Boehner: Time to Stop Playing ‘Political Games’ With the Tax Cut Bill

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 To hear House Speaker John Boehner tell it, as he does in this clip, the "political games" that were clearly happening in recent months over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits bill that's now en route to passage were all coming from the Democratic side. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tough Love for Obama

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 22, 2010 The Wal-Mart moms were pessimistic, bordering on despondent, about the state of the country, but they were also surprisingly understanding about the president's plight. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huge Majority Backs Gays in the Military

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, a massive 75 percent of Americans are all for letting gays serve in the military, although the White House has opted for a slow and steady approach to ending the ban. In other poll news, Americans are miffed at the Democrats, but the president and his party are still outscoring Republicans. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shoes and Boos for Outgoing Bush

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2008 It's hard to remember the time when George W. Bush winked and swaggered his way into the White House, while rival Al Gore's team fretted that the vice president didn't show enough folksy warmth or wear the right earth tones to win the day. My, how times have changed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush Memos OK’d CIA Torture

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 Two recently disclosed memos from 2003 and 2004 show the Bush administration giving CIA torture techniques, most famously waterboarding, an explicit executive nod after worries arose in the intelligence community about the legality of the treatment of detainees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Bailout: Take Two

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 On Friday the House approved, after initially rejecting, the $700-billion bailout package for the financial industry in what is likely to be the most expensive government intervention in the nation's history. This, of course, only slightly surpasses another notable "government intervention" -- the nearly $600 billion spent in the war in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressional Approval Rating Falls to 9%

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2008 President Bush hasn't exactly been basking in the glow of Americans' approval recently, according to those all-important poll numbers, and now he's got some company at the bottom of the barrel. Rasmussen Reports finds that just 9 percent of American voters think Congress is doing a bang-up job, and the numbers fall even lower for respondents who don't identify as either Republicans or Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans Prefer Michelle Obama to Cindy McCain

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2008 Michelle Obama has a nine-point edge over Cindy McCain in the race for America's hearts and minds, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll. But neither of the aspiring first ladies has a majority of America's approval. Really, America, whatever one thinks of their husbands, it's time to cut the wives some slack. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On the Wrong Track

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2008 According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 82 percent of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. The same survey recorded a record-low approval rating for President Bush. Sixty-two percent of Republicans, a group that still favors the president, take a negative view of the country's direction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Backs Petraeus’ Pause Plan

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Despite some congressional resistance, it seems Gen. David Petraeus' recommended "pause" in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq will take effect after July. On Thursday, President Bush (whose approval ratings have plummeted to a new low) essentially deferred the withdrawal issue to his successor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What a Difference a Scandal Makes

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Bush Approval Rating Plummets to 25%

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2007 As more members of Congress from both sides of the aisle register their dissatisfaction with President Bush's leadership, their sentiments appear to be shared by the public -- as evidenced by the results of a new survey by the American Research Group, which found that 71 percent of Americans "disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )