http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bush43/ en-us Tue, 2 Jun 2009 02:00:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262598/posts As Defense Secretary Gates tours our missile defense site at Fort Greely, Alaska, Gov. Sarah Palin calls for restoration of the missile defense cuts. Meanwhile, North Korea points another missile at the U.S. Robert Gates' visit to our missile defense facility at Fort Greely on Monday was a pointed reminder to the North Koreans that while we have been talking softly, we still have a few big sticks in the ground ready to turn the North Korean missile program into so much scrap metal. Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262598/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 02:00:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283649/posts What If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky? If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had visited... Unattributed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283649/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:52:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2282450/posts If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky? If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had visited Austria... Email Compilation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2282450/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:05:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281508/posts Return to the Article June 29, 2009Bush's Domino EffectBy George Joyce Today's liberal press has made digging for a hot story quite simple.  The secret is to take any domestic or international event or crisis, wait a few days, and then note the singular and glaring omission -- the unremarked elephant in the room in other words.  Since the mainstream press in America has bargained critical thinking for idol worship, the truth often sits quite open and exposed for the rest of us -- a case of easy pickings. Last week's dramatic demonstration for freedom in Iran provides the... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281508/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:29:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279912/posts ran’s citizens, fed up with their oppressive theocratic government, are spilling into the streets and revolting at risk of death. Meanwhile the usual suspects – from the United Nations to leftists like President Barack Obama – are assuming the usual full-prone position of acute non-interventionism. Iranians have written to me this week to ask why the United Nations isn’t doing anything. I replied that it’s because George W. Bush isn’t around anymore to file the necessary paperwork. What Bush did, however, was set up the framework for a cultural revolution in the Middle East. And most people probably aren’t even... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279912/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:14:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279317/posts TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. president inexperienced, compared him unfavorably to President George W. Bush and suggested he apologize for "interfering in Iran's affairs." "Do you think that this kind of behavior is going to solve any of your problems? It will only make people think you are someone like Bush," the semiofficial Fars news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. "You are at the beginning of your way and you are gaining experience, and we do not wish the scandals of the Bush era to be repeated during your term of office,"... CNN.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279317/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276364/posts It's not just former Vice President Dick Cheney. As former President George W. Bush offered his first public - though veiled - criticisms of his successor's administration last week, a growing number of his senior aides and advisers are also speaking up to defend Mr. Bush's record and take on the Obama White House. A few of them are marrying their insider's policy knowledge with modern technology to critique, in detail, President Obama's economic program. The day Mr. Obama left for the Middle East earlier this month, former Bush official Tony Fratto launched a broadside against the White House claim... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276364/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:50:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275575/posts Defense: As we prepare to celebrate our independence, North Korea wants to remind us of Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, we can make use of assets dreamed of by Reagan and deployed by Bush to defend our 50th state. Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported Thursday that North Korea would launch a long-range Taepodong-2 missile at Hawaii on or about July 4. This would be the anniversary of the first Taepodong-2 test on July 4, 2006. It would also mark the 15th anniversary of North Korean President Kim Il Sung's death.Those who know have stopped laughing at North Korea's increasingly credible nuclear and global... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275575/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:19:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274838/posts George W. Bush: After being pummeled by his successor, the 43rd president ends his silence on America's slide into socialism and timidity. He reminds us leadership is not something that comes off a teleprompter. Perhaps tired about being publicly blamed by the current administration for all our current ills, Bush spoke out in Erie, Pa., on Wednesday at the 104th annual gathering of the Manufacturers and Business Association. On the same day President Obama announced expanded policing authorities for the Fed to deal with a "culture of irresponsibility," another move many feel will stifle the risk takers and entrepreneurs needed... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274838/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274141/posts ERIE, Pa. | Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration's interrogation policies were "within the law," declaring the private sector - not government - will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care. "I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in," the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money." Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274141/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:18:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274172/posts Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration's interrogation policies were within the law, declaring the private sector not government will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care. I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in, the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money. Repeatedly in his hourlong speech and question-and-answer session, Mr. Bush said he would not... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274172/posts#comment Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2270686/posts Former President George H. W. Bush rides tandem with Sgt. Michael Elliott of the Army Golden Knights parachute team as he celebrates his 85th birthday with a parachute jump, Friday, June 12, 2009, over Kennebunkport, Maine. Former President George W. Bush, left, and his wife, Laura, wave to spectators before watching his father, former President George H. W. Bush make a parachute jump to celebrates his 85th birthday, Friday, June 12, 2009, in Kennebunkport, Maine. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2270686/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:53:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267903/posts President George W. Bush assistant Tim Goeglein interviewed by Dr. James Dobson, on Dobson's Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Three day broadcast. Goeglein present an articulate defense of President Bush as wartime president and pro-life president. Listen for the long list of pro-life accomplishments of Bush in the 2nd hour. I do not see a transcript yet. Radio Show site: http://listen.family.org/daily/A000002029.cfm Focus on the Family site: http://www.focusonthefamily.com/ Focus on the Family radio broadcast, website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267903/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:43:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267322/posts Tim Goeglein, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush, offers an insider's perspective on the Bush administration. Goelein emphasizes President Bush's daily prayer and guidance from God while a war-time president. Three day interview. http://www.focusonthefamily.com/about_us/dr_dobson_shows.aspx Focus on the Family radio broadcast, website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2267322/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:55:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261774/posts He wonÂ’t criticize ObamaÂ’s policies, his popularity polls are rising, and Democrats are hailing him as a “statesman.” Nicolle Wallace asks, is Bush becoming historyÂ’s classiest ex-president? George W. Bush is the classiest former president in history. DonÂ’t take my word for it: ask the Democrats. In the last two weeks, half a dozen Democrats have commented to me about what a “statesman” George W. Bush has been in his post-presidency. One of those individuals is a senior Obama administration official and two others are former senior Clinton administration officials. It strikes me that BushÂ’s admirers in the Democratic Party... The Daily Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261774/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 21:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261677/posts FOR George W Bush, life after the White House has meant scooping up Barney the dog’s business on a neighbour’s lawn near his new home in Dallas. “There I was, the former president, with a plastic bag on my hand, picking up that which I had dodged for eight solid years,” he said last week on one of his first public outings since he left office. For Bill Clinton, the president he replaced, it meant being called “Hillary’s wife” and the absence of the anthem Hail to the Chief: “All of a sudden nobody plays a song when you walk... Times Online (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261677/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 17:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/597227/posts What an incredible year in the life of President Bush. From the highs of inauguration and the passage of the tax cut, to the lows of the China plane incident and Septemeber 11th, these pictures tell all. So sit back and enjoy a year in the life of President Bush. Oh, and be patient! This will take a while!!! yahoo.com, excite.com, whitehouse.gov, babes4bush.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/597227/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2001 01:11:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/597558/posts George W. Bush hadn’t even begun the 2000 campaign, but, in his methodical way, he was already looking ahead to his presidency. At lunch in Austin in 1999, he mused aloud about lessons to be drawn from his dad’s one-term tenure. The Liberator of Kuwait had enjoyed sky-high approval ratings, but lost the election the next year because he was seen as indifferent to the plight of workers. “I learned that you can’t save political capital,” Bush said. “It doesn’t last. You have to spend it—or lose it.” Are we about to witness a father-son version of “Groundhog Day”? ... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/597558/posts#comment Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:34:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260926/posts Bush, Cheney split on Obama By: Mike Allen May 29, 2009 05:53 PM EST Former President George W. Bush is sticking by his promise to leave President Barack Obama alone — prompting some second-guessing by allies of Vice President Dick Cheney, who is determined to confront the new president. Bush has stuck to his memorable declaration that he owes Obama his silence, while Cheney continues to grant colorful interviews in which he warns that the Democrat’s policies are making the country less safe. One Cheney supporter referred to “confusion” and “bewilderment” among conservatives that Bush has not taken the same... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260926/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 00:08:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260007/posts <p>Former President George W. Bush may finally upstage Dick Cheney this week. After months of silence while Cheney has been blasting away at President Obama, Bush is scheduled to make two semi-public appearances.</p> <p>Tonight he'll speak to to the Economic Club of Southwest Michigan at Lake Michigan College. It's being billed as his first major speech to an American audience. The news media will be allowed to attend the event, but not record it. Right.</p> Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260007/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 18:38:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256995/posts Obama says he's kept in touch with Bush Posted: 03:05 PM ET From CNN.com's Kristi Keck (CNN) – Despite their opposing political views, President Obama says he’s kept in touch with former President Bush since moving into the White House. Asked by CSPAN if he’s had any conversation with Bush since the inauguration, Obama replied, “I have.” “I think that although I've only been president four months, I think a general policy of keeping confidence with your predecessors is important,” Obama said in an interviewed aired Saturday. Just this week, Obama slammed the Bush administration to taking America “off course”... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256995/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 19:23:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256151/posts Following are excerpts of for mer Vice President Dick Cheney's address at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington yesterday. NOW and for years to come, a lot rides on our president's understand ing of the security policies that preceded him. Whatever choices he makes concerning the defense of this country, those choices shouldn't be based on slogans and campaign rhetoric, but on a truthful telling of history. Our administration always faced its share of criticism, and from some quarters it was always intense. That was especially so in the later years of our term, when the dangers were as serious... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256151/posts#comment Fri, 22 May 2009 10:19:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244046/posts Cavuto reports that donations are pouring in for the presidential library of former President George W. Bush. In 100 days, he's raised $100 million - an amount that former President Bill Clinton planned to raise in one year. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244046/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 21:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243571/posts "...The most perceptive comment on the picture’s politics came from Sonny Bunch in The Weekly Standard, who called Favreau’s feature “the film equivalent of a Rorschach test. If you go into Iron Man seeking right-wing imagery, you’ll find it: Tony Stark is a patriot, pro-military, and likes unilateral intervention. If you go into Iron Man looking for left-wing imagery, you’ll find that, too: The true villain here is Stane, representing an out-of-control military-industrial complex." (snip) "..As the Bush years give way to the Obama era, there will be no shortage of superheroes at the cineplex. Both Iron Man 2 and... Reason http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243571/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 05:05:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243467/posts I'm shocked!...OK, maybe not..... http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/05/video-white-house-press-corps-stands-for-obamanot-for-bush.html Weasel Zippers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243467/posts#comment Mon, 4 May 2009 01:35:29 GMT