George W. Bush’s presidency cost the country about $11.5 trillion, if we estimate liberally. Over the past eight years, we’ve suffered calamities that were bound to damage the nation deeply: two recessions, the most lethal terrorist attacks ever on U.S. soil, the invasion of Iraq on dubious grounds, the near destruction of one of our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bush’
Check Please
Posted: 18th January 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Economy | FinanceTags: bailout, blame, Bush, money, president, spending, trillion, U.S.
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Prison Party for a Shoe Thrower
Posted: 17th January 2009 by Simo Häyhä in Lifestyle, Oddly Enough, PoliticsTags: birthday, Bush, dodgeball, Iraq, party, shoe
Guards said to throw party for shoe-thrower BAGHDAD – The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned 30. Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who has gained cult status for his bizarre protest, is in good shape [...]
Bush Administration leaves a big environmental Mess
Posted: 17th January 2009 by Jay Sleeps in LifestyleTags: Bush, Kayford Mountains, mining, west virginia
Throughout Bush’s term, he worked to preserve coal’s position as the biggest source of electricity and to increase domestic production of oil and natural gas. These priorities have translated into a lasting environmental legacy that includes buried streams in the coalfields of Appalachia, polluted waterways in the Rocky Mountain West and coal-fired power plants that [...]
President George W. Bush Farewell Speech
Posted: 16th January 2009 by Sus Scrofa in RandomnessTags: Bush, farewell, president, speech
See the the 2nd Part of this Speech Here
Bush defends Presidency in final news conference
Posted: 12th January 2009 by Sus Scrofa in RandomnessTags: Bush, George W. Bush, president, U.S.
In a nostalgic final news conference, President George W. Bush defended his record vigorously and at times sentimentally Monday _ and admitted mistakes, too, including his optimistic Iraq speech before a giant “Mission Accomplished” banner in 2003. Complete Story…
Bush And 30 Officials To Be Indicted For Torture
Posted: 10th January 2009 by Sus Scrofa in RandomnessTags: Bush, Cheney, Officials
President George W. Bush and 30 of his highest officials have been recommended for indictment for War Crimes in a new report published by the Justice Robert H. Jackson Conference at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover. Full Story