Tag Archives: Pres. George W. Bush

A Monumental Contest

With the primary season complete, the terms of battle are set — for the general election and for the next era in American politics. Barack Obama’s election in 2008 was said to constitute the next great wave of progressivism after FDR and LBJ. But a massive electoral backlash is brewing against his policies, all his [...]

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What McCain’s Tactics Teach

HUMAN EVENTS by Patrick J. Buchanan John McCain is headed back to the U.S. Senate, perhaps a changed and chastened man, and perhaps not. But the manner in which he secured his Senate seat for another six years is instructive, and not only for moderate Republicans facing off against conservatives and tea party candidates, but [...]

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Tension over Obama policies within Immigration and Customs Enforcement

By:  Andrew Becker As it poises for further immigration initiatives, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling with festering internal divisions between political appointees and career officials over how to enforce laws and handle detainees facing deportation. Under the Obama administration, the Department of Homeland Security has shifted its focus away from the worksite raids [...]

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President Bush Greets Troops at Airport

IS ANYONE SURPRISED BY THIS?  A FORMER PRESIDENT GREETS OUR TROOPS RETURNING FROM IRAQ AND PRESIDENT FREQUENT FLIER DOES WHAT?  YOU KNOW, THE GUY BORES ME TO TEARS AND TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I AM NOT SURE WHAT OBAMA IS DOING THIS WEEKEND.  I THINK HE IS ON HIS 6TH VACATION OF THE SUMMER, THIS [...]

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The Propaganda Of Incompetents

INVESTORS.COM Economy: As the “recovery summer” turns into a nightmare, one thing has become painfully clear: This is the most economically incompetent administration since the Great Depression. Two years into the Obama era, when the U.S. should be enjoying a booming recovery from the 2007-08 meltdown, with millions of new jobs and higher incomes for [...]

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Romney Blasts New Start Treaty

Until now, Republicans have been relatively muted in their assessments of President Obama’s arms control treaty with Russia. But former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, the once and likely future presidential candidate, came out Tuesday with a blistering assault on the treaty and called on his fellow Republicans to block its ratification. Mr. Romney said [...]

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Democrats hope Obama 2008 model will help stem midterm losses

By:  Chris Cillizza Washington Post Staff  Writer To become the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama not only won heavy percentages of the black and Hispanic vote but also managed to trim the Democratic Party’s traditional deficit among white voters. Four years after Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) lost the white vote by 17 percentage [...]

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Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Carly Fiorina Host Town Hall with Latino Leaders in Sacramento

Fiorina Also Launches “Amigos De Carly” Web Site SACRAMENTO, CA – U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina today joined former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez in holding a town hall with Latino leaders at Griselda’s Catering in Sacramento to discuss the important issues facing the Latino community in California. “Carly Fiorina understands the tough environment Latino families, [...]

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Steele Blames Afghan War on Obama, Drawing Calls to Resign

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Friday declared his opposition to the Afghanistan war, saying the nine-year-old conflict was of President “Obama’s choosing,” and that the mission is “probably a lost cause” – prompting at least one prominent Republican to call for his resignation. Steele made the comments at a fundraiser in Connecticut just [...]

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Nevada Democrats Seize on Birther Controversy to Attack Tea Party Darling

Nevada Democrats have seized on the widely debunked conspiracy theory that President Obama was not born in the U.S. to attack Tea Party darling Sharron Angle, the Republican running against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The Nevada Democratic Party, seeking to brand Angle’s views as too extreme, points to her campaign website touting the endorsement [...]

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