Bush Goes Out With a Thud

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2008 George W. Bush, the president who lied America into a war that will end up costing trillions of dollars, scolded the Democratic-controlled Congress in his final State of the Union address on Monday for undermining "the people's trust in their government" with too many pet projects. Now that's chutzpah, coming from a man who never met a spending bill he didn't like unless it had to do with stem cells and sick children. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sorry State of the Union

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Economy Takes Priority in Bush’s Last State of the Union Speech

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2008 Sometimes it's useful to let a story's own lead speak for itself. Take, for example, the doozy of a question that opens Sheryl Gay Stolberg's New York Times article about Bush's economic focus in Monday's State of the Union address: "Will George W. Bush be remembered as the president who lost the economy while trying to win a war?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Follow the 16 Words

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2007 The Washington Post continues to investigate the now infamous 16 words the president used to help make his case for war. It's not surprising to read that the Niger uranium claim was bogus, but it is disconcerting to learn just how many people in the intelligence community knew it all along. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Said and the Unsaid

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Feb 13, 2007 The most instructive way to interpret Bush's State of the Union speech is to focus on what he didn't say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State of the Union Satire

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2007 James Adomian returns with another dead-on sendup of Bush's address Watch it Don't miss the Democratic response at the end (Also, watch Adomian's 2006 version). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Annie Nelson on the ‘Fuel That Doesn’t Kill Us’

Joshua Scheer / Truthdig Jan 29, 2007 Annie Nelson, wife of Willie Nelson and co-chairperson of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, speaks to Truthdig about stomaching the State of the Union and the myth that alternative fuels are years away. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Podcast: Alternative Energy, the State of the Union and More

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2007 Robert Scheer joins Truthdig contributors James Harris and Joshua Scheer for a conversation on the State of the Union, alternative energy, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even Republicans Resist Bush Appeal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 Despite his State of the Union plea to give the Iraq war another chance, the president is suffering defections from his own party, including a number of GOP senators who have emboldened Democrats in their fight against Bush's planned escalation of the war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The World Agrees: Stop Him

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 Stop him before he kills again. That is the judgment of the American people, and indeed of the entire world, as to the performance of our president, and no State of the Union address can erase that dismal verdict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats’ Response to State of the Union: ‘We Will Be Showing Him the Way’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 During his response to President Bush's State of the Union address, Sen. Jim Webb (shown above with congressional leaders Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi) referred to the crises of division and war faced by two of history's better Republican presidents, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower, and then issued an ultimatum to the current occupant of the White House. Watch it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Powell: State of the Union

Dwayne Powell / Truthdig Jan 24, 2007 Dig deeper