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Karl Rove Plays Hardball, Performs Standupnew

At a recent California State University event, Karl Rove played nice alongside Obama election wizard David Plouffe, shelling out rhetoric on building bipartisanship and painting Bush as a "uniter, not a divider."
Monterey County Weekly  |  Zachary Stahl  |  05-07-2009  |  Politics

Karl Rove Sleight of Handnew

In a recent speech, the architect of two Bush election victories uses fear and misdirection to duck responsibility for the mess we're in.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Joe Piasecki  |  02-13-2009  |  Politics

The Bushies Return to Texasnew

Perhaps it's not surprising that more than a few members of Bush's Texas contingent have been making their ways back home. After all, it is still Republican country. However, like the rest of the nation, Texans aren't particularly high on Bush right now -- and that includes even those in the state's Republican Party.
The Texas Observer  |  Anthony Zurcher  |  09-24-2008  |  Politics

How Will W's Library Shape His Legacy?new

It's somewhat ironic that the Bush administration would create the first presidential library with a policy think tank attached. That has led some critics to wonder if the think tank will engage in genuine policy innovation or mainly try to shape Bush's legacy.
The Texas Observer  |  Forrest Wilder  |  09-24-2008  |  Politics

GOP Straw Mennew

Republican presidential candidates pander to baseless base in Iowa.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  08-17-2007  |  Politics

What's the Deal With Harriet Miers?new

George W. Bush's Supreme Court pick has never been a judge, but she's often been a political campaign contributor.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  10-03-2005  |  Politics

Congressman Will Make Immigration a 2008 Campaign Issuenew

U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, a Republican of Colorado, promises to go around the country firing up the troops on the subject of immigration reform during the next presidential campaign.
Westword  |  Staff  |  06-14-2005  |  Politics

Washington Lobbyists Shake Down Indian Casinosnew

When Ralph Reed, the former director of the Christian Coalition, led a Christian anti-gambling crusade in Texas, he was secretly being paid $4.2 million by lobbyist Jack Abramoff for his work. Abramoff, who represents a tribe running a casino in Louisiana, didn't want the Tiguas to have a competing casino in Texas.
The Texas Observer  |  Lou Dubose  |  12-21-2004  |  Politics

Why Democrats Shouldn't Panic — Yetnew

What we've learned so far from speakers at the Republican convention is that George W. Bush, by contrast to John Kerry, exhibits firm, resolute, determined leadership. But none of the speakers has particularly cared to discuss Bush’s actual record.
L.A. Weekly  |  Harold Meyerson  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

Streets of Rage: How Bush and the GOP Mobilized Half a Million Peoplenew

All week, people have invoked George W. Bush's name in anger and ridicule in documentaries, art shows, poetry readings, even die-ins, all part of the convulsion of creative dissent that his presidency has unintentionally unleashed.
The Village Voice  |  Tom Robbins and Jennifer Gonnerman  |  09-02-2004  |  Politics

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