George W. Bush

While the nation fusses and frets about the moral appropriateness of some guy holding a religious ceremony at his church and burning a few books that (let’s face it) won’t feel a thing, news is breaking that: * The CIA …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Politics | Tagged afghanistan, apathy, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, black sites, cia, George W. Bush, independent contractor, international law, military commissions, morality, poland, power drill, thailand, torture | 8 Comments

Watch What You Say, Watch What You Do: the Obama Edition

Jim Cook 9/7/2010

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“There are reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do, and this is not a time for remarks like that; there never is.” — White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, September 26, …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Liberty, Media, Politics | Tagged ari fleischer, Barack Obama, bill maher, burning, david gibbs, free speech, George W. Bush, islam, koran, quran, white house | Leave a comment

Obama Apparently Ignores Science Too

Jim Cook 7/13/2010

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When George W. Bush ignored science to push for the implementation of pre-determined policies, American liberals condemned the practice. Before Barack Obama became president, he promised to respect the integrity of the scientific process and allow scientific results to inform …

Posted in Barack Obama, Environment, George W. Bush, Politics, Science | Tagged Barack Obama, Barack Obama, bush, Environment, politicization, Science | 1 Comment

Barack Obama, the Quiet Dictator

Jim Cook 7/9/2010

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In 2005, Irregular Times responded to the Bush administration’s plans for lifetime detention without criminal charges or trial, writing an essay calling George W. Bush “The Quiet Dictator”: It was revealed this week that the Bush Administration is planning to …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Politics | Tagged 2005, 2010, Barack Obama, bush, detention, dictator, dictatorship, evidence, George W. Bush, guantanamo, guantanamo review task force, hedging bets, indefinite, quiet, trial | 5 Comments

Maybe it’s time to Edit that Event Calendar

Jim Cook 6/13/2010

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You might want to update your activist calendar a tad more often if you find it still contains this daily reminder: Call GOP contributor and war contractor General Electric Corporation at 203 373 2211 and ask for the public relations …

Posted in Activism, George W. Bush, Media | Tagged bush, calendar, cheney, general electric, George W. Bush, resign | Leave a comment

Without Trial, Barack Obama Orders an American Citizen Killed For Talking Smack

Jim Cook 5/14/2010

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Back during the oh-so repressive era of George W. Bush, Ben Metcalf was driven to write in Harper’s to ask whether, for having the audacity to declare “I would like to hunt down George W. Bush, the president of the …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Politics | Tagged 1st amendment, assassination, Barack Obama, ben metcalf, citizen, death, free speech, George W. Bush, harper's | 7 Comments

Change the Names and it’s 2001 All Over Again

Jim Cook 3/20/2010

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Last night I stumbled upon this political cartoon Irregular Times whipped up in criticism of the policies of the Bush administration back in 2001: With a little updating, it’ll be as good as new:

Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Politics, Republicans | Tagged 2001, 2010, 4th amendment, attorney general, eric holder, indefinite detention, john ashcroft, military commissions, political comic, surveillance, update | 2 Comments

Barack Obama’s Commitment on Department Meetings Not Met at DOJ

Jim Cook 3/19/2010

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Barack Obama will require his appointees who lead the Executive Branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can see in person or watch on the Internet as the …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, department, department of justice, doj, fireside chats, George W. Bush, government, justice, meetings, transcripts, transparency, Video | Leave a comment

Obama Reaches An Unmatched Level of Transparency, All Right

Jim Cook 3/18/2010

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“Obama will require Cabinet officials to have periodic 21st Century Fireside Chats, restore meaning to the Freedom of Information Act, and conduct regulatory agency business in public.” – Obama for America, September 22 2008 “Our work is not done. We …

Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, George W. Bush, Media, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, foia, freedom of information act, government, opacity, refusals, transparency | 3 Comments

Dick Durbin Reveals: Only 1 Senator Showed Up to Jay Bybee’s Confirmation Hearing

Jim Cook 3/5/2010

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In a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois noted a small piece of history that is nevertheless important for understanding the path history has taken. Regarding the confirmation hearing of Jay Bybee in 2001, …

Posted in George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Moral Values, Politics | Tagged absence, bush, confirmation, dick durbin, hearing, inattention, jay bybee, judiciary committee, olc, richard durbin, senate, torture | 1 Comment

S. 2929 … What do Feingold and Whitehouse Know About Secret Executive Orders?

Jim Cook 3/2/2010

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The Executive Order Integrity Act, S. 2929, isn’t the sort of bill that a member of Congress just up and decides to write on the spur of the moment. The bill, sponsored by Senator Russell Feingold and cosponsored by Senator …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Legislation, Liberty, Mysteries, Politics, Questions | Tagged Barack Obama, Barack Obama, bush, classified, confidential, congress, executive orders, federal register, George W. Bush, russell feingold, s. 2929, secret, senate, sheldon whitehouse | 1 Comment

Bush Administration: We Can Order Massacres of Civilians. Obama Administration: There’s Nothing to See Here, Move Along

Jim Cook 2/22/2010

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It’s been known for some time that the presidential administration of George W. Bush brought on lawyer John Yoo in order to write legal justifications for the U.S. Government to torture people it had detained. It’s less widely-observed but also …

Posted in Barack Obama, Ethics, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Moral Values, Politics, Republicans, War and Peace | Tagged 1st amendment, Barack Obama, bush, civilians, exoneration, free press, free speech, George W. Bush, john yoo, justice department, massacre, murder, yoo | 3 Comments

Yoo and Bybee Can Dish Out Torture But they Can’t Take… Nothing

Jim Cook 2/20/2010

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The Obama administration has decided that John Yoo and Jay Bybee, the Bush administration lawyers who wrote George W. Bush cover letters telling him there was no problem with America torturing its detainees, will get off scot-free from criminal charges …

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Moral Values, Politics | Tagged investigation, jay bybee, john yoo, punishment, torture, torture memos, whiners | 2 Comments

Barack Obama Breaks Promise on Signing Statements

Jim Cook 2/19/2010

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One of the reasons I voted for Barack Obama for President was his promise to halt Bush’s practice of issuing nullifying signing statements. George W. Bush had developed a nasty habit in his presidency of simply declaring portions of laws …

Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, George W. Bush, Legislation, Politics | Tagged 2008, Barack Obama, billings, broken promise, bush, constitution, executive, George W. Bush, montana, nullification, promise, signing statements | Leave a comment

Flashback: The Stupidity of George W. Bush

Jim Cook 2/13/2010

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It may be hard to remember, but way, way back, there was a time when the majority of Americans agreed that George W. Bush was a great leader, sexy in a flight suit, and even a smart guy. Donald Reise …

Posted in George W. Bush | Tagged bush, eisenhower, George W. Bush, intellectual, lao-tzu, quotes, silence | 3 Comments

Another Record Military Budget From Obama

jclifford 2/2/2010

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This year, President Obama has proposed a military budget of $708 billion dollars, larger than anything Bush ever spent.

Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, Election 2008, George W. Bush, War and Peace | Tagged Barack Obama, budget, defense, military, pentagon, spending | 6 Comments

Torture Lawyers Off The Hook

Peregrin Wood 1/31/2010

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Investigations, we were told when Barack Obama entered the White House, would be divisive. If we just avoided looking at these crimes, we were told, then Republicans and Democrats could come together to work on America’s problems. We now see how well that worked.

Posted in Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Liberty | Tagged Barack Obama, bipartisanship, bush, jay bigbee, john yoo, torture | 4 Comments

War on Terror or War on Free Press? FBI Used Unconstitutional, Illegal Seizure of Reporters’ Phone Records to Find Source of Politically Embarrassing Leaks

Jim Cook 1/21/2010

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I’ve never written such a long headline before, but each and every element of it is crucial: * The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General has released a report, parts of which remain classified but parts of which …

Posted in George W. Bush, Homeland Insecurity, Liberty, Media, Politics | Tagged 1st amendment, 4th amendment, bush administration, constitution, exigent circumstances, false, fbi, fear, fearmongering, freedom of the press, inspector general, joseph wilson, journalism, leaks, lies, oig, political, probable cause, report, reporters, robert mueller, terrorism, transcript, valerie plame, warrants, whistleblower | 2 Comments

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Watch What You Say, Watch What You Do: the Obama Edition

Obama Apparently Ignores Science Too

Barack Obama, the Quiet Dictator

Maybe it’s time to Edit that Event Calendar

Without Trial, Barack Obama Orders an American Citizen Killed For Talking Smack

Change the Names and it’s 2001 All Over Again

Barack Obama’s Commitment on Department Meetings Not Met at DOJ

Obama Reaches An Unmatched Level of Transparency, All Right

Dick Durbin Reveals: Only 1 Senator Showed Up to Jay Bybee’s Confirmation Hearing

S. 2929 … What do Feingold and Whitehouse Know About Secret Executive Orders?

Bush Administration: We Can Order Massacres of Civilians. Obama Administration: There’s Nothing to See Here, Move Along

Yoo and Bybee Can Dish Out Torture But they Can’t Take… Nothing

Barack Obama Breaks Promise on Signing Statements

Flashback: The Stupidity of George W. Bush

Another Record Military Budget From Obama

Torture Lawyers Off The Hook

War on Terror or War on Free Press? FBI Used Unconstitutional, Illegal Seizure of Reporters’ Phone Records to Find Source of Politically Embarrassing Leaks

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