Bush

The Impact of YouTube on Elections

I entertained the impact that the Internet but in particular YouTube had in the last Presidential Election and it seems that I was not the only to notice. It seems President Bush was observant and realized that YouTube is a force not to be reckoned with.

President Bush claims, “I am the very last President not to really have to worry about YouTube" while campaigning for the White House.”

In an interview with RealClearPolitics he discussed “the role the Internet and new media played in the November 4th elections.”  Read More »


Bush on Regretting the Iraq War

In a recent interview with Charlie Gibson, President Bush shed some light into his thoughts and feelings about the Iraq War.

President Bush stated, "The biggest regret of all the presidency has to have been the intelligence failure in Iraq." I found this statement intresting. I recommend rereading it again. Bush claims to regret the "intelligence failure in Iraq."

Bush did not regret lying to the American people about the threat Saddam Hussein posed. He did not regret sending thousands of America's youth ... my peers to a certain death due to his failure. He did not regret injuring and damaging hundreds of thousands of other soldiers and their lives. Bush does not regret fueling terrorism or destabilizing Iraq. And why? Because the intelligence failed him and the American people.  Read More »


It’s a Recession … Stupid!

Not that the American people needed any more proof that the current economy is in a recession, the National Bureau of Economic Research has concluded that the United States has been in a recession since December 2007.

That is 12 months of turmoil that the economy has suffered under W. Post World War II recessions typically last around 8 months but there was two times that it went as long as 16 months.

This current recession is the third longest and with no end in sight it may well challenge the 16-month mark. On the brightside if this recession is to be over anytime soon, it will happen over the next 4 months.  Read More »


The Bush Snub?

When I first saw this video, I agreed with Rick Sanchez about the implication the video seemed to portray. President Bush did not look comfortable nor welcomed in that clip. Interesting enough, Jeanne Moos of CNN sheds light into what may have happened.

As they dug into the story, the White House responded to the assertions that Bush had already greeted those individuals. That sort of clears it up.

But, why did he just not shake their hands again. In that given situation where everyone else is doing it, he should have acknowledged the other individual as a courtesy even if they had done so earlier in the day.  Read More »


The Meeting


The Great Deregulator

On the eve of a Presidential election in with less than 3 months before the next President takes office, the Bush administration is burning the midnight oil as they enact a wide array of federal regulations in order to weaken government rules that protect consumers and the environment.

The Washington Post reports, “The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo.”  Read More »


Bush Economics Dead Weight


Crawford: A Documentary


Hulu has released a documentary on the small town that President George W. Bush decided to call home right before he was selected President in 2000. This authentic and at time humorous film explores several characters that make up the town and follow them through those 8 years.  Read More »


Bush on the Economic Meltdown


The Daily Show with Jon Stewart did a great job on reporting about the Financial crisis over the last week. The Tuesday, September 23, 2008 episode was awesome and provided insight into what Bush thinks what may happened.  Read More »


Who to Blame on the Economy?

Amidst an economic meltdown on Wall Street, the blame game has started. From Fannie Mae to AIG, who was really responsible for the situation that the Bush Administration has now volunteered taxpayers to pick up.

Republicans blame regular Americans for this economic meltdown. They assert that Americans borrowed too much and could not pay it back causing this mess. People purchased homes or cars that they could not afford. This approach makes sense and takes the blame away from Wall Street and the Bush Administration. As anyone who has a credit card or has applied for a loan knows, it takes two to tango.

Americans have some share of the blame but most of the blame in my opinion should be directed to Wall Street and the Bush Administration. The Wall Street culture of greed has caught up. Individuals motivated by money and having little to no regulation from the Bush Administration set up the environment that we are experiencing.  Read More »