Topic: George W. Bush

Presidents Look Like Doofuses in Rain

Associated Press

In honor of Thursday's meteorological meme at the White House — President Obama looking slightly ridiculous under an umbrella — here are some of the best photos of presidents who, despite the claims of conspiracy theorists, still haven't gotten the Pentagon to invent a weather machine.

By Adam Martin

Apr 10, 2012

George W. Bush Knows His Name's a Policy Killer

Remember George W. Bush? No? Well, on Tuesday he appeared the New York Historical Society and said he wished the tax cuts he presided over were less associated with him, not because he'd had a change of heart about them but because he feared his moniker would be their death knell.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 4, 2012

It's Global War on Terror Reunion Week

In some flea markets and T-shirt stores you occasionally see the image of George W. Bush above a caption that reads, "Miss me yet?"

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By Eric Randall

Mar 21, 2012

Suddenly George W. Bush is Invited to the Party

On Wednesday, political reporters jumped on Mitt Romney's statement that it was George W. Bush, not Barack Obama, who saved the economy in 2008. Why? Because Republican candidates usually do their best to avoid talk of the most recent two-term Republican president altogether.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 15, 2012

Could You Really Get Rid of Porn on the Internet?

Rick Santorum is the latest politician to promise to ban online porn, but is it possible?

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By Dino Grandoni

Mar 6, 2012

Another Bush Is Fretting Over the Republican Race

When you have two members of the Bush family publicly wringing their hands over the current Republican race, it's not the best sign that things are going as well as the GOP establishment would like.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 2, 2012

Ken Mehlman Apologizes for Anti-Gay Tone of 2004 Campaign

Ken Mehlman, who managed George W. Bush's 2004 reelection campaign, is explicitly apologizing to the people hurt by the anti-gay marriage tone of the campaign. It's not the first time he's walked back his party's rhetoric.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 24, 2012

Remembering When the GOP Candidates Loved George W. Bush

Mitt Romney is tearing into Rick Santorum for voting with Republican President George W. Bush on spending increases and new government programs, while Santorum is trying to prove he was mostly independent from Bush. But there was a time, not too long ago, when both Romney and Santorum were absolutely delighted to be seen with Bush.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 24, 2012

Romney Criticizes Santorum For Bush Spending, Consults Bush Advisors

Mitt Romney is attacking Rick Santorum for supporting George W. Bush's spending increases even as Romney relies on Bush economic adviser who are telling him to spend more money.

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By Dino Grandoni

Feb 1, 2012

Stat of the Day

Obama Has Given Three Times as Many Interviews as Bush

The president has granted 408 media interviews with journalists in his first three years in office, exactly three times as many as his predecesor, according to a study cited by The New York Times.

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By Eric Randall

Jan 12, 2012

George and Laura Bush Endorsed ... Jeb Bush for President

Laura Bush revealed Wednesday that she and her husband George W. Bush wanted the president's brother, former governor of Florida Jeb Bush, to run for president in 2012.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jan 11, 2012

18% of New Hampshire Democrats Voted for Someone Other Than Obama

President Obama won the other primary in New Hampshire last night with 82 percent of the 47,000 votes -- a far lower percentage and turnout than Bill Clinton got in 1996. Does it spell doom -- a lack of Democratic enthusiasm, or support in the state?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jan 3, 2012

Nobody in Iowa Wants to Talk About W.

The Republican presidential primary has had plenty of discussion of the 1990s, but very little of the 2000s.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 14, 2011

Obama Won't Look Silly with World Leaders Anymore

President Obama destroyed two decades of tradition this weekend by refusing to wear funny clothes in the "family photo" taken every year with other world leaders at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 2, 2011

Condoleeza Rice Recalls the Time Dick Cheney Told Her That She and President Bush Were Going to Die

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is making the talk show rounds this week to promote the realease of her new memoir, No Higher Honor.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 21, 2011

Both Romney and Obama Want to Make 2012 a Sequel to 2004

Mitt Romney wants to be the John Kerry of this year's Iowa caucuses, while President Obama wants to be the George W. Bush of the general election.

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 28, 2011

The Smart Set

Jamie Dimon's Not-So-Secret Meeting with Mitt Romney

Plus: Susan Sarandon is briefly occupied, Jamie Rubin out at Bloomberg View

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 28, 2011

How to Lose Gracefully: A Guide for Bachmann

After falling in the polls, she's showing a little schadenfreude at Perry's problems

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 26, 2011

Colin Powell Is the Latest Bush Administration Memoirist

Plus: Michael Moore wants his book removed from Georgia bookstores

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 23, 2011

December 1999: 'Bush's Winning Glow Dims After Poor Debate Reviews'

Perry hopes there's at least one way he's like George W. Bush

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 16, 2011

Obama Is 20 Days Away from Beating Bush's Scandal-Free Record

But Solyndra is threatening Obama's chances at being the most scandal-free president

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By Dino Grandoni

Sep 14, 2011

Chart of the Day

It's Too Bad for Obama That Europeans Can't Vote

Obama has a 75 percent approval rating on foreign affairs in Europe

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 11, 2011

The Paradoxical Meeting of Bush and Obama at Ground Zero

Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush stood together at Sunday morning's 9/11 memorial

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 9, 2011

Dick Cheney Did Not Shed a Single Tear on 9/11

He cites special training to keep his tear ducts sealed

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By John Hudson

Sep 6, 2011

Bipartisan Fury Over Bill Keller's Iraq War Mea Culpa

His letter of regret draws ire from across the political spectrum

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 1, 2011

Bush Isn't Mad About Cheney's New Book

But he does think later generations will judge

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 31, 2011

Condoleezza Rice Doesn't Like Cheney's 'Attack on My Integrity'

Former vice president's memoir alleges she misled Bush

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 25, 2011

These Dueling Cheney-Condi Memoirs Should Please Obama

Their catfight reminds voters of President Bush

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Dick Cheney Psyched for 'Heads Exploding All Over Washington'

New book reveals how Bush leaned on him for decision to bomb Saddam Hussein

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Bush's Crew Is Gunning for Rick Perry

They might look like clones, but Bush and Perry don't like each other at all

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 10, 2011

Huntsman Boasts of Endorsement from 28-Year-Old Jeb Bush Jr.

A bit of a letdown after speculation that Jeb Bush Sr. would be giving him the thumbs up

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By Eric Randall

Jul 13, 2011

Cliché Watch

McConnell's 'Last-Choice Option' Is First Choice for Headlines

Why it became the day's most popular oxymoron

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 12, 2011

The Smart Set

FLOTUS Cuts Line at Shake Shack; Schwarzenegger Will Be Back

Plus: Nancy Pelosi has flowers--and a message--for George W. Bush

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By John Hudson

Jul 12, 2011

Human Rights Watch: Prosecute Bush for Torture

The group calls on foreign governments to "reaffirm the primacy of the rule of law"

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 7, 2011

If Albania Took George W. Bush's Watch, It Also Gave Him a Statue

The bronze statue was revealed today in the same town of the watch disappearance

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

The GOP Primary's Mysteriously Missing George W. Bush

Republican candidates barely mention their most recent two-term president

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By John Hudson

Jun 16, 2011

Dennis Kucinich Praises Bush, Slams Obama on Libya

The Ohio Democrat says at least Bush consulted Congress before going to war

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By John Hudson

Jun 16, 2011

Bush-Era Spy Says White House Tried to Smear Juan Cole

Did the Bush White House go after a blogger critical of the Iraq War

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 13, 2011

Cheri Daniels Speech Earns Raves, Advice from Laura Bush

Wife of potential 2012 candidate Mitch Daniels gave her first political speech Thursday

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By Ray Gustini

May 12, 2011

The Smart Set

Bush Cuts and Runs; Princess Beatrice's Awful Hat Can Be Yours

Plus: Will Ferrell will receive Mark Twain prize, promises complicated facial hair

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By Ray Gustini

May 11, 2011

What the Winklevii and Former Bush Staffers Have in Common

Who invented Facebook? Who killed bin Laden? Many, many people think they did

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By John Hudson

May 4, 2011

Will Ferrell Dusts Off His Bush Impression

Ferrell's Dubya has also made a strategic kill

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 4, 2011

John Ashcroft Now in Charge of Blackwater's Ethics

The notorious private contractor is still in the market for government contracts

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 3, 2011

Obama's Approval Rating Jumps 9 Points

Approval of his job handling terrorism soars to all-time high of 69 percent

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 26, 2011

Bush Administration Wiretap Whistleblower Won't Face Charge

The controversial case against Thomas Tamm ends with a whimper

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 21, 2011

So, Newsmakers, You Think You Can Dance?

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is not the first world leader to get caught in the act

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 15, 2011

Obama, Sarkozy, Cameron: We'll Be in Libya for a While

An op-ed from the NATO leaders reads like a multi-year contract

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 22, 2011

Irritated Congressmen Lash Out at Obama Over Libya

The gap between candidate and president Obama on war powers touches a liberal nerve

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By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 3, 2011

Is Mike Huckabee the New John McCain?

Huckabee is following McCain's path toward being the one Republican liberals like

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