From the White House to Texas, elected officials expressed their support for the families of those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood attack. Here is a sample of their reaction to the tragedy. President Barack Obama: "My immediate thoughts...
Dallas resident George W. Bush is in Tokyo today, where he tossed out the first pitch -- a one-bouncer -- at Game 3 of the Japan Series, pitting the Yomiuri Giants and the Nippon Ham Fighters. Maybe Bush couldn't...
That's George P. Bush, the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. The telegenic younger Bush works at a private-equity firm in Austin and is frequently mentioned as a future state or...
It might not seem the logical place for George W. Bush to launch the Bush Legacy Project tour, but the former president has been signed as a special guest speaker at some of Zig Ziglar's famous sales motivation seminars....
In case you missed it, Saturday Night Live couldn't resist a poke at President Barack Obama for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. And not just Obama. Seems like they took a swing at the 43d president, George W. Bush,...
Laura Bush announced Friday that she would attend the Dallas Cowboys home opener and first regular season game at the team's massive new stadium. She's taking her husband, the former president, with her. "We are proud for Dallas," she said...
UPDATE (2:10 p.m.) Jenna Bush Hager, the Bushes' daughter, also appeared at the luncheon. She was in Dallas for her debut assignment as a correspondent for NBC-TV's Today show. == UPDATE (12:40 p.m.) The president did introduce Mrs. Bush....
Jenna Bush Hager, the former first daughter of Texas and the nation, is joining NBC's "Today" show as a contributing correspondent. Austinites will remember Jenna as the more rambunctious of the Bush twins (sister Barbara was the more studious) in...
No fewer than 5 Democrats friendly to him had already done their best to "explain away" Tom Schieffer's votes for George W. Bush when the penultimate question at today's Capitol press conference circled back to the sensitive subject. (Hey, he...
Cindy Sheehan has turned her sights from George W. Bush to Barack Obama. Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq, is the so-called "Peace Mom" who stalked Bush's ranch vacations in Crawford, Texas, with roadside vigils meant to push...
On Monday, after some Austin Democratic activists raked Tom Schieffer over the coals for his support of former President George W. Bush, I asked him if he felt like he'd had a hazing. "Nah, this is a good group," Schieffer...
It's Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's birthday. The state's senior senator and - if she has her way, its next governor - was born 66 years ago today in Galveston. A bit of trivia: if she wins the governors race,...
Media consultant Mark McKinnon says he did nothing to hurt Barack Obama politically during last fall's presidential election. Yesterday, I posted here about a piece in Vanity Fair, which reported that McKinnon helped John McCain's running mate, soon-to-be-former Alaska Gov....
Funny thing about the winning bumper sticker for Kay Bailey Hutchison's governor's race. The Hutchison campaign held a contest and a pair of political bloggers won with a snappy design featuring a flag that looks a little like the...
Even with the recession, former President George W. Bush is off to a quick start in fundraising $300 million for his presidential library and policy center in Dallas. As TIME reports, Bush has raised $100 million in 100 days....
Ex-President George W. Bush and ex-First Lady Laura Bush have been settling back into semi-private life. It hasn't exactly been a life of seclusion, and DMN readers certainly have kept up with some of their comings and goings. Today, the...
A neighbor of George W. Bush in Dallas says if Rush Limbaugh is serious about moving to Texas, he's got a house he might sell him. Steve Merani emailed to say he was intrigued by our original story and to...
Conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh might have Texas in his sights as he considers abandoning New York because of taxes. El Rusbo lives and has broadcast studios in both NY and Florida. But in his radio show, Limbaugh says rising...
Last night at the GOP fundraising dinner headlined by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the message was about getting Republicans on track for a come-back in 2010. Last year, then President George W. Bush spoke at the dinner. It's held by...
The National Journal asked readers of its political digest The Hotline for better titles for George W. Bush's new book, tentatively dubbed Decision Points. Here's a sampling of the suggestions: My Bad I Did It Dick's Way The Time of...
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