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Entries tagged with 'President Bush'A real chance for mercyRe: "Bush shoe thrower gets 3 years in prison -- Sentence is minimum; some citizens calling for journalist's release," Friday news story. This is a unique chance for George W. Bush to show some mercy and forgive Muntadher al-Zaidi, the... Bush moves to Dallas -- Why do I pay for security ...Re: "Police predict $1M tab to patrol Bushes' home -- Yearly estimate would cover 2 officers in a squad car for 24/7 crowd, traffic control," Thursday Metro. I was so happy to read that all Dallas residents will be footing... Don't sell Bush shortRe: "History won't be kind," by Daryl Davis, Friday Letters. I respectfully disagree with Davis's opinion that history will not be kind to President Bush. History tells us that President Harry Truman left office with the lowest approval rating in... Reagan wasn't fiscally fitRe: "The Obama way -- He is Reagan's polar opposite on spending, says Lynn Woolley," Thursday Viewpoints. Like every other Reagan-worshipper out there, local reactionary Wooley lives in the world of self-delusion where Ronald Reagan was a fiscal conservative. He... Thanks, and welcome homeTo those continuing to bash President George W. Bush, we would like to counter that by saying how much we appreciate him. He brought grace, honor and dignity back to the White House. And because of his efforts after 9/11,... A Republican Strategy For Stimulus -- well maybeBruce Bartlett has always been a bit unpredictable -- and i mean that in a good way. He calls balls and strikes. If he see the ball cross the plate, it's a strike. If he sees it bounce in the... Bush's farewell momentI'm interested -- well sort of -- in President Bush's farewell speech. I think he will be gracious... and funny... and engaging. A huge weight is about to be removed from his shoulders. I hope, however, that he will be... What is eloquence anyway?Re: "Grammarian in chief -- David Wolman explores how much our president shapes our language," Sunday Points. Mr. Wolman says President-elect Barack Obama is allowed to change the English language because he is eloquent, while President George W. Bush lacks... Auto bailout: Wages are all out of whackRe: "President Bush: Automakers to get $17.4B," Friday dallasnews.com. Perhaps the wage concessions asked of the UAW could be better negotiated if those wages were tied to the compensation of the company executives. In Japan, the CEO makes roughly 10... "Who throws a shoe?"I've really grown tired of all this talk this week of Mr. Shoe Thrower. Perhaps, though, we have forgotten the best retort to a shoe-thrower:... The bailout dramaIf anyone wants to get into another discussion of the pos and cons of an automobile industry bailout, that's fine with me. But what caught my eye this morning was a statement from the White House that the government might... No more enemies after Jan. 20Re: "Panel: U.S. vulnerable to attack -- Nuclear, biological incident likely if steps not taken, report says," Thursday news story. Poppycock. Surely this commission is aware that on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, President George W. Bush steps aside and President-elect... Bush says U.S. is in recession, automakers may failI'm not surprised that President Bush held off using the R word until the official determination earlier this week. But I am a little stunned that he would say that the automakers might fail even though we all know that... 'Heavy-handed' is nothing newRe: "Governing with a light touch," by John Castles, Wednesday letters. Mr. Castles claims the Obama administration will bring "heavy-handed" and "intrusive" government, and an erosion of our capitalist system. And how would that be any different from the Bush... That's why we have an armyRe: "Terror still striking Americans," by Lynn Sherman, Tuesday Letters. Isn't it a better strategy to have the highly trained military individuals confronting and killing terrorists than to sit and wait for them to come to us while we... Why a picture doesn't always tell the storyEmbedded video from CNN Video CNN and others reported that world leaders had snubbed President Bush at the recent economic summit. Turns out there was no snub as this corrected CNN report shows.... President Bush has kept U.S. safeFor all the wailing and gnashing of teeth from those who carry an irrational hatred of President George W. Bush in their hearts, history will still remember that we have gone seven years without being hit by terrorists. Since there... Wall Street mess: How we got hereIn our board meeting this morning, we discussed the AIG bailout for what seemed like an eternity, and I still don't know what our position is. In order to figure out how to get out of this mess, and to... Wall Street meltdown Bush's fault? Nope.Personally, I would love to blame the financial meltdown on Bush and the GOP Congress. Unfortunately, Megan McArdle -- who actually knows something about economics -- won't let me. Nor will she let Barack Obama. Excerpt: What, specifically, should the... Georgia on Bush's mindPresident Bush just announced that Russia's attack on Georgia is "unacceptable" and urged Vladimir Putin to accept a joint U.S.-European peace plan. Sounds good, except for one big question: Or what? The Russians know that the U.S. military is overextended... |