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Entries tagged with 'George W. Bush'Take a fair look at RepublicansRe: "Blueprint for the Republicans," by Steve Anthony, Wednesday Letters. Anthony states Republicans are the party of "no." He says they offer no alternatives. On health care, Republicans have offered tort reform and competition by allowing the sale of health... Democrats aren't standing upRecently, I was watching an interview with former President George H.W. Bush about the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the last 40 years or so, which presidents have stood up to oppression? A better question is: Which Democratic presidents... What I look for in lettersRe: "Why Perry is delaying probe," by George Palmer, Saturday Letters. Palmer claims to know Gov. Rick Perry's heart and thoughts in this case and posits he himself knows more than those involved about what really happened. I sincerely doubt... On the deficit: Play news bigger ...Re: "$1.4 trillion deficit is worst in U.S. since '45 -- Large gap complicates stimulus plan of more spending, tax breaks," Saturday news story. For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, we experienced the worst federal deficit since 1945. The... Anybody but BushRe: "2009 prize is history," by Marvin L. Myers, Wednesday Letters. There is no doubt the Nobel committee was not the first to say, "blessed are the peacemakers." However they are certainly the first to say, "annointed are the apologists"... What Republicans have doneRe: "The Politics of Reform -- Compromise now on first step of health care change," Sunday Editorials. I am concerned that this editorial board is playing the same political games that it condemns, claiming that Republicans engage in "bullheaded naysaying"... Hits and hypocrisyRe: "Hypocrisy: a love story," Hits and Misses, last Saturday Editorials. The incentives provided in a capitalist system act as fertilizer for growing a new nation possessing an almost boundless frontier. But as understandably hard to accept as it is,... W, not Obama, protected usRe: "... on Obama's watch," by Jeff Silver, Monday Letters. To give President Barack Obama credit for saving him against terrorist bombings is a travesty of truth. Where has Silver been during the last eight years, when former President George... Ten years ago today for George W. BushWe all know what President Bush was doing eight years ago today, on 9/11/01. But think about what he was doing 10 years ago on this date. On September 11, 1999, this was the only item that appeared in the... Arlington ISD's hypocrisyRe: "Update -- Bushes and the Super Bowl," Wednesday news story. Rarely have I been so furious so early in the morning as when I learned of the blatantly political decision by the majority of the Arlington school board to... A look at national debtRe: "Another look at Democrats," by Don Snowden, Thursday Letters. Our debt quadrupled during the Reagan/Bush years, declined slightly under Bill Clinton and doubled under George W. Bush, from $5.73 trillion to $10.7 trillion. Snowden's statement that President Barack Obama... Letters didn't favor BushRe: "Obama succeeds where it counts," by Mike Crawford, Saturday Letters. I don't know what paper Crawford read when President George W. Bush was in office, but it sure wasn't The Dallas Morning News. I have taken this paper for... Cheney: Bush wimped outIn what is no doubt an orchestrated leak, an unidentified associate of Dick Cheney is telling the Washington Post that Cheney's going to unload on Dubya in his upcoming memoir, accusing Bush of going soft in his second term. I'm... On Grand Prairie police e-mails: How Bush e-mails were differentRe: "Police didn't deserve suspension," by James P. Graham, Saturday Letters. Graham remarks that no one was suspended for remarks about former President George W. Bush. Since President Barack Obama is black, and Bush is white, and the e-mails were... Appoint a moderate? Why?Re: "These few Republicans right to back Sotomayor -- But Obama's next pick should be an O'Connor-like swing justice, says William McKenzie," Tuesday Viewpoints. McKenzie rightly acknowledged that the country moved center-left when it elected President Barack Obama. If he... Column shows GOP's failingsRe: "Elusive remedies -- Finally, the nation has proof that Obama isn't The One, says Jonah Goldberg," Monday Viewpoints. Goldberg seems to be a smart fellow, so he must have taken a hot shower with Lava soap after writing this... Touched by an IraqiRecently, in Istanbul, I met a man named Tabib who was about 55 years old. He was born and raised in Baghdad and was still living and working there. He was telling me in broken English how much better conditions... Probe would further divide usRe: "Calls grow for investigation of CIA program -- Critics say program targeting al-Qaeda broke oversight laws," Tuesday news story. Hiring a special prosecutor to investigate Dick Cheney and George W. Bush for war crimes is a gate that, once... Finally, a sane cutbackRe: "Police cut back on Bush security -- Officers will respond only as needed at Preston Hollow home," Thursday news story. Dallas is almost $190 million in the hole. Our city government had a furlough day last week to save... Bush policy vindicatedEvents in Iran are vindicating the underlying principle of former President George W. Bush's Middle East policies, particularly the liberation and creation of a fledgling democracy in Iraq. Bush's theory, widely ridiculed by the liberal intelligentsia, was that once the... |