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Some of us completely missed the news that Gavin Rossdale is coming to the Fox on Saturday.
The former Bush frontman (the band, not the president), is appearing as part of radio station KLLY's "World Famous Kelly Lounge."
The only downside is, you must listen to KLLY 95.3 in order to...
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President George W. Bush is one of the greatest presidents we've ever had, but everybody, (including many pathetically weak, disloyal Republicans that have fallen for the "Bush-is-Hitler-lite-left-wing propaganda BS), have been trashing him ever since we went into Iraq.
When Moses led God's...
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Found this on another blog today:
If President Bush Told The Truth:
.I attacked and took over 2 countries.
.I spent the U.S. surplus and bankrupted the US
Treasury.
.I shattered the record for the biggest annual
deficit in history (not easy!).
.I set an economic record for the most...
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I imagine most of you heard about the lights being turned off in the House of Representatives by Nancy Pelosi. She had them turned off, and ordered the press out. Thid kind of behavior is totally unacceptable. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who sees a problem with these...
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President Bush said that he will not call on Americans to conserve gasoline despite the rising price of oil, saying consumers are "smart enough" to figure out for themselves that they should drive less.
Read the whole story here.
On the whole I agree with him. There are more smaller...
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President Bush pays a strange compliment to Filipinos living in America.
Watch the video here.
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This is the guy I voted for twice. I am not a man who lives with regrets in any area of my life. Regrets are for the weak and the pitiful, of which I am neither, I simply take what I learn from mistakes and apply that knowledge to future decisions, hopefully avoing the same mistake more than...
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Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan was considered one of President Bush's most loyal aides, but his new tell-all memoir is less than flattering of his former boss and the administration.
Among McClellan's revelations:
• Says Bush relied on “propaganda” to sell...
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Bakosphere is consumed by politics near and far this Tuesday morning.
Our city reporter researches what it would take to recall councilman Ken Weir, as reports of a recall plan gain momentum.
Californian columnist Lois Henry writes it's time to recall Weir in her latest column.
Meanwhile, a...
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Some Monday morning political fodder from the U.S. News & World Report Web site:
An informal survey of 109 historians conducted by the History News Network found that 98 percent of them believe that President Bush's presidency has been a failure.
Read the whole story here.
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There’s a lot of dialogue that didn’t make the cut in our Sunday feature on Merle Haggard. The renowned country artist born in Bakersfield and raised in Oildale got in touch with us after his February concert and street dedication ceremony. Wanted to thank the good people of...
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Gas prices up, food prices up, Ultities price up so why isnt this reported as inflation? Or would it be stagflation..since salaries are not keeping pace w/ the rise of costs?
The great inflation cover-up
If the price of dinner is pinching us, why don't the CPI numbers acknowledge it?
By...
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Okay, the White House IT "experts" are either incompetent or lying. Which is it?
This IT-email expert points out the numerous problems with the story of the "missing" emails from the White House. He's also careful to point out that it's not necessarily a Bush administration...
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This is a hoot.
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www.snopes.com , the urban legend buster, describes this as containing "degrees of truthfulness" and also, of course, subjectivity. Listed also are two other sites (one called "Crossbearer," which certainly suggests a subjective perspective) that it says one can go to to...
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Fascinating stuff about an upcoming petroleum rights auction:
"...the censoring of the Arctic report was typical of the actions of the White House. "It fits a pattern of downplaying, denying, and suppressing climate science at every turn. It's all part of the Bush-Cheney strategy of...
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Nearly 4,000 U.S. deaths (and no real end in sight). No shame, and no apologies, no accountability, for telling at least 935 lies.
Thought telling the truth was one of those top ten hits the Christian Right Wrong prided itself on?
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Some wouldn't give it a second thought. If asked what Bush's greatest failure had been, they would automatically reply, "The war in Iraq." Others would point to the constitution and how he supposedly disregarded it to forward his own agenda.
I would disagree with...
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Well..They are still at it. They just won't give up, they won't get the message and they wont be almost. I am speaking of the liberals who continue to evoke the name of George W. Bush to enhance their position, popularity and status.
They won't give up because they seem to enjoy slamming the...
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Can you imagine another battle between the Clintons and the Bushes? Does Laura Bush have any presidential aspirations of her own? Can you imagine keeping this Bush/Clinton/Bush dynasty lasting beyond 2012? If Laura Bush ever decides to run, would she have what it takes to beat...
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The threat of another terrorist attack on American soil continues to loom on the horizon. Somehow, heretofore (knock on wood) Bush has managed to keep the terrorists at bay in terms of striking on American soil post 9/11. What is Bush's secret? Is it his fool-proof...
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postings below from expat g.t., hugely creative not just musically, but (i didn't know this) with political thought. don't throw the baby out with the bathwater on this one -- g.t. (i mean, joe green) gives us some good fat to chew on here. too bad he went and moved to brussels, but i...
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I rarely agree with anything the Sierra Club supports, does or has to say, but this time I am on their side. They, along with the Teamsters and most Americans, are opposing the plan to allow Mexican trucking companies to send trucks more than twenty five miles into the United States for the...
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As expected, President Bush announced a plan today to provide homeowners some relief from foreclosures.
Read Bloomberg's report, with all the details, here. Basically, strapped homeowners will be allowed to refinance into FHA-insured loans if they have good credit, according to Bloomberg.
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http://ga1.org/campaign/cen... said we need this on the record:That someone said "hey ,wait a minute".Well a man of his word~ that's the link to sign your agreement~Thanks to Dusty at SirenChronicles for the heads up
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Our Federal and State highways and bridges are among America's great assets; they enable us to drive freely and safely all over out country, and they belong to all of us, paid for by our taxes. But they are expensive assets; they require maintenance, repair, and expansion due to raising...
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President Bush may not be the most popular guy these days but it looks as thought the cynical outlook on what’s going on around capital hill is spreading. The new Democrat controlled congress has seen its job approval rating drop 5 points from 44 percent last April to 39 percent in the...
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You know, when they say, "We are not safe", it's only to make you feel, not safe. To keep you going with the plan. I mean he tossed out the constitution, tapped all our phones and computers, no more habeas corpus, Hired millions of...
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WASHINGTON - A House panel cleared the way Thursday for contempt proceedings against former White House counsel Harriet Miers after she obeyed President Bush and skipped a hearing on the firings of federal prosecutors.
The House Judiciary subcommittee that Sanchez chairs voted 7-5 to sustain...
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From the Houston Chron:
A draft report to Congress on the war will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Iraq has met none of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up the Bush administration's reckoning on what to do next, a U.S. official said Monday.
One likely...
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From McClatchy:
WASHINGTON — Facing eroding support for his Iraq policy, even among Republicans, President Bush on Thursday called al Qaida "the main enemy" in Iraq, an assertion rejected by his administration's senior intelligence analysts.
The reference, in a major speech...
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From ThinkProgress: (video on their site as well)
Yesterday, after years of White House stonewalling, the Senate Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to the Bush administration for documents related to the warrantless domestic surveillance program.
Today, during a background discussion with...
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From the LAT:
WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog agency planned to inspect the president's executive offices in the White House in 2005 for evidence of suspected leaks of classified information, but it was rebuffed by Bush administration officials, congressional investigators have been...
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From TruthOut:
Editor's Comment: Yesterday, CNN's Wolf Blitzer asserted the FBI documents released to Judicial Watch were generating conspiracy theories; an FBI spokesman appearing on the show agreed. Our editors have reviewed the documents carefully and feel that they are newsworthy. It's...
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From the LA Examiner:
White House budget director Rob Portman is resigning and will be replaced by former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle, Bush administration officials said Tuesday.
Nussle ran for governor of Iowa last year and was defeated. He has been serving in Iowa as an adviser in former New...
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From ThinkProgress:
Federal agencies ignored 30 percent of the laws Bush objected to in signing statements last year, according to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office. In 2006, President Bush issued signing statements for 11 out of the 12 appropriations bills passed...
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Well, I am going to have to ask your forgiveness for my dated post, but it's been hard to make time to do much lately..AGAIN! I actually wrote this blog in my book the day it was making such a splash,a nd whilr the news itself may be out of time, the point I am going to make has legs.
Once...
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Chalk one up for the Constitution!
From MSNBC:
The Bush administration cannot use new anti-terrorism laws to keep U.S. residents locked up indefinitely without charging them, a divided federal appeals court said Monday.
The ruling was a harsh rebuke of one of the central tools the...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dan Bartlett, a member of President George W. Bush's Texas inner circle and an aide for more than 13 years, announced on Friday he is resigning as White House counselor effective July 4.
The most important White House insider to leave Bush's side since the resignation...
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Of course not, don't be silly! But this article does have a rich quote from Maliki:
"I cannot answer on behalf of the U.S. administration but I can tell you that from our side our forces will be ready by June 2007," Maliki told ABC television after meeting President Bush on Thursday...
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From ConsortiumNews:
By Robert Parry
May 30, 2007
It’s an old military adage that bad intel can get soldiers killed, but it now turns out that false talking points may be even more lethal, a lesson that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney continue to teach the world as the death toll mounts...
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By Steven Thomma
McClatchy Newspapers
"WASHINGTON - The push to impeach President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney is gaining a hearing in some parts of the country, but not in Washington.
More than 70 cities and 14 state Democratic parties have urged impeachment or investigations...
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From AP wire:
Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout, the defense minister said Monday, as a senior American official warned that the Bush administration may reconsider its support if Iraqi leaders don't make major reforms by fall.
The U.S....
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IN SECOND PRO-MILITARY AD FOR VOTEVETS.ORG SERIES, FORMER COMMANDER IN IRAQ, MAJOR GENERAL (ret.) PAUL D. EATON DECLARES, "MR PRESIDENT, YOU WEREN'T LISTENING... YOU'RE STILL NOT LISTENING... IF YOU WON'T LISTEN, CONGRESS MUST."
Major General (ret.) Paul D. Eaton is the second former...
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The anti-war veterans group, VoteVets.org, which has been influential with Capitol Hill Democrats, is launching a half-million-dollar TV ad campaign featuring Major General John Batiste (Ret.), former commanding general of the first infantry division in Iraq. The ad begins with a clip of...
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From Time:
Top members of President Bush's national security team are leaving in one of the earliest waves of departures from a second-term Administration — nearly two years before Bush's time ends.
As rancor in the nation rises over handling of the war in Iraq, at least 20 senior...
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From ABC:
President Bush's approval rating has dropped to 28 percent in a Newsweek poll released this weekend, the lowest of any president in a generation. Bush's low is now tied with Jimmy Carter during the Iran hostage crisis. Only two modern presidents have fared worse -- Richard Nixon,...
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From CBSNews:
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has already answered the questions she has been subpoenaed to answer before a U.S. congressional committee and suggested she is not inclined to comply with the order.
Rice said she would respond by mail to questions from...
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From MSNBC:
WASHINGTON - A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.
The 51-46 vote was largely along party lines,...
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From TO:
The unfolding civil war and inter-sectarian violence in Iraq is deepening a humanitarian crisis of refugees, a Congressional Research Service Report has found. The report, entitled "Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?"...
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