All Bush Wants For Christmas

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 12, 2008 Dig deeper

Bush’s Legacy Untangled

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2008 Keith Olbermann, in this comma-laden "Countdown" diatribe, really lets loose on the idea of George Bush's legacy being anything but a dishonorable, terror-filled and disastrous eight years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Memoirs

Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons Dec 2, 2008 Dig deeper

Bush Speaks of Legacy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2008 Still-President Bush has discussed his legacy with his sister Dorothy Bush Koch as part of a national oral-history project, suggesting the future should remember him for his "liberation" of 50 million people and reluctance to "sell his soul to accommodate the political process" -- likely referring to that which is outlined in the US Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Bloody Can Bush’s Legacy Be?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 The legacy of George Bush's two "wars of liberation" may already be judged as foreign policy blunders, but the real costs of war remain even after the truism of failed empire In Afghanistan, acid attacks on at least 15 female students mark a worrisome trend in women's rights there And in Iraq, an Iraqi soldier opened fire on a patrol of US troops, killing two. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Legacy of Torture

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 29, 2008 I still find it hard to believe that George W. Bush, to his eternal shame and our nation's great discredit, made torture a matter of hair-splitting, legalistic debate at the highest levels of the United States government. But that's precisely what he did. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush’s Loose Ends

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 George W. Bush's presidency seems exhausted and irrelevant, but that's a dangerous illusion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress’ Missing Backbone

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 After doing everything but follow the overwhelming anti-war mandate given by voters in the 2006 congressional elections, the Democratic-controlled Congress accepted a war bill late Thursday that will keep U.S. troops in Iraq until at least Jan. 20. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and the Other Clinton

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2008 Ryan Lizza in The New Yorker quotes a Bill Clinton aide explaining why there has been so much tension between the former president and Barack Obama: "I think this campaign has enraged him He doesn't like Obama" Why? Here's one theory: While Hillary Clinton has adopted her husband's legacy, Barack Obama has been assailing it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ten Months Too Long

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 31, 2008 Bush may be a lame duck, but he's also a president who has shown an unparalleled capacity to blow it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The End of the Road for George W. Bush

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 14, 2008 The Gilbert and Sullivan charade of statesmanship played out by George W. Bush and his enabler, Condoleezza Rice, as they wander the Middle East is a fitting end to seven years of misrule. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bush Lands in Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2008 President Bush has arrived in Israel, where he plans to do some legacy shopping and see if he can't just solve this Mideast conflict everyone is always talking about. Everyday Israelis and Palestinians, however, remain skeptical that their leaders will find a solution before the end of 2008, as promised. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )