Category: President Bush

Say What? »

This is just simply jaw-dropping chutzpah.
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush’s decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby — which she has harshly criticized — and her husband’s 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.
“I believe that presidential pardon authority is available [...]

BREAKING: Bush Commutes Libby Sentence »

Just saw this at the WaPo (reg req)
President Bush commuted the sentence of former aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Monday, sparing him from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case. Bush left intact a $250,000 fine and two years probation for Libby, according to a senior White House official, who spoke on [...]

First Cup 06.11.07 »

Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) The Unhappiest Place On Earth
No one ever said that the White House would be Disneyland, but it shouldn’t resemble a dungeon, either. Regardless of whether [...]

First Cup 05.30.09 »

Making coffee has become the great compromise of the decade. It’s the only thing “real” men do that doesn’t seem to threaten their masculinity. ~ Erma Bombeck

Clueless Hack »

But the question is who is the bigger clueless hack, Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi? Here’s Harry Reid:
“The president understands that there is a separate unit of government that he has to deal with, called the Congress,” Reid said.
OK. Granted. Now do you, Senator Reid, understand that the President is Commander in Chief? I realize [...]

First Cup 05.02.07 »

Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis - a good hot cup of coffee. ~ Alexander King

Expected and Overdue »

To expand a bit on my previous post:
Hardly unexpected, and long overdue, the President vetoed the Cut and Run funding bill.
In only the second veto of his presidency, Bush rejected legislation pushed by Democratic leaders that would require the first U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete [...]

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