Staff / TruthdigAug 13, 2007
Karl Rove has announced his intention to resign at the end of August, saying simply, "I just think it's time." The man who came to be known as "Bush's brain" has been widely held responsible for both the president's electoral successes and the nation's deep divisions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 10, 2007
Asked for clear examples of his "commitment" to accountability, President Bush first cites "Scooter" Libby as someone who has been held accountable (sure, before he got pardoned) and then flies into a tailspin over the presumptive innocence of Alberto "Al" Gonzales, dropping doozies like this along the way: "I haven't seen Congress say he's done anything wrong." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 2, 2007
A day after Wednesday's deadly rush-hour bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the Bush administration acknowledged that the interstate freeway bridge had been known to be "structurally deficient" for at least two years -- while carefully pointing out that the Minnesota government was responsible for its upkeep. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tom Engelhardt / TruthdigJun 11, 2007
If the Bush administration is only now considering the possibility of a South Korea-style military presence in Iraq, then why has it been building permanent bases since the start of the occupation? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 6, 2007
Somehow, the Bush administration's assertion that U.S. troops may remain in Iraq for decades to come went relatively unnoticed by Democratic hopefuls during the June 4 debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 11, 2007
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore ripped into the Bush administration Friday, demanding that it "immediately end" its investigation into his recent trip to Cuba with 9/11 responders to have them medically treated. The trip is part of his latest film, "Sicko." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMay 7, 2007
The satirist says President Bush needs a "lying czar" to coordinate the "overwhelming volume of distortions" produced by the administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2007
While the Bush administration has repeatedly referred to the Democrats' timetable for withdrawal from Iraq as a recipe for failure, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has praised the measure. He's also urged an assessment of the troop escalation by this summer -- sooner than supporters of the "surge" would like -- and indicated support for a withdrawal as outlined by the Iraq Study Group, which he was once a part of. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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