transient-dreamer asks: Amnesty International asks Canada to arrest George W. Bush. What do you think?
» SFB says: The odds of this actually happening are super-low. It’s an attempt at drawing attention to an issue that’s mostly faded out of view for a lot of people. As Canadian officials state in this article, they, along with Human Rights Watch, are “engaging in cheap stunts.” OK, Bush wasn’t exactly the most popular guy when he left office, and his administration likely got away with things that they shouldn’t have, but let’s face it, this is as unproductive and politically corrosive as anything the GOP’s been criticized for since they regained the House. — Ernie @ SFB
Remember the young students who read “My Pet Goat” with former President George W. Bush on September 11, 2001? They’re now juniors and seniors in high school, and they’re offering their thoughts on the events that placed them in the history books ten years ago. [AP]
Fascinating recollection of the strangest wrinkle of 9/11 — the “My Pet Goat” moment.
You are not going to see a great philosophical difference between Rick Perry and George Bush.Rick Perry • In a 2000 interview that could seriously hurt his chances at becoming president in 2012. Many people forget that, prior to becoming president, George W. Bush was a moderate Republican governor known for compromising with Democrats in his state. This could have been what Perry was referring to when he made the comparison; however, most people probably won’t make that distinction. If he runs, expect to see this quote repeated ad nauseam by Democrats. source (via • follow)
» Follow our logic here: George W. Bush fancied himself a man of family values, right? And surely, there’s no greater family value than the institution of marriage. The economic policies put forth by Bush plunged our country into a recession, at which point couples that may have gotten divorced stayed together due to lack of funds. So in a weird way, Bush accomplished his goal. He saved marriage! Yay! This theory is perfect!
Any final status agreement must be reached between the two parties, and changes to the 1949 Armistice lines must be mutually agreed to. A viable two-state solution must ensure contiguity of the West Bank, and a state of scattered territories will not work. There must also be meaningful linkages between the West Bank and Gaza. This is the position of the United States today, it will be the position of the United States at the time of final status negotiations.
Note that we said “a president,” not “President Obama,” said this.
Just a quick reminder on where the hunt for Osama Bin Laden stood prior to Democrats taking control of Congress in January 2007 and Barack Obama’s election in 2008.
Interestingly enough. the decision to shut down the CIA task force assigned to Bin Laden came more than four years after President Bush admitted not knowing where the terror mastermind was hiding and said, “I truly am not that concerned about him” on March 13, 2002.
It is really strange that Bush didn’t know where Bin Laden was located considering that he could have accepted a 2001 offer by the Taliban to turn over Bin Laden to the United States.
Credit George W. Bush all you want for this achievement. Just understand it flies in the face of ample evidence to the contrary.
interesting.
(hat tip to climateadaptation, who reminded us we wanted to reblog this)
And now, ladies and gentlemen: Dick Cheney will soon be returning to the American limelight in the form of an HBO miniseries. The polarizing (and I think even the most hardened pro-Cheney partisan would admit, oft-glowering) former Veep’s entire career is said to be the focus of the series, from his rise in the Nixon administration, to the House of Representatives, to his roles in both Bush administrations. The series will be based on a Frontline documentary called “The Dark Side,” as well as a book called “Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency” by Barton Gellman. source
Even ones by 10-year-olds. Here’s a story that may have gotten below your radar: Apparently a 10-year-old boy in Atlantic City (who isn’t being named) called the George W. Bush presidential library and left a death threat for the former president. While charges won’t be filed, the Secret Service did give the kid a good talking-to. The crazy part of this clip is the person-on-the-street interviews, including the lady who inexplicably brought up the local school’s “no bullying” policy. Seriously, what was he going to do? He’s 10 years old and lives in Jersey, and Bush lives in Texas.
Shoe-throwing journalist arrested in Iraq: Remember the guy who threw his shoe at G.W. Bush? He was arrested today in for encouraging protestors in Baghdad. Frankly, we’re surprised he’s not in a detainment cell somewhere. source
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The would-be jihadist? Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi citizen attending community college in Texas, was arrested today on charges of attempting to build a bomb for terrorist purposes. He allegedly purchased bomb components, as well as chemical components, and kept a journal detailing his dedication to jihadist philosophy. He is accused of plotting to kill former President George W. Bush, as well as attack reservoirs and hydroelectric plants in Colorado and California. He’s also said to have collected names and addresses of three U.S. military officers who’d been stationed at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. source
» But don’t get too excited. While lower taxes may sound nice on paper, the real reason for this drop isn’t as much due to policy changes as it is the recession. See, people (and corporations) are making a whole lot less money than they were a few years ago; hence, they’re paying less in taxes. And that sucks for just about everybody involved. However, Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota places a lot of the blame on our nation’s tax code itself, calling it a “simply indefensible” policy that’s “hemorrhaging revenue.” Still, our primary focus should probably be on pulling our economy out of the toilet. Then we can fix the tax code.
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