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Posts tagged "George W. Bush"

Was Iraq all for naught? No.

There’s a genre of fiction called alternative or “what if” history. As in, what if Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee defeated the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg? Or, what if Hitler had not been born? Or, what if the United States had not invaded Iraq? That’s a fair question, now that U.S. troops have... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 27, 2011 at 10:46 am
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Eric Zorn and I hash it out over the GOP presidential field

This is one of my occasional debates with Chicago Tribune colleague and commentator Eric Zorn. It appeared today in the Tribune commentary section and in Eric’s blog, The Rhubarb Patch, where comments also can be posted.  To Dennis, from Eric: What does it tell you that, even though the economy is apparently stuck in the doldrums... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 9, 2011 at 10:26 am
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Obama's vacation wasn't long enough

Or far enough away. Republicans giving President Barack Obama the shive for daring to take a vacation should recall what a cheap political stunt the criticism was when it came from Democrats while President George W. Bush was taking his vacation. Sarah Palin joined in this mindless criticism during on interview with Fox News’ Greta... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 23, 2011 at 11:26 am
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How did that nation-building thing work out in Iraq?

Not so bad, according to David Brooks in the New York Times. The question for tonight: Will Barack Obama take credit for it? Or will he give credit to George W. Bush... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 31, 2010 at 10:51 am
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How did that nation-building thing work out in Iraq?

Not so bad, according to David Brooks in the New York Times. The question for tonight: Will Barack Obama take credit for it? Or will he give credit to George W. Bush... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 31, 2010 at 10:46 am
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Consumer confidence: "No we can't"

Consumer confidence has dropped to the lowest point since George W. Bush’s last full month as president, according to a new Rasmussen poll.  It said: The index has now fallen 20 points over the course of the past three days. Confidence is down 10 points over the past week and down six points from a month... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 8, 2010 at 4:34 pm
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Taking a hatchet to moderate government

Go ahead, attack promoters of moderate government. Paint them as flakes, kooks and goons. Call them unhinged and unglued. Toxic, mean-spirited, shrill and dangerous. Nothing would please us more than your persisting in mislabeling or misunderstanding — the effect is the same — what angers the majority of Americans. Convince yourself that dissenters to your... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 30, 2010 at 8:34 am
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Jeez, Barack, what now?

Not happy about getting half the country mad at the other half with his health monstrosity, President Obama now is preparing to turn federal education policy upside down. Reported the Wall Street Journal (subscription required): WASHINGTON–The Obama administration plans to upend how the government measures and encourages success in the country’s public schools as part of... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 13, 2010 at 6:44 pm
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Obama's "invisible" hand in TARP

This is for SouthSideGT, who apparently hangs on my every word. In a previous post, I reminded Obama and Biden that in trying to get “every cent” back in TARP money from the banks, that they had originally sent “our” money there.  SouthSideGT’s response to the posting was a disingenuous attempt to fix the blame... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 16, 2010 at 2:16 pm
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Senate Report: Bin Laden Was 'Within Our Grasp'

What most of the people who comment on this story haven’t noticed is that the report was done by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Democratic majority staff.  It was Osama bin Laden (AP file photo) done at the request of its chairman. Guess who is the chairman. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). As the story notes... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
November 29, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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