In an interview with Jim Lehrer tonight that made me wonder what he is drinking, VP Cheney claims that Saddam Hussein worked with al-Qaeda, that the US did not torture, and that the collapsing economy was not his administration’s fault, but was caused by poor handling by previous presidents. When asked if he made any […]
The modestly named blogger Jon Swift has an article about the legacy of our under-appreciated almost-ex president, including a list of talking points of his greatest achievements: After Hurricane Katrina President Bush kept our cities safe. After the October 2008 stock market correction there have been no Great Depressions. After Iraq and Afghanistan took a turn for […]
The Guardian has me totally cracking up at a brilliant article written about the transition of presidential power and the last eight years — but with one small difference. Here are the first two paragraphs to give you a tease, but the whole thing is worth a read: No one thought Al Gore would be a loveable […]
In a decision that is sure to stir up controversy, the Bush administration Department of Justice announced yesterday that they are suing the city of Gary, Indiana for discriminating against white people. This decision appears rather ironic, given that Bush refused to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which would have eliminated the 180 […]
“There was a historic meeting in Washington this week. Yesterday, Barack Obama and all the presidents met at the Oval Office. Did you see it? All the living ex-presidents were there. Jimmy Carter, George Bush Sr., Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney. All of them were there.” -Jay Leno “And, of course, you know, being president-elect is […]
Who can forget the conservatives screaming during the election about ACORN and supposed voter fraud? Well, like a gay basher tapping his foot in a public toilet stall, new evidence shows that Ann Coulter — one of the loudest voices complaining about voter fraud — is herself guilty not of (relatively minor) voter registration fraud, […]
When I get out of here, I’m getting off the stage. – Bush, in his final press conference.
If you want to promote the slogan “Europe Without Barriers”, what better place to put it than on some police barriers? From the Czech Republic, via Neatorama.
© Ted Rall You know, what I really love about this cartoon is that you can take it so many different ways.
“Well, ladies and gentlemen, today is an historic day down in Washington because five living presidents had lunch together. George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama all at the White House, all having lunch. What a day. And while this was going on, John McCain was at Applebee’s […]
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