective. I listened to the story about how many Afghan children are getting more addicted to drugs at very very young ages because opium/heron is being fed to children to keep them warm during ...
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• MyWestTexas.com > News > Top Stories: Class offers social …

  
  New Web 2.0 Magazine — Authority: 453
  "Its social marketing for your business," said Maria Elena Duron, founder of Buzz 2 Bucks, a marketing firm. "Look at it as a form of virtual handshake." Duron gave a social networking class recently through Midland Colleges Workforce ...
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• Barack Obama dominates children’s world of books

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has found his way into the world of children.Kansas State University children’s literature expert Phil Nel says he’s astounded by the market share of the children’s book on Obama.He said there were around 60 children’s titles about Obama - including two-dozen ...
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• Obama helping lobbyists weaken offshore banking laws

  
  Corrente — Authority: 623
  Open Left : One of the few - and I sincerely stress the word "few" - concrete legislative successes progressives notched in the Republican Congress under President George W. Bush came on the evening of July 26th, 2002, when they humiliated the House into passing a bill sponsored by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) banning ...
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