Tag Archives: George W. Bush

The Presidential Wheel Turns

      Disaffection for Bush gave us Obama. That explains the new affection for Bush   Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 because he was not George W. Bush. In fact, he was elected because he was the farthest thing possible from Mr. Bush. On some level he knew this, which is why [...]

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10 great debate moments

By LOIS ROMANO  As maddeningly scripted and disciplined as presidential campaigns are today, there still remains one potential wild card in the long road to the White House: the debates.   They are among the final opportunities candidates have to make their cases to tens of millions of voters -and no matter how prepared the [...]

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Mitt Romney doesn’t really have a Republican problem

Posted by Chris Cillizza Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the undisputed frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination even as he continues to endure whispers that he is simply too moderate to win over a majority of the GOP. Exit polling from Romney’s 16-point victory in New Hampshire tells a very different story, however. Among [...]

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“Mitt Romney versus the many”

By ALEXANDER BURNS The fight for the Republican presidential nomination may not be a heavyweight slugfest after all. A primary campaign that was expected to pit an eggshell frontrunner, Mitt Romney, against one or more powerful, well established opponents has suddenly been flipped. The former Massachusetts governor has built up a solid early lead and [...]

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Barack Obama inquests: The GOP’s target list

By:   SIMMI AUJLA POLITICO After chafing in the minority as the Obama administration and Democrats instituted sweeping reforms, the incoming House Republican majority is poised to paper the executive branch with subpoenas and document requests aimed at scrutinizing the implementation of new policies and re-examining older ones. The hearings and investigations, in the name of [...]

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Obama Destined to Be a Footnote in Presidential History

By: Rusty Weis THE AMERICAN THINKER Barack Obama has set a course that will leave his legacy as no more than a footnote in American presidential history. For all of the bluster and glory, for all of the pomp and circumstance, and yes, for all of the anticipated hope and the promised change, the whirlwind [...]

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More than a thumpin’….The truth about next Tuesday

NEW YORK POST By: John Podhoretz In a week, Americans go to the polls. But it might as well be happening today. For — barring major news events or extraordinarily damaging revelations about individual candidates that cause probable voters to rethink their choices in unprecedented fashion — the 2010 cake is baked, it’s out of [...]

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A Shrink Asks: What’s Wrong with Obama?

By: Robin of Berkeley So what is the matter with Obama? Conservatives have been asking this question for some time. I’ve written a number of articles trying to solve the mystery. Even some liberals are starting to wonder. James Carville railed about Obama’s blasé attitude after the catastrophic oil spill. The New York Times’ Maureen [...]

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Lawmaker: Obama to send 1,200 troops to border

PHOENIX (AP) – The Obama administration plans to announce Tuesday that it will send as many as 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to improve border security, an Arizona congresswoman said. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords also said in a statement released Tuesday that President Barack Obama will request $500 million in funding for [...]

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Obama’s Miserable Record on Terror Attacks

I heard one of the pundits on Fox News comment on Obama’s record vs. George Bush’s on keeping America safe from terror attacks on our home soil. Under the feckless Obama administration, their have been 3 terror attacks in America. All of them have been bungled by this incompetent collection of community organizers, Saul Alinsky [...]

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