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Brad Friedman: Stop Whining and Start Leading

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2007 If Congress wants to be treated like a coequal branch of government, it has to act like one, and Bush's State of the Union address is the perfect time to start. Pictured above, Sen. Jim Webb, who will deliver the Democratic response to the president's speech. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Olbermann: Who does Bush ‘think he’s F’n kidding?’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 The MSNBC anchor uses a clip from Bush's own State of the Union address to contradict the president's claim on Monday that he never made a direct connection between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein. Olbermann then says: "Who does the president think he's F'n kidding?" Hats off to Olbermann for showing the backbone that is so often absent in media coverage of the president's claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Sneaks Social Security Privatization Into Budget

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 The president put in the $700-billion proposal without announcement or fanfare. | storyPerhaps he thought no one would notice? Maybe he missed the standing ovation Democrats gave the sinking of that scheme during his State of the Union speech? | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Hypocrisy on Oil

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 We agree with Arianna and the Washington Post on their incredulity about Bush's plan to wean the U.S. off oil. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kucinich on the State of the Union

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president's speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast. | Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lying About the State of the Union

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 As our government renames a civil liberties-trampling spying program and suppresses the results of its own studies, Americans are being left in an information vacuum regarding the true state of our union. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘State of the Union’ Satire Burns Up Internet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 A hilarious, pitch-perfect satire of the upcoming State of the Union address draws 26,000 viewers in just over 12 hours. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )