And Lieberman. And some Cheney. I can even sense a little bit of Rumsfeld mixed in there too.
But if she ever holds up both hands, fingers locked in a V sign, proclaiming “I’m not a crook!”, can we label her a kook and send her home then?

Obama says Clinton’s talk on Iran too much like [...]

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Talking it up in public when he should be hiding in shame. Nerve, stupidity or alcohol abuse?

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Bush is trying to tie $770 million in food aid to his $70 billion Iraq war funding measure.

“In some of the world’s poorest nations, rising prices can mean the difference between getting a daily meal and going without food,” Bush said. “The American people are generous people and they’re a compassionate people. We believe in [...]

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If the warmongering, Bush-wanna-be John McCain wins in November, you have to wonder just how high this number is going to climb in the next four years. You have to wonder where WE will be in four years!

Bush details $70B war funding request
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush has sent lawmakers a $70 billion request to [...]

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A round of applause for our dear leader…

Bush Disapproval Rating Makes History
WASHINGTON (May 1) - A new poll suggests that President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history.

Highest Disapproval Rating: 71 percent (CNN) | 69 percent (Gallup)
Dates of polls: April 29-30, 2008 (CNN) | April 18-20, 2008 (Gallup)

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Here’s a roundup of “Mission Accomplished“……. 5 years later. H/T Dear Kitty for the photo.
JUAN COLE: 5 Years after Mission Accomplished; April US Troop Toll 50 Killed;
1,073 Iraqis Killed this Month. Memorable phrases from Bush’s speech 5 years ago.
DAILY KOS: Another mission NOT accomplished
HUFFINGTON POST: Mission Accomplished banner reminder [...]

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If there was money to be made simply by burning down whole forests…

Bush says no magic wand to lower fuel prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday there was no “magic wand“ to bring down record-high fuel prices but would consider a proposal to suspend federal gasoline taxes this summer — [...]

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Why are we in such bad shape, economic-wise? Why is gas so high? Why does food cost so much? Why am I overweight? Why do the breaks on my car make a squealing sound when applied? What is the reason for all of my woes? That’s easy. Democrats took control of Congress back in 2006. [...]

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Bush is being kinda vague here. When does this “slowdown” disappear? Is it at the moment we receive our checks? Is it after we purchase a fill up at the pumps? Or maybe it’s at the exact moment our checks go into the hands of big oil? That’s the one I’m betting on. So I’m [...]

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Finally! Something I can agree with McCain on.

It was Aug. 29, McCain’s 69th birthday, and on the tarmac, Bush presented his old political rival with a cake. The two posed, holding the cake up for cameras, and within seconds, went their separate ways. The cake, melting in the 110-degree Arizona heat, was left behind, uneaten.
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I wasn’t invited:

Bush tweaks candidates at correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush poked fun at his potential successors Saturday night, expressing surprise that none of them were in the audience at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner.
“Senator McCain’s not here,” Bush said of GOP nominee-in-waiting John McCain. “He probably wanted to distance himself from [...]

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With gas prices now averaging $3.50 per gallon across the nation, car buyers across the country increasingly are abandoning SUVs and pickups in favor of smaller crossovers and cars.
This is a problem for used car dealer, Ivan Hoyos. “Nobody is buying used SUVs,” said Hoyos, 35, who stopped accepting them six months ago. “The truth [...]

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