George W. Bush

Bush Responds to Death of Colin Powell

Bush Responds to Death of Colin Powell

Former President George W. Bush has issued a response following the death of Colin Powell, who served as his first…

3 years ago

Bush Says GOP “Is Not Going to Win Anything” If Its Lack of Inclusivity Persists

Former President George W. Bush criticized the Republican Party for its lack of inclusivity, saying that if the GOP stands…

4 years ago

Bush Slams The Modern GOP as “Nativist” and “Isolationist”

Former President George W. Bush criticized the Republican Party, saying the party in its current form is both "nativist" and…

4 years ago

Former Presidents Carter, Clinton, Bush, and Obama Urge Americans to Get Vaccinated As Part of New Campaign

Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama are urging all Americans to get vaccinated against…

4 years ago

Nicolle Wallace: Republicans Want to Fight Terrorism as Long as Trump Supporters Aren’t Involved

From Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, the GOP has long presented itself as the party of "law…

4 years ago

Opinion: Why The Founders Could Not Have Devised A Trump-Proof Democracy

Writing in 1782, in the aftermath of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine exclaimed, “We are now really another people.” What…

4 years ago

Over 100 Bush, McCain and Romney Staffers Endorse Joe Biden for President

Alumni from the campaigns of the last three Republican presidential candidates have come out in support of Joe Biden with…

4 years ago

Clinton, Bush, Obama Will be at John Lewis Funeral, Trump Will Not

When long-serving and revered lawmakers pass away, it is customary for past and current Presidents to attend the funeral. This…

4 years ago

Hundreds of George W. Bush Officials Are Reportedly Set to Endorse Joe Biden

Hundreds of former officials who served under George W. Bush are about to endorse Joe Biden for president, according to…

4 years ago

Former Reagan Advisor Calls on Biden to Choose Condoleezza Rice as His Running Mate

A former economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan thinks Condoleezza Rice would be an ideal vice president for Joe Biden.…

4 years ago

Former George W. Bush Staffers Create PAC Supporting Joe Biden

A new super PAC, called 43 Alumni for Biden, has been formed by former staffers of George W. Bush, according…

4 years ago

George W. Bush Virtually Endorses Joe Biden In Powerful Statement

Former President and First Lady George W. and Laura Bush issued a statement on the riots that echoed Joe Biden's…

4 years ago

Former President George H.W. Bush Dies at Age 94

George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States died Friday night at the age of 94 at…

6 years ago

Two Of Three Americans Believe Democracy Is Getting Weaker in the United States

According to a new poll from the Democracy Project two out of three Americans believe that democracy is getting weaker…

6 years ago

McCain Says He Regrets Palin And He Won’t Be Here “Much Longer”

Yesterday we reported that President Donald Trump will not be invited to attend the funeral for American Hero John McCain,…

7 years ago

Trump Is Such A Disaster That A Majority Now View George W. Bush Favorably

By many measures, George W. Bush could've gone down as one of America's worst presidents. But Trump's presidency has seemingly…

7 years ago

White House Melts Down After Both Bush Presidents Call Trump An Incompetent ‘Blowhard’

The whiny response from the White House comes after both Bushes confirmed that they had not voted for Trump in…

7 years ago

Both Bush Presidents Confirm They Didn’t Vote For Trump And Call Him Unfit To Be POTUS

The two former presidents think that Trump is a "blowhard" who is destroying the GOP. Both men also suggested Trump…

7 years ago

George W. Bush Lays Waste To Donald Trump Without Ever Saying His Name

Former President George W. Bush called out the Trump era without naming names, saying on Thursday, "Bigotry seems emboldened. Our…

7 years ago

All Living Former Presidents Called On To Issue Joint Statement Telling Trump To Resign

Biographer David Maraniss has a great idea. The author is urging all five living former presidents to issue a joint…

7 years ago

Opinion: Trump’s North Korea Fear Mongering Is Bush Iraq Déjà Vu

Trump and North Korea is an eerily frightening reiteration of the Bush administration's fear-mongering about Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

8 years ago

George W. Bush Says We Need an Independent Media to Hold Powerful People to Account

"We need an independent media to hold people like me to account...it's important for the media to call to account…

8 years ago

Trump’s Approval Rating Tumbles To All-Time Low In Latest Gallup Poll

The new data comes days after Trump took aim at the polls, calling them "fake news" if they find that…

8 years ago

New Poll Shows That Trump’s Muslim And Refugee Ban Is Terribly Unpopular

To make matters worse, Trump's approval rating now stands where George W. Bush's did after Hurricane Katrina.

8 years ago

President Obama Dismantled Program Trump Intended to Use as Muslim Registry

President Obama took the plan out of commission and described it “not only as out-of-date but also an inefficient waste…

8 years ago

With Trump Disaster Looming, More Americans Recognize How Good Things Are Under Obama

As Hurricane Trump picks up steam on its way to the White House, the American people are coming to grips…

8 years ago

British Government Says in Iraq War it was a Victim of Poor Planning from Washington

The British government's Iraq Inquiry finds that "the timing of military action was driven entirely by the US administration."

8 years ago

Dana Perino Explains Why She is a Conservative – And She is ALL Wrong

Feel free to laugh: "I gravitate to facts, logic, and reality, whereas to me, liberalism is based on theory, and…

8 years ago

Antonin Scalia Is Dead And The Republican Party Is Tearing Itself Apart

Antonin Scalia is dead and Republicans have responded by completely tearing their party apart.

9 years ago

Jeb Hopes Trump Attacks George W. As He Joins Him on the Campaign Trail

Jeb Bush looks to his brother to be a lightning rod, turning any Trump attack into a backlash of negativity…

9 years ago

With His Presidential Hopes In Flames, Jeb Bush Whines That His Brother W Got a Raw Deal

Jeb Bush thinks his brother George Bush got a raw deal as president. He thinks they should have fought back…

9 years ago

Believe it Or Not – Jeb Bush Sinks Lower Than Trump and Cruz

After invoking his status as a National Rifle Association hero, Jeb brought up GOP overreach in the case of Terri…

9 years ago

Rafael Cruz Says His Lying Son is Telling the Truth Just like Jesus

Ted Cruz being persecuted for telling the truth like Jesus? The truth is, Rafael Cruz is the Father of Lies,…

9 years ago

Five Reasons Why Obama Isn’t to Blame for North Korea’s Hydrogen Bomb

Marco Rubio wants to blame Obama for inaction, but it was the action of George W. Bush that drove North…

9 years ago

The Low Information Republican Party is Wrong About Everything

The Republican Party has made politics a celebration of literally knowing nothing about anything, but feeling very strongly about it

9 years ago

Krugman: Trump Distracts From the GOP Pledge To Double Down On W. Bush Policies

Krugman says the GOP establishment is determined "to take whatever didn't work from 2001 to 2008 and do it again…

9 years ago

Paul Krugman Says Trump and Cruz Are George W. Bush Reincarnations. He’s Right

Trump is simply a reiteration of Bush; the man who contributed to the dumbing down of America so maniacal conservatives…

9 years ago

Bush Created ISIS – Not Hillary Rodham Clinton

Bush's response to 9/11 played directly into Osama bin Laden's hands and provided a recruiting tool groups like ISIS could…

9 years ago

Republican Rhetoric of 2015 is Centuries out of Date – Like their Thinking

The GOP talks about "taking our country back" and "making America great again" but they propose to do this by…

9 years ago

War Criminal Cheney Honored At The Capital While The World Battles His Co-Creation ISIS

Few Americans would object to a bust honoring Dick Cheney if it noted his part in creating a more radical…

9 years ago

Here’s How the RNC Lies When it Says Democrats Can’t Be Trusted to Keep us Safe

The RNC would have you believe only Republicans can keep you safe, but the facts dating back to 2001 show…

9 years ago

Make No Mistake About It, George W Bush’s Iraq War Has Spread To France

It is incredibly ironic that the one American ally that vehemently protested and condemned Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq…

9 years ago

Republicans In Congress Still Dishonor America’s Veterans

Republicans have about as much use for America's veterans as they do America's poor, women, people of color and the…

9 years ago

Tucker Carlson and Erick Erickson Agree Obama is Coming for “Our Guns”

The two men got worked up over armed EPA agents, ignoring of course the threat of armed anti-government conservatives like…

9 years ago

Jeb Is His “Own Man” But He Must Lean On His Daddy And His Big Bro To Save His Campaign

Bush's family gathering is a last ditch effort to save Jeb's under-performing campaign, but the optics couldn't be worse.

9 years ago

Trump’s Honest Criticism of George W. Bush Exposes GOP Foreign Policy Incompetence

Trump is shining a light on exactly what Americans have to look forward to if they elect a Republican president;…

9 years ago

Jeb Bush Falls Apart When Asked Why He Blames Obama For Benghazi But Not W for 9/11

Jeb Bush pulled off an epic faceplant on CNN when he was was asked why he blames President Obama and…

9 years ago

Carly Fiorina Defends Government Sponsored Torture And Surveillance

Fiorina's claim that "waterboarding was used when there was no other way to get information that was necessary" contradicts the…

9 years ago

Never Forget That Republicans Used 9/11 To Start Two Middle East Wars

The Bush administration used a terror attack on American soil to rack up a $6 trillion debt for two wars…

9 years ago

Americans Still Pay Dearly For George W. Bush’s Crusade Against Islam

The mainstream media is not reporting the continuing cost of military action against an extremist organization created by George W.…

9 years ago

Jeb! Goes All Stupid on Iraq with ‘Skin in the Game’ Comments

Bush decides to self-destruct on the Iraq War by saying it was a "good deal" and that America needs to…

9 years ago

Bush National Security Adviser Backs Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal

Former national security adviser Brent Snowcroft says rejecting the Iran deal "is an abdication of America's unique role and responsibility"

9 years ago

As Trump Calls Him Stupid, Jeb Complains President Obama Uses Big Words

"Big syllable words and lots of fancy conferences and meetings and - We're not leading. That creates chaos. It creates…

9 years ago

The Islamic State – Other People’s Business?

Republicans like to blame Obama, but Bush had already created ISIL, and Obama cannot un-create them, because Obama cannot un-invade…

9 years ago

Koch-Republicans Remember Soldiers’ Sacrifice With A Veterans Healthcare Coupon Scam

The privatization scam amounts to a yearly-issued, and set amount, coupon to purchase healthcare services at a private hospital or…

9 years ago

What Great Recession? Wall Street Remains Unoccupied By Ethics

Nearly seven years after the American economy foundered under the worst global recession since World War II, it seems nothing…

9 years ago

Paul Krugman Is Right The Iraq War Was A Bush Crime

Having a discussion will not change the disastrous consequences of Bush and company's crimes, bring back the three-quarters of a…

9 years ago

Louie Gohmert Says Iraq War a Mistake. Because Obama

As Jeb has reminded us, Dubya is our problem, not his. Or Gohmert's. Or the Republican Party's, it seems

10 years ago

Bernie Sanders Rejects Negative Campaigning, Says He Likes Hillary Clinton

Sanders' positive campaign is refreshing, and he is avoiding the strategic errors committed by the Ralph Nader 2000 insurgent campaign.

10 years ago

One Bush is Like Another: Jeb Doesn’t Know. Jeb Doesn’t Care

It is hard to believe Jeb Bush really wants to be president, with the things he says. Maybe it's just…

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Says Only Traditional Marriage Gives Kids A Chance Out Of Poverty

During a CBN interview, Jeb Bush suggested that the only way to fight poverty in America was to defend traditional…

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Flip-Flops And Finally Decides That The Iraq War Was A Bad Idea

On Thursday, Bush finally relented and joined others in the GOP field in admitting that the Iraq War was a…

10 years ago

Rand Paul Prefers to Let the Refugees We Created in Iraq Suffer and Die

The invasion of Iraq and its bungled aftermath created millions of refugees. Rand Paul doesn't think the United States owes…

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Set To Serve W’s 3rd Term By Saying He Still Supports Decision To Invade Iraq

Instead of acknowledging the Iraq invasion as a colossal intelligence failure, Jeb is still a cheerleader for the Iraq War.

10 years ago

W. Part II: Jeb Bush Says He Relies On His Brother For Middle East Policy Advice

Jeb Bush admitted that his brother, former President George W. Bush, was his most trusted adviser on U.S.-Israel policy.

10 years ago

Federal Court Rules NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Is Illegal

On Thursday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NSA's bulk collection of telephone metadata is illegal under…

10 years ago

Bill Maher Takes Republicans To School By Pointing Out Everything That Obama Got Right

Bill Maher schooled Republicans on their foreign policy failures while delivering a lesson on President Obama's successes.

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Says His Views Were Shaped By Racist Author Charles Murray

In an interview with the National Review's Rich Lowry, Jeb Bush confessed to being a fan of Charles Murray's books.

10 years ago

George W. Bush Reminds Americans Why He Was a Failure and An Idiot

It is true, George W. Bush is hapless, but he is also an idiot for not recognizing his own failures…

10 years ago

Bush Campaign Shows Signs Of Unraveling As Jeb Drops To 4th Place In GOP Race

Jeb Bush has dipped to 4th place in a recent poll, and he also seems to be losing out to…

10 years ago

Delusional Lindsey Graham Has No Chance Of Ever Being President

There is no person in America as self-aggrandizing as Senator Lindsey Graham whose self-imposed image as a brilliant foreign policy…

10 years ago

Obama Plans To Stress Fighting Climate Change During Earth Day Visit To Florida Everglades

President Barack Obama plans to visit the Florida Everglades on Wednesday to highlight the urgency of tackling climate change.

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Boards The GOP Crazy Train By Saying Raise The Social Security Retirement Age

While Jeb Bush is often portrayed by the media as the "moderate" Republican candidate, there is nothing moderate about his…

10 years ago

Obama Relents and Gives Congress Veto Power Over Iran Nuclear Deal

The current President, Barack Obama, will go down in history for providing tens-of-millions of Americans with access to affordable health…

10 years ago

Religious Right: GOP Will Never Win Presidency if They Soften Gay Rights Stance

The Religious Right thinks, despite all the evidence, that doubling down on anti-gay bigotry will have better results than Indiana

10 years ago

Distrust Of Jeb Will Only Grow After Latest Bush Blunder Exposed

Bush's attempt to claim himself to be "Hispanic" only furthers the rift between him and anti-immigrant Nativists in the Republican…

10 years ago

Friday Fox Follies – Do Ratings Equal Truth?

According to a recent headline, Fox News is the most watched cable news channel - for the 159th month in…

10 years ago

John Bolton Was Wrong About Iraq WMDs But Says Trust him on Iran Nukes

John Bolton's New York Times op-ed exposes not only Bolton's flawed thinking but the Times' tendency to ape Fox News

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Uses Op-Ed To Belittle Obama’s Foreign Policy As “Schoolyard Antics”

Bush is right about one thing. This is no time for schoolyard antics. Bush and his fellow Republicans ought to…

10 years ago

Humiliating Home State Poll Numbers For Jeb Bush As He Trails Hillary Clinton in Florida

Even if they put Jeb Bush at the top of the ticket, Republicans are in obvious danger of losing Florida…

10 years ago

Does Ted Cruz Actually Think He Can Win in 2016?

"I am running for president and I hope to earn your support," Ted Cruz tweeted last night. Does he really…

10 years ago

General Accuses Tom Cotton and 46 Other Republican Senators Of Mutiny

Major Gen. Paul D. Eaton stopped short of calling Cotton and 46 Republicans traitors. As a career military man Eaton…

10 years ago

No, Nancy Pelosi’s Trip to Syria Was Nothing Like “Tehran Tom’s” Iran Letter

Attempts to link Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria with Cotton's Iran letter, fail, as Pelosi was even briefed by the…

10 years ago

GOP Iran Letter Was A Push For A Regime Change War And Defense Industry Profits

The truth, and true purpose of the letter, has really never been in question; specifically because the filthy little neo-con…

10 years ago

House Speaker Boehner Skipped Selma Anniversary For California Resort Town Fundraisers

John Boehner missed the Selma 50th Anniversary commemoration because he was attending two fundraising events in California resort towns.

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Tells Iowans Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Let Us Down

Jeb Bush can look at an Iraq wracked by civil war and marauding barbarians, and somehow imagine that America power…

10 years ago

A Petition Has Been Launched To Prosecute and Expel John Boehner From Congress

This week a MoveOn.org petition began circulating for the purpose of prosecuting Speaker of the House John A. Boehner for…

10 years ago

Liberal Fighter Barbara Mikulski, Longest Serving Woman In Congressional History, To Retire

On Monday, Maryland Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski announced that she planned to retire rather than seek re-election in 2016.

10 years ago

Republicans Are Paying For Making a Deal With Koch Devils

Republicans were so certain that if they allowed the Koch brothers to buy them control of Congress, no matter how…

10 years ago

GOP Lunacy In Criticizing Obama’s ISIS Strategy At CPAC

Now they are lining up at the annual Aryan-sponsored conservative conclave to accuse the President of all manner of malfeasance…

10 years ago

Judge Gives Former Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell Slap On The Wrist In Felony Case

U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer sentenced former Virginia First Lady, Maureen McDonnell, to just 12 months plus one day…

10 years ago

Jeb Bush Says He’s His Own Man Then Surrounds Himself With Brother’s Team

Despite his pronouncement that he intends to be "his own man", Jeb Bush is surrounding himself with former Bush foreign…

10 years ago

Bush Appointed Judge Ignores Constitution While Blocking Obama’s Immigration Executive Order

A George W. Bush appointed judge ignored the Constitution while substituting his own policy whims in ruling that blocked President…

10 years ago

Legislative Paralysis Strikes Capitol Hill Under New Republican Congress

The new Republican-dominated Congress has proven unable to pass significant legislation. So far they have passed just two bills into…

10 years ago

John Boehner Shares his Scott Walker-Like Delusions About Foreign Policy

You might remember how John Boehner went all Stepford-like on Fox News Sunday and screamed that he was going to…

10 years ago

Mocking Democrats’ Deficit Concerns, GOP Passes Permanently Unfunded Tax Cuts

Some people may errantly conclude that Republicans, as typical conservatives, are so set in their ways they are naturally unwilling…

10 years ago

The Radical Right Can’t Handle The Truth From President Obama

The point is that all Christians should advocate and revere the truth with religious fervor; unless it is uttered by…

10 years ago

Detroit Flop City: Jeb Bush Pretends To Care About Poor People In First Speech

Jeb Bush is marketing himself as a different kind of conservative, but his ideas support the same GOP policies that…

10 years ago

The Republican Passed Keystone Pipeline Bill Violates The Constitution

Every one of the Koch Republicans, and their oily Democratic cohorts, who voted to approve a State Department construction permit…

10 years ago