America's Miserable Failure
George W. "Dubya" Bush
Bush Politicized the Intelligence Process Paul R. Pillar: During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration disregarded the community's expertise, politicizing the intelligence process."Dark Side" Sheds Light on Cheney "Frontline" delivers a devastating look tonight at the efforts of Vice President Dick Cheney to gain control of the war on terror after 9/11. In doing so, the show purports, he compromised the integrity of America's intelligence system.Heretic Patrol: Gas Tax Cut Not the Answer Cutting gasoline taxes is not a good way for the country to deal with soaring energy prices. Edward Lazear's comments come as lawmakers on Capitol Hill grapple with ways to provide Americans with relief from rising energy prices.How to Look Like a Failure "By linking Iraq with the war on terror," writes Sidney Blumenthal, "Bush has created a dynamic that threatens to destroy him."Lame Duck Dick Meyer, editorial director of CBSNews.com, says: "Short of another disaster on the scale of 9/11, George Bush no longer has the power, credibility or ability to effectively govern for the rest of his term in office."Looking for a Way Out Toronto Star: As costs of the Iraq war mount at home and abroad, Bush must deal with foreign policy gone sour, writes Tim HarperThe March of the Straw Soldiers The New York Times: Bush is not giving up the battle over domestic spying. He's fighting it with an army of straw men and a fleet of red herrings.Oilman in Chief Frank O'Donnell: "You know President George W. Bush's ratings are in the toilet when he starts bashing oil companies in the name of protecting what he repeatedly called 'our consumers,' as he did yesterday."Renominating Blocked Judicial Candidates William G. Myers III and others whom the Senate has repeatedly sent back to the presidentSelling National Forests The administration proposes to sell over 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land.Taking the President to Court John Conyers announced that he and other House members are suing the President for signing a budget bill that was not passed by the House.Tens of Thousands Protest Bush India Visit 100,000 people gathered in a fairground in central New Delhi. "Whether Hindu or Muslim, the people of India have gathered here to show our anger. We have only one message - killer Bush go home," one of the speakers, Hindu politician Raj Babbar, told the crowd.The Trees for the Forest The Los Angeles Times: Bush administration proposes to sell parts of America's national forests in order to save them.Trust Gap (The New York Times)White House EPA Pick Decried "Virtually anything bad that the Bush administration has done with air pollution has Bill Wehrum's fingerprints on it," said Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch.
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