ExxonMobil set back climate policy by decades
A year into US President George W. Bush's reign and the fruits of ExxonMobil's labours were already being felt. Nonetheless, the administration were not feeling confident of their ground.
Category Archives: George Bush
It is NOT President Trump, it is ANY Republican President
Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush were all very polite and cordial people.
The System Is Riggedby Jim Wallis
Of course the system is rigged - systems are always rigged to protect the wealth, power, and self-interest of those who created them, those who benefit from them. That's not hyperbole; that's reality, that's human nature, and that's what the Bible calls sin.
Kanye West goes on 10-minute soliloquy, references Superman cape and swears during White House visit
During a meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner, West spoke for 10 minutes and said he said he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. Kanye West goes on 10-minute soliloquy, references Superman cape and swears during White House visit During a meeting with President Trump and Jared Kushner, West spoke for 10 minutes and said he said he had been misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Americans Worry Less About Government Regulation
Thirty-nine percent of Americans believe there is too much government regulation of business and industry, the lowest level in a decade. A third say there is the right amount of regulation, the highest percentage in 11 years, and a quarter say there is too little.
Republicans Express Record Support for One-Party Control
A record-high 59% of Republicans say it is better for the president and majority power in Congress to be from the same political party than for Congress to be controlled by a party different from the president's. That is the highest percentage of Republicans or Democrats favoring one-party control of the federal government in Gallup's trend since 2002.
Trump says Brett Kavanaugh was ‘proven innocent’ in confirmation battle during swearing-in ceremony
President Donald Trump used a ceremonial swearing of Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Monday to apologize for the "pain and suffering" the president said his family had endured during his Senate confirmation. Without directly mentioning the allegations of sexual assault that stalled Kavanaugh's confirmation for weeks, Trump said he thought his second nominee to the Supreme Court deserved better than the "campaign of political and personal" attacks the president said he faced.
Harness your rage to get out the vote
Pay attention, Democrats. Watch what Republicans are doing. You'll see what raw power looks like - and understand why winning in November is so vital for the nation's future.
Bitter fight over Kavanaugh shadows a conservative court
The moment conservatives have dreamed about for decades has arrived with Brett Kavanaugh joining the Supreme Court. But with it comes the shadow of a bitter confirmation fight that is likely to hang over the court as it takes on divisive issues, especially those dealing with politics and women's rights.
Post-Kavanaugh Predictions
Half of the Democrats voted with all of the Republicans in a display of bipartisan advice and consent. It was a touching moment of comity and civility - the sort of thing lauded in the abstract by Washington elites at the recent funeral of John McCain.
Sorry, George W. Bush – the Supreme Court shows you’re wrong about Trump
Here is a lesson to George W. Bush and all the rest of the "never Trumpers" in the Republican Party. But rather than change course, Democrats refuse to acknowledge that the corporatist rot within their ranks is the single reason unmotivated voters won't turn out.
Trump says those who made ‘false statements’ about Kavanaugh ‘should be held liable’
Hours after his Supreme Court pick was sworn in Saturday, President Donald Trump said on Fox News that those who made up "false" stories about Brett Kavanaugh should be penalized. Trump, talking with Fox News' Jeanine Pirro, said he hated watching the slew of sexual assault allegations grow against Kavanaugh and dubbed all the accusations "fabrications" with "not a bit of truth."
Deroy Murdock: Democrats’ high-school-hijinks standard flunks redemption test
Oscar Wilde once observed, "The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future."
Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
A Congolese doctor who has been a fierce critic of his government's treatment of victims of sexual violence and a Yazidi Kurdish activist who was held captive and raped by members of the Islamic State group are the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday. Denis Mukwege, 63, and Nadia Murad, 25, were jointly awarded the accolade for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
Bolton 2.0: Trumpa s tough guy on Iran picks his battles
Hanging on a wall in John Bolton's West Wing office is a memento of his proudest achievement as national security adviser: a framed copy of President Donald Trump's order to pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal. Bolton's choice of decor reflects his disdain for the deal secured by President Barack Obama and other world powers in 2015, and his relentless focus on trying to isolate Tehran and cripple its economy by reimposing tight sanctions.
Look at All These Big-Name Politicians Coming to Arizona
At least four former presidential candidates, a former Arizona governor, and the 43rd President of the United States are among the big-name politicians coming to the state this month to stump for candidates in high-profile races. Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally, running in a competitive Senate race against Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, nabbed the biggest prize.
Probes of Trump taxes carry potential for millions in fines
In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, a portrait of President Donald Trump's father Fred Trump, and three un-signed Executive orders are seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.
Bar Association Questioned Kavanaugh’s Temperament and Honesty in 2006
When Brett M. Kavanaugh was preparing for his second confirmation hearing for a seat on a federal appeals court in 2006, he got some unwelcome news. The American Bar Association, which had earlier given him its highest rating, had reconsidered.
Justice Kennedy did more than any living American to undermine…
Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Supreme Court's money-in-politics decision in Citizens United v. FEC , is very worried about the future of democracy.
Bono won’t speak about Harvey Weinstein
The U2 frontman worked closely with the disgraced movie mogul on 2013's 'Long Walk to Freedom' as he wrote the accompanying song 'Ordinary Love' and though he admitted the producer has one "very good work" for his band, the 58-year-old singer - who has daughters Jordan, 29, and Eve, 27, and sons Eli, 19, and John, 17, with wife Ali - won't say too much about the sexual harassment allegations against him or the wider #MeToo movement because his kids don't think it is his "time". He said: "He did very good work for U2.