AltWeeklies Wire
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
Scary Books for Summertime Readingnew
Curl up with a few blood-curdling accounts of what is happening to America: Scott McClellan's What Happened, Vincent Bugliosi's The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Sheldon Wolin's Democracy, Inc.: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism, and Elliot D. Cohen's The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
06-25-2008 |
Books
Tags: Vincent Bugliosi, Scott McClellan, democracy, political books, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, What Happened, Elliot D. Cohen, Inc.: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism, Sheldon Wolin, The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship
Since When Does the President Have the Power to Silence People Who Want to Talk?new
It's fascinating to see the various uses George W. Bush's administration has made of the phrase "executive privilege." Most recently, Karl Rove has ignored a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the prosecution of Don Siegelman, the former governor of Alabama, a Democrat who also happened to be that party's best chance to regain the governor's mansion. (Rove has already brushed off a subpoena from the Senate.)
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-10-2008 |
Commentary
Defining Dissembling
Bush explains to the media the meaning of "disassemble," while his spokesman provides a good example when asked about contraception.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
