Posts Tagged ‘bush’
Mission Accomplished: Bush Makes Bozo Of Himself Again
Jeff PrinceBig D resident George W. Bush has kept a relatively low profile during retirement after mucking things up for eight years. He’s back. Quick question: If you were writing a historical novel that included an ex-president as...
Bull, Bush, Bluesface
Last CallI’m a fan of entertainment districts, especially on weekends. When it comes to weekday drinking, however, nothing beats a neighborhood pub.
Ahead to the Past
Our most basic social programs are under attack.GRAYSON HARPER
Boy. Lately I’ve been having this eerie feeling of waking up in a strange place.
Racism’s Echoes
It’s still influencing American politics.DAVE MCNEELY
A best-selling novel called The Help, set in Jackson, Miss., in 1962, is about the relationships between black maids and the white families they work for. Kathryn Stockett’s first novel has been made into a movie (see review ...
Joe Barton: Not Too Bright
How many energy industry lobbyists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?E.R. BILLS
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear someone around here complaining about politicians who are ignoring the will of the people or not measuring up as a representative of the people. Folks are all fired up and want something...
Who Pays?
Debunking Tax Time Fairy TalesDAVID CAY JOHNSTON
For three decades the United States has conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this: Lower tax rates will encourage more investment, which in turn will mea...
No Crown for Kay
Hutchison found herself the heir-unapparent.DAVE MCNEELY
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who had repeatedly postponed her gubernatorial ambitions while fellow Republican Rick Perry became the longest-serving governor in Texas history, figured it ...
Bugging Bush
Jimmy FowlerIt’s unlikely that Dallas celeb George W. Bush will ever face prosecution for war crimes – in this country, anyway. But while most Americans move forward from the misery that Dubya’s Old Testament-inspired Iraq Crusade ha...
Holy war
Jimmy FowlerIt’s hard to know whether to laugh or feel terrified at the latest revelation about the Bush Administration. Both responses seem appropriate. According to a story by Robert Draper in the new “GQ” mag, Donald Rumsfeld appr...
Stop or We’ll Pay You
E. R. BILLSEvery day, John McCain chastises Barack Obama for his original stance on the troop surge in Iraq. McCain says Obama said the surge wouldn’t work and was bald-faced wrong. Obama says the surge has been effective, but there...
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