Vox’s posts tagged bush

Boycotting the Olympics? Sounds crazy to me.

2008-07-25T07:12:31Z

I just read that in the past week, Hillary Clinton has stated that Bush should boycott the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and Barack Obama has mixed feelings about the US attending these games. Don't get me wrong, I am a democrat...Bu...

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We Win!!! (for now) Court stops slaughter of Yellowstone and Glacier National Park Wolves.

2008-07-24T15:20:35Z

Judge Donald Molloy is a man of courage. It's the best possible news. Seven weeks after we went to court, a federal judge has ordered the Bush Administration to restore endangered species protections for wolves in the northern Rockies until the...

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Words

2008-07-22T20:34:25Z

The War on Terror. Read those words; The. War. On. Terror. Each word has a blunt finality about it, this is not A War on Terror, it is not The Struggle Against Terror, and it is not The War on Extremists or weapon wielding maniacs, or the po...

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The Whitehouse, Accidental Obama Supporters?

2008-07-22T00:40:31Z

The White House today undermined the argument that the John McCain Camp has been making that what the Iraqi government was supporting and Senator Obama’s troop withdrawal plan are not the same thing by publically coming out against what the Iraqi...

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More of the Same

2008-07-16T20:54:55Z

TWO PEAS IN A POD President Bush has invoked Executive Privilege in the matter of the investigation into the leak of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame as well as what intellegence information the White House was privy to when the President ...

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Maybe It Is Time to Try Something Different

2008-07-16T04:14:14Z

Weeks ago there was this huge debate between Senators Barack Obama, and John McCain about talking with and negotiating with leaders that are considered a threat to our nation. Along with many other people, I was not totally on board with what Se...

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WHAT IS CHOOSING OBAMA SAYING ABOUT AMERICA?

2008-07-14T02:02:25Z

As we near election, we are listening to two primary candidates, John McCain and Barrack Obama. I am sure I am not the only one shocked that Obama has made it this far. For me this is a miracle. When think how far the African American man has ...

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On Credit Crisis and CO2 Emissions

2008-07-12T01:16:52Z

For those who do not follow or quite understand what is going on... This week, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke said that it will further extend cash to banks in financial trouble. It would also option setting up of a bridge bank to he...

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Blogger Michael

2008-07-11T19:45:01Z

This week's hot topic hoedown included Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac foreclosure crisis; Iran and Israel and whether the former might bomb the latter, and how the latter will deal (this vis a vis the Iranian-doctored nuclear test photo; and Israel's poli...

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Shameful...

2008-07-11T05:24:07Z

It's a lousy week to be an American and this is the cherry on top of the icing on top of the glaze on top of the really really ugly cake. From the Telegraph: The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to ta...

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Sad But True

2008-07-10T18:17:01Z

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Stripping of our Rights...

2008-07-10T03:46:06Z

I am so upset right now. It seems that congress has bent to the will of the most unpopular president EVER and stripped the country of some of the most basic rights to privacy that all Americans have enjoyed since the founding of this nation. FIS...

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1984

2008-07-10T00:31:08Z

It appears as though we are once again taking a step towards the future Orwell so prolifically wrote about in his novel 1984. Tomorrow our Congress will pass a bill that will give immunity to the telecommunication corporations that have been illeg...

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Democrats cave on Wiretapping...

2008-07-10T00:08:23Z

This is a sad day, but the Democrats needlessly caved in to Bush on his illegal wiretapping. Totally pitiful. What is even more pitiful is that Obama voted in favor of granting immunity to the telecoms and giving Bush retroactive authority to br...

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Afternoon Ramblings

2008-07-09T22:14:47Z

A few more days til I go home for a week so I'm catching up on paperwork. It's not fair to leave paperwork for my relief people, even though those people never know what to do with themselves on this job. I tell you, no one can dog-fuck like me,...

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Bill Moyers and Big Oil. Why Bush, the "Christian", supported the murder of thousands of people.

2008-07-09T03:27:55Z

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Freedom of expression, McCain/Bush style.

2008-07-09T03:05:33Z

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/90700/ Woman Arrested at McCain Event for "McCain=Bush" Sign Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2008. 61-year-old librarian single-handedly proves that McCain=Bush. A 61-...

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Eager to Tap Iraq's Oil, Industry Execs Suggested Military Intervention

2008-07-08T23:36:53Z

Yes, it is about the oil.......and the "new american century" read on.....

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Bush Tours America

2008-07-07T18:43:49Z

I know several people have posted this, but I can't help myself...

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Democrats Hit GOP on Support for Medicare Cuts - AP

2008-07-06T03:31:15Z

There Bush and those Republicans go again. Go after seniors on fixed incomes. Smart move guys. Say goodbye soon. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by sidi...

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