Discover a new way to find and share stories you'll love… Learn about Reading Desk

Trend Results : George W. Bush


Related Searches

Blog Post Results (1-20 of 10000+)

FILTER RESULTS

Wal-Mart Hires a New Chief Image Maker

Dan Bartlett, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, will succeed Leslie Dach, a former Clinton White House staffer, as executive vice president of corporate affairs.

Former IRS Chief: "I Certainly Am Not Personally Responsible" for Tea Party Scandal

Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, a George W. Bush appointee who ran the tax agency when low-level employees wrongly singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny, testified on Tuesday before Congress for the first time since the scandal erupted on May 10. Show More Summary

Coco Loco A&M in College Station is Likely Source of E. coli Outbreak

Ground beef served by Coco Loco A&M, located on George Bush Drive not far from the Texas A&M Golf Course was the likely source of an April E. coli outbreak that sickened ten people in the College Station/Bryan area. Health officials announced their findings at press conference Tuesday after a collaborative investigation involving local, state... Continue Reading

Conservative Sites Accuse Tommy Christopher And MSNBC Of Blaming Bush For IRS Mess

yesterdayNews : Mediaite

Last week, GOP strategist and frequent MSNBC guest Ron Christie got a bad case of The Fonzies, and couldn't quite bring himself to say that George W. Bush appointed former IRS Director Doug Schulman, who oversaw the agency while it was targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny. Show More Summary

Bartlett: The Bush Tax-Cut Failure

New York Times: The Bush Tax-Cut Failure, by Bruce Bartlett: Ten years ago this month, Congress enacted the third major tax cut of the George W. Bush administration. Its centerpiece was a huge cut in the tax rate on dividends. Historically, they had been taxed as ordinary income, but the...

50 Percent Approve of President Obama, but 57 Percent Disapprove of Country’s Direction

yesterdayNews : Reason

The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds President Obama enjoys a 50 percent approval rating, 7 points higher than his 43 percent disapproval. However, this isn’t much different from a similar time period in President George W. Bush’s presidency. Show More Summary

Mediaite Contributor On IRS Scandal: 'They Have To Pin This On George W. Bush'

You just knew this was bound to happen. Some on the left are trying to blame George W. Bush for Obama's IRS fiasco. Take for example Mediaite's resident Obama apologist Tommy Christopher, who wrote a much ado about nothing post on May...Show More Summary

X-47B touch and goes onboard USS George H W Bush

The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its first touch and go onboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on 17 May. "This landing, rubber hitting deck, is extremely fulfilling for...Show More Summary

For Iowa Senator Hughes, A Field of Dreams Story

When George W. Bush won the Presidency, much was made of his past struggle with alcohol. But in fact, Bush was not the first Presidential candidate to make that revelation. Harold Hughes, a Governor turned Senator of Iowa, had waged a similar battle, and while he never came close to attaining the Presidency (he withdrew [...]

'Get to Know Chris Hayes' -- Learn He Really Avoids Obama Scandals Like the Plague

MSNBC ads on liberal websites like Salon.com are pushing to increase interest and ratings in the badly named show "All In," when it could be titled "A Few In." Or, to quote Dana Carvey's George Bush, "Still Gaining Acceptance." The ad...Show More Summary

X-47B makes first touch-and-go landings on carrier

2 days agoTechnology / Gadgets : Gizmag

On Friday May 17, the US Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator took another historic step as it conducted its first touch-and-go landings on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia.Show More Summary

United Relaunches 787 Today With Houston To Chicago Service

2 days agoLifestyle / Travel : Gadling

George Bush Intercontinental Airport After four months of testing, the Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" will once again take to the skies in North America today. United Airlines is the first to kick off service, sending the Dreamliner skyward on a flight from Houston to Chicago scheduled for 11 a.m. Show More Summary

MSNBC Speculates: Bush’s IRS Appointee Targeted Tea Party Because They Reflected Badly On GOP

2 days agoNews : Mediaite

Is it possible that the right-leaning Tea Party was being forced to reconcile onerous information requests from the Internal Revenue Service because former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, thought the nascent conservative movement reflected poorly on the Republican Party? This was the subject of debate on MSNBC on Monday.

Tom Engelhardt: What Comes After Hope

The largest antiwar movement ever to protest a war that had yet to happen had just packed its tents and gone home in despair, while George W. Bush and his top officials were in their “mission accomplished” triumphalist mode.

Tom Engelhardt: What Comes After Hope

The largest antiwar movement ever to protest a war that had yet to happen had just packed its tents and gone home in despair, while George W. Bush and his top officials were in their “mission accomplished” triumphalist mode.

Abbreviated pundit round-up: A few real scandals to mix with the fake ones

Matthew Rothschild at The Progressive writes House Republicans say no free lunch for poor kids: [T]he poor and the hungry shouldn’t have to suffer because of Wall Street’s excesses and George Bush’s wars. If Republicans wanted to make...Show More Summary

Overheard on the Flight Deck of the USS George H.W. Bush

SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC, Friday, May 17: F-18 #1: You know, they say these things can really fly. F-18 #2: Yea…you see ‘em launch one a couple days ago? #1: You bet…it was awesome! [X-47B passes overhead with a roar.] #2: It even sounds...Show More Summary

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Why the Public Should Yawn Over Alleged Obama Scandals

there's the almost ritual expectation by the public that second term presidents will be dogged by some scandal. This was the case with Eisenhower, Nixon, of course, Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. This shouldn't surprise.

Question

If we had a Republican administration — a Romney or McCain or George W. Bush administration — and the IRS had systemically targeted liberal groups, while letting conservative groups slide: What would liberals be saying? What would the Democratic party be saying? What would the mainstream media be saying? I think it would be Armageddon. P.S. Show More Summary

Typical: MSNBC's Bashir, Reid Try to Blame Bush for IRS Scandal

Here's a classic from the Obama playbook: Whenever you're in trouble, find a way to blame George W. Bush for it. That concept was in play on Thursday afternoon's edition of MSNBC's Martin Bashir program, when the liberal host and contributor...Show More Summary

Copyright © 2011 Regator, LLC