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Mr. Bush Goes to Israel

Dec 21, 2007
For the first time during his presidency, in the final year of his final term, George W. Bush is headed to Israel and the West Bank. Given that he's even less popular in the Mideast than he is at home, massive security preparations are under way.
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Bill Maher on Bush’s Missionary Zeal

Sep 9, 2007
The "Real Time" host compares the arrogance of missionaries to that of the president, who claims certainty as a virtue: "And the message you hear from Bush apologists these days is, 'Oh, sure, short-term Bush may have f--ked everything up, but he's thinking long-term -- hundred years into the future.' Well, thank you George W. Nostradamus, America's first science-fiction president."