George Bush

Reckoning on the Iraq War »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 20, 2009

Bush’s Iraq War will forever leave a blot on U.S. history.read more

We Came an Inch from Martial Law, Bush Justice Department Memos Reveal »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 3, 2009

This was an “Everything Must Go” fire sale from the Bill of Rights. And we’re just lucky we somehow managed to escape without getting too singed.read more

Bush’s Pathetic Farewell Address »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 16, 2009

Bush gave a pathetic farewell address Thursday night that epitomized much of what was wrong and ruinous over the last eight years.read more

Bush Tarnishes Medal of Freedom by Bestowing It on Uribe »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 15, 2009

Bush keeps outdoing himself on his way out the door.

On Tuesday, he gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alvaro Uribe, the head of Colombia.

Uribe has had close ties with rightwing paramilitary squads. And his government is a notorious human rights abuser.read more

Bush Blasé About Israeli Brutality »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 6, 2009

Casual and condescending at the same time, Bush closes his eyes to the suffering of Palestinians.read more

Bush Gets Comeuppance in Baghdad »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 15, 2008

I was a little out of it on Sunday, so when I saw the first reports about the shoe-throwing incident in Baghdad and I didn’t know if it was real or a Saturday Night Live stunt.read more

Bush Deserved the Shoes »

By Cindy Sheehan, December 15, 2008

Yesterday, I received, by email, the video of the Iraqi journalist throwing his shoes at George Bush at a press conference in Baghdad about 20 times.read more

Bush Sells Free Market as Cure-All, Despite Crash »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 14, 2008

On Thursday, Bush gave a speech in New York about the financial crisis, and it was a laughable ode to the free market.read more

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