Bush Gaza Crisis Response: Let Obama Handle It

With time running out on the Bush presidency, the administration seemed increasingly ready Friday to let the crisis in Gaza fall to President-elect Barack Obama. Although aides to President George W. Bush insisted they are still working hard to secure a “durable and sustainable” cease-fire _ even as their influence wanes with less than three [...]

Senate report accuses Bush of lying about Iraq intel

A new Senate report gives a fresh shot of adrenaline to the election-year debate over the Iraq war. President Bush and his top officials deliberately misrepresented secret intelligence to make the case to invade Iraq, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The panel put a new spin on old charges, comparing claims made in five speeches [...]

Former Press Secretary Slams Bush

“Bush relied on propoganda to sell war”
 Bush is depicted as an out-of-touch leader, operating in a political bubble, who has stubbornly refused to admit mistakes. McClellan defends the president’s intellect — “Bush is plenty smart enough to be president,” he writes — but casts him as unwilling or unable to be reflective about his job.
“A [...]

Former CIA Officials: Bush Iran Claims “Preposterous”

Four former CIA officials who provided intelligence information to past presidents described as preposterous President Bush’s claim that he was unaware until very recently that Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
“It’s unbelievable,” said Melvin Goodman, who worked for the CIA from 1966 to 1990 and now is a senior fellow at the [...]

Al Gore Returns to the White House

Forget the Mideast peace talks. A meeting that may require even greater diplomacy will take place Monday in the Oval Office, when President Bush receives America’s Nobel Prize winners — including his one-time rival, Al Gore. A lot has happened to both men in the seven years since the 2000 election.
The president has faced terrorist [...]

Bush vetoes water projects bill that Congress will override

An increasingly confrontational President Bush on Friday vetoed a bill authorizing hundreds of popular water projects even though lawmakers can count enough votes to override him. Bush brushed aside significant objections from Capitol Hill, even from Republicans, in thwarting legislation that provides money for projects like repairing hurricane damage, restoring wetlands and preventing flooding in [...]

Bush vetoes children’s health bill

George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation expanding a health care program mostly aimed at poor children, a politically risky move ahead of the November 2008 elections  
About 72 percent of Americans backed the legislation, according a recent public opinion poll by the Washington Post and ABC television. The survey had an error margin of plus [...]

Lee Iacocca Uncut

Q: People who recall your endorsement of President Bush might presume you were a Texas-style Republican who laughed through the oil crisis.
A: I campaigned for George because I knew his mother and dad for 30 years, and I figured he was from pretty good stock. But Jeb was being groomed too—they got the wrong kid. [...]

More Viewed Dem Response than Bush Speech

Bush, Reed & Analysis: The Cable Numbers
Here is a look at the ratings in the A25-54 demo for Thursday’s 9pmET hour (live+ same day DVR). Each network divided the hour differently in terms of start times and program names. The A25-54 demo average for the hour is on Thursday’s scoreboard.
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