Just as the Bush White House tries to sidestep the corporate scandals, Dubya changes his story about a Martha Stewart-esque stock dump he made as director of Harken Energy Corporation in 1990, two months before the shares went sour.
Tag: George W. Bush
Achilles’ Heel.
While the Dems pressure Bush to do more about corporate malfeasance, Salon aptly notes that Dubya’s in deep.
Well, that explains it.
The Post finally tracks down the source of the (recently) oft-repeated Bush quote about only balancing the budget in times of war, recession, and national emergency…and it was said by Gore.
Shame of the World.
The Dubya Administration renounces US leadership on the rule of law and tries to kill the fledgling International Criminal Court, even going so far as to stop UN peacekeeping in Bosnia. Absolutely shameful…this is even more embarrassing than our billion dollars in back dues that the Helms GOP refused to pay for so long.
If Space Arms are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will have Space Arms.
Despite what it means for a nuclear non-proliferation treaty with Russia and China, the US refuses to ban arms in space. For what would such a ban entail for Dubya’s beloved SDI?
Who’s Nation-Building now?
In light of recent events, Dubya is forced to reverse his position about another anti-Clinton campaign stance.
Need more Credit?
Chagrined from his tax cut spending splurge of last year, Dubya begs Congress to to raise America’s credit limit “for freedom.”
A Dad’s Best Friend.
Turns out Dubya talks more about his dogs these days than he does his daughters. Hmmm…maybe it’s because his dogs don’t get blitzed every weekend, and because they don’t seem to mind when he, ahem, “chokes on a pretzel” during an afternoon football game. As a prof of mine noted, any dog owner’ll tell you that if your dogs don’t freak out when you suddenly hit the ground, they’re just used to seeing you pass out in strange places.
Power Behind the Throne.
Karl Rove expands his domestic hegemony over the Dubya White house.
Idiot Savant.
Maureen Dowd on Dubya, our Philosopher King.