Tag Archives: George W. Bush

Obama’s Plan: Does This Work?

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Lee

According to the Associated Press, a sequence of interviews with Democratic leaders has revealed this to be the political plan being recommended to the Obama campaign: 1. Tie the Republican to an unpopular President Bush. 2. Let no charge go … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged Associated Press, Barack Obama, Bill Clinbton, Bush, democratic, Democratic Party, Democrats, economy, election, George W. Bush, independence, John McCain, McCain, Obama, Palin, plan, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Swift Boat, tax cuts, taxes, War Room | 1 Comment

Ludicrous Expectations

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Lee

Some of Bob Woodward’s criticism in his upcoming fourth volume on the Bush presidency: “He had not rooted out terror wherever it existed. He had not achieved world peace.”

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Bob Woodward, Book, Bush, George W. Bush, Terrorism, The War Within | Leave a comment

The Virtues of Celebrity Foreign Policy

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Lee

(Photo: Alice E. Backer | blog) Andrew Galasetti at Lyved is an extremely devoted admirer of Obama. While fanatical devotion can blind — Galasetti thinks for instance that the McCain celebrity charge backfired, when the polls suggest a different picture … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged Asia, campaign, celebrity, election, Europe, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Johnson, leadership, lyved, McCain, Nixon, Obama, Rasmussen, world | Leave a comment

Bolivarian Buckaroo

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Lee

photo: Citizen Feathers Feathers has an amusing photograph of Freddy Bernal, the MVR mayor of the Libertador Municipality in Caracas, doing his best George W. Bush impersonation in full cowboy getup. Bernal is one of Hugo Chavez’s most loyal henchmen … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Bolivarian Circles, Caracas, Circulos Bolivarianos, cowboy, Freddy Bernal, George W. Bush, Hugo Chavez, Libertador, MVR, photograph, Venezuela | Leave a comment

A Candidate Without A War

Posted on February 7, 2008 by MichaelW

Is the Iraq War hurting John McCain’s candidacy? By “hurting” I’m referring to his struggle to be the true conservative candidate who unites the party. Despite his clear lead in the primary race, McCain has not been able to capture … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Foreign affairs, MichaelW's Page, Military Matters, Notes on the war | Tagged Ann Coulter, conservatives, Election 2008, George W. Bush, GWOT, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, John McCain, primary race, Republican Party | 2 Comments

Me, Greg, Andrew and the two Glenn’s

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Magnetic Fields, Husker Du, Queen, Soft Cell, Indigo Girls, The Smithâ€™s, REM, Pet Shop Boys, B-52â€™s, Scissor Sisters. A homage to Andrew Sullivan of sorts.)

I am here to step into the breach and defend Glenn Reynolds from two people I admire a lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Lance's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged ACLU, analysis, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, asymmetry, B-52â€™s, Belgravia, Belgravia Dispatch, Blairism, commissars, Dave Weigel, David Horowitz, decorative politics, detainees, doctrinaire libertarian, extremism, finance industry, fisking, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Reynolds, government sponsored illegality, Husker Du, independent integrity, Indigo Girls, Iraq, Israel, Law, libertarian, Libertarianism, lies, Magnetic Fields, Malkinesque, Malkinesque blogosphere, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, opinions, Pet Shop Boys, photographer, political distortion, Queen, R.E.M., Reason Magazine, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, Rocco DiPippo, Scissor Sisters, Soft Cell, Tammy Bruce, Terri Schiavo, The Smiths, Tony Blair, torture, Travel Section murder plot, war | 2 Comments