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BUSH: JUST LIKE NIXON, ONLY WORSE

We here at Bush Lunacy always knew that W was a lunatic, but now it's becoming clearer every day. Here's something from Capitol Hill Blue that confirms it. From Capitol Hill Blue Bush Leagues Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides By DOUG THOMPSON Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue Jun 4, 20...

Bush to defend terror war in speech to veterans (AP)

20 Aug 2008 at 7:17am

President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak to reporters at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, early Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Bush sent a stern warning to Russia that it cannot lay claim to two breakaway provinces in neighboring Georgia, a U.S. ally.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP - President Bush said Wednesday the war on terror must be fought with all assets of the United States and not treated primarily as a matter of law enforcement. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has faulted the administration for not using the criminal justice system more.

Bush: New Orleans still struggling after Katrina (AP)

19 Aug 2008 at 10:23pm

Taking a day away from his Texas ranch, President Bush walks to board Air Force One at Waco's Texas StateTechnical College Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. The president travels first to Orlando, Fla., where he will address the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, then on to New Orleans to to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP - President Bush says he sees "hopeful signs of progress" in New Orleans three years after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, while acknowledging the city is still struggling to recover.

Bush: New Orleans still struggling to recover

19 Aug 2008 at 5:56pm

President Bush says he sees hopeful signs of progress in New Orleans nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina.

Former Bush aide Dan Bartlett will be analyst for CBS News

19 Aug 2008 at 4:37am

Dan Bartlett, a former counselor to President Bush, is joining CBS News as a political analyst.

Bush, Musharraf: An uneasy alliance (AP)

19 Aug 2008 at 1:10am

In this Sept. 22, 2006, file photo, President Bush walks with Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to the East Room at the White House to hold a press conference. Running for president, Bush couldn't name the new leader of Pakistan. But after the Sept. 11 attacks, Musharraf became a crucial but ultimately frustrating ally in the war against Islamic extremists. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) AP - Running for president, George W. Bush couldn't name the new leader of Pakistan. But after the Sept. 11 attacks, Pervez Musharraf became a crucial but ultimately frustrating ally in the war against Islamic extremists.

UAW endorses Obama as expected; says McCain would follow 'failed policies of ...

19 Aug 2008 at 12:19am

The United Auto Workers union has given its expected endorsement to Democrat Barack Obama, while criticizing Republican John McCain as an heir to President Bush's policies.

Pakistan: US reaffirms support after Musharraf resigns

18 Aug 2008 at 8:00pm

Islamabad, 18 August - US President George W. Bush will continue to work with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism following the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf, the White House said on Monday.

Safer Toys Will Come, but Parents Can Act Now (U.S. News & World Report)

18 Aug 2008 at 2:10pm
U.S. News & World Report - Good news for parents--last Thursday President Bush signed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the biggest effort in the past 30 years to protect children from dangerous toys and products.

Vlad! You've got mail - from the Big Three

18 Aug 2008 at 2:13am

From President George W. Bush: Dear Vlad: Beijing is weird. First of all, you can't breathe the air.

Bush praises swimmer Phelps' Olympic performance (AP)

17 Aug 2008 at 9:16am

United States' Michael Phelps celebrates after winning his 8th gold medal after the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) AP - President Bush praised Olympic champion Michael Phelps on Sunday for his performance in the swimming pool and outside it.

Bush tells Russia to get out of Georgia (AP)

17 Aug 2008 at 5:57am

President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak to reporters at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas, early Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Bush sent a stern warning to Russia that it cannot lay claim to two breakaway provinces in neighboring Georgia, a U.S. ally. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) AP - President Bush warned Russia on Saturday against trying to pry loose two separatist regions in Georgia and said Moscow must end military operations in the West-leaning democracy that once was part of the Soviet empire.

Bush still raking in cash for GOP (AP)

15 Aug 2008 at 1:59pm

AP - President Bush's popularity has tanked, but boy can he still bring in the cash.

Bush statement on Russia-Georgia (AP)

15 Aug 2008 at 7:21am
AP - A text of President Bush's statement on Friday outside the Oval Office about Russia's actions in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, as transcribed by the White House:

Some big Bush fundraisers (AP)

15 Aug 2008 at 1:49am
AP - Some of the largest fundraisers that President Bush has headlined so far this year to help raise about $70 million for Republican candidates.

Who Bush is stumping for (AP)

15 Aug 2008 at 1:48am
AP - Since January 2007, President Bush has raised money for the Republican Party and GOP candidates in 12 House races, 12 Senate races and one governor's race.

Bush signs bill boosting student aid; has loan code (Reuters)

14 Aug 2008 at 1:51pm

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) gestures next to Director of the CIA Gen. Michael Hayden at the CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia, after receiving a briefing on the Georgia/Russia military conflict, August 14, 2008. (Larry Downing/Reuters) Reuters - Legislation that seeks to protect college students from lending abuses while boosting student aid was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Thursday as students across the United States prepare to head to college.

Bush signs consumer bill; boosts funding, cuts lead (Reuters)

14 Aug 2008 at 12:10pm

U.S. President George W. Bush makes remarks to the Coalition for Affordable American Energy at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, August 12, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters) Reuters - Legislation aimed at improving U.S. consumer product safety after millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled last summer was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Thursday.

Bush signs bill banning lead from children's toys (AP)

14 Aug 2008 at 11:02am

Colton Burkhart, 9, with his mother Kara Burkhart at his grandparents home near Terrebonne, Ore., Sunday Aug. 10, 2008. Colton and his family are cheering new legislation to ban lead in children's toys and take other steps to improve toy safety. (AP Photo/Rob Kerr) AP - President Bush on Thursday signed consumer-safety legislation that bans lead from children's toys, imposing the toughest standard in the world.

US: Tracking Russia-Georgia war is frustrating (AP)

14 Aug 2008 at 2:34am

President Bush, accompanied by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, makes a statement on the conflict between Georgia and Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) AP - The White House grasp of developments in war-battered Georgia has been hampered by confusing reports from the ground and intelligence resources that initially were focused more on Iraq and Afghanistan than the former Soviet republic.

Bush orders aid to Georgia, Rice to visit Tbilisi (Reuters)

13 Aug 2008 at 1:18pm

Reuters - President George W. Bush told Russia on Wednesday to end the crisis with Georgia and ordered Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Tbilisi to show "unwavering" U.S. support for the former Soviet republic.

Transcript of Bush remarks on Russia-Georgia (AP)

13 Aug 2008 at 10:03am
AP - Remarks by President Bush in the Rose Garden on Wednesday about the crisis in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, by as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.

Bush statement on Georgia at 11 a.m.: White House (Reuters)

13 Aug 2008 at 8:36am

U.S. President George W. Bush makes remarks to the Coalition for Affordable American Energy at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, August 12, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters) Reuters - President George W. Bush will make a statement on the crisis in Georgia at 11 a.m. EDT, the White House said on Wednesday.

Bush wants some endangered species rules extinct (AP)

12 Aug 2008 at 4:24am

AP - Just months before President Bush leaves office, his administration is antagonizing environmentalists by proposing changes that would allow federal agencies to decide for themselves whether subdivisions, dams, highways and other projects have the potential to harm endangered animals and plants.

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