What? Yeah, I know...to almost all of our leftwing friends, "humanitarian" and "President Bush" can't exist within a country mile of each other. In leftwing views, President Bush's goals are to defend the Likud Party in Israel, increase oil company profits, and kill people for fun and profit. That is...
For the longest time we on the right have been wondering when President Bush was going to come out swinging against his critics on the war. As time has progressed and our victory in Iraq become more manifest, the drumbeat of leftwing lies and slanders about the war has merely...
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November 07, 2005
Why I Keep Supporting President Bush
By Mark Noonan at
09:06 AM
Some times it takes another voice to crystalise in your head what you've been thinking all along - and Ezzie Goldish over at Opinion Jounral does it in two paragraphs for me: The biggest trick is to let his policies stay in place for as long as possible. Most of...
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October 13, 2005
BusHitler or a Magic Wand?
By Mark Noonan at
09:12 AM
To the left, President Bush is Chimpy BusHitler McSmirk-Haliburton, Spawn of Satan. If you want to have some fun, just go and make up some horrific story about President Bush and post it on a leftwing blog...it will be taken seriously. There is no wickedness which the left would refuse...
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October 07, 2005
Does the President Have Support?
By Mark Noonan at
02:25 PM
If you read the MSM, the story is about President Bush losing support...but taking a look at Rasmussen's continuing survey of Presidential job approval, one thing becomes clear in a two-week long sample...there really hasn't been any change. The bad news is that President Bush has been below 50% for...
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A Very Important Presidential Speech
By Mark Noonan at
06:11 AM
Unfortunately, I only caught the tail end of the President's speech yesterday, but what I heard impressed me - and what I've read about the speech since yesterday has impressed me even more. While we are arguing about nominees and indictments, the war goes on. The war: The only actually...
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October 05, 2005
Bush Makes Unscheduled Visit With Wounded Troops At Walter Reed
By Matt Margolis at
04:24 PM
According to a recently released press pool report President Bush made an unscheduled visit with wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center earlier this afternoon. He was reported to have visited about 20 U.S. troops, "mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan, in Ward 57, known as the amputee ward."...
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The Secret of President Bush's Success
By Mark Noonan at
03:09 AM
There is no sadder thing in politics than a politician who lays awake at night fretting over a hostile lead article in the day's newspaper. It is this sort of politician who usually causes a Republic it's worst problems...desperate to please the loudest shouter, such a politician is blown upon...
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October 04, 2005
Bush To Hold Press Conference at 10:30 am...
By Matt Margolis at
10:15 AM
...in the Rose Garden. 10:32 AM: Bush approaches.... First topic, Harriet Miers... "She shares my philosophy that judges... shouldn't legislate from the bench." Ask the Senate to vote on the nomination by Thanksgiving. 10:34 AM: Katrina relief... must be done in a fiscally responsible way. "real cuts in non-security spending..."...
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October 03, 2005
The President Understands, but Do Conservatives?
By Mark Noonan at
10:46 PM
In and amongst the absurd leftwing critique of President Bush, we are getting some genuinely conservative critics; these are not Pat Buchananite isolationists/anti-Israel rants, but genuine concerns expressed especially about the fiscal direction the President has taken post-Katrina. Larry Kudlow over at Real Clear Politics points out two very important...
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October 02, 2005
How To Rebound
By Matt Margolis at
05:22 PM
The Washington Post reports that presidential scholar and George Washington University professor, Stephan Hess, says that Bush's poll numbers can rebound "with a well-received choice to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court this week and if the Iraqi vote on a new constitution proceeds well." I agree with...
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September 28, 2005
Statement By President Bush On The War On Terror
By Matt Margolis at
12:51 PM
Posted in the extended entry is President Bush's statement this morning on the war on terror....
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September 16, 2005
The Important Part of the Speech
By Mark Noonan at
03:03 AM
As usual, whenever the President gives a major speech I am stuck at work - so I missed the actual speech yesterday evening, but upon reading the transcript, this passage just lept off the page for me: Our third commitment is this: when communities are rebuilt, they must be even...
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September 15, 2005
To: Fiscal Conservatives Re: The President's Speech
By Sister Toldjah at
11:27 PM
Transcript of the speech here. His speech sounded like it was scripted by Lorie Byrd, who asked for and got most of what she wrote here. I think for the most part the President said what needed to be said. I only wish he would have addressed the race issue...
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September 14, 2005
The Gallup Poll The Media Will Ignore...
By Matt Margolis at
01:06 PM
Ankle-Biting Pundits provides us with the results of the latest Gallup Poll on George W. Bush... Don't expect the media to report much on it......
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Remarks By President Bush At The Un Security Council Summit
By Matt Margolis at
12:59 PM
Posted in the extended entry are President Bush's remarks earlier today at the UN Security Council Summit....
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September 13, 2005
President To Address Nation Thursday From La.
By Sister Toldjah at
10:08 AM
Via AP: President Bush will address the nation Thursday evening from Louisiana, where he will be monitoring the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the White House announced Tuesday. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush will speak at 9 p.m. EDT. I wonder if anyone in the DNC has issued a...
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September 10, 2005
Another Biased Poll
By Matt Margolis at
10:10 AM
Early this morning I heard on Fox News about the latest AP-Ipsos poll on the President's approval ratings... According to the poll, only 39% of Americans approve of the Presidents job performance... The first time Bush's approval dipped below 40%... But, if you look at the internals of this poll,...
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September 07, 2005
Remarks By President Bush At The Funeral Service For Chief Justice William Rehnquist
By Matt Margolis at
11:49 PM
Posted in the extended entry are President Bush's remarks at the funeral service for Chief Justice William Rehnquist:...
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August 30, 2005
Will The President Tap Into The Oil Reserves?
By Sister Toldjah at
08:35 PM
The pressure is on to do so, to prevent a sharp increase in gas prices due to the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina to the Gulf Coast. But the question is, would it help if he did? Some analysts are saying "no": WASHINGTON — President Bush is likely to...
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August 29, 2005
Bush Arrives in Arizona, Will Meet With Wounded Soldiers
By Matt Margolis at
02:24 PM
According to the Press Pool Report by Richard Benedetto of USA Today, Air Force One touched down at Luke Air Force Base at 10:35 a.m. MDT, and was greeted Senators John McCain and John Kyl. Today is John McCain's 69th birthday. According to Benedetto's report, later on today, President Bush...
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August 28, 2005
President Bush To Make Remarks On Hurricane Katrina and The Iraq Constitution
By Matt Margolis at
11:15 AM
President Bush will make remarks on Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq Constitution from the hanger at the Bush Ranch at 11:30 AM CST. There will be pool coverage. UPDATE: Remarks by President Bush (in extended entry):...
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August 24, 2005
Pool Report: Bush Meets With More Families of Fallen Soldiers
By Matt Margolis at
09:57 PM
I thought you all would be interested in the press pool report on Bush's meeting with family members of fallen soldiers today. As usual, the press were not allowed in during the meetings, but Trent Duffy gave them a report: POOL REPORT #2, 8/24/05 NAMPA TO WACO Update on the...
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August 23, 2005
Bush To Meet With More Families of Fallen Soldiers
By Matt Margolis at
01:01 PM
According to a Press Pool Report from Bill Douglas of Knight Ridder Newspapers, President Bush will meet with the families from across the country who have lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan on Wednesday in Nampa. He will meet with each family individually. As far as I am concerned,...
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August 22, 2005
Remarks By The President To The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention
By Matt Margolis at
03:06 PM
If you missed President Bush's remarks today in Salt Lake City, I have posted them in the extended entry:...
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August 20, 2005
Pool Report: Bush and Armstrong
By Matt Margolis at
02:11 PM
In the extended entry is a read-out from Trent Duffy on the president's bike ride with Lance Armstrong at the ranch this morning:...
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August 19, 2005
Bush Statement Regarding Senator Reid's Minor Stroke
By Matt Margolis at
10:56 PM
President Bush's Deputy Press Secretary, Trent Duffy, in response to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's minor stroke earlier this week, said in a statement that "[t]he President is glad to hear that Senator Reid is feeling fine and looks forward to working with him this fall."...
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Just As An Aside...
By Mark Noonan at
08:37 PM
Some of our leftwing friends are saying that if this war is worth fighting, President Bush's daughters should volunteer for the military. I can't speak for everyone who writes here at Blogs for Bush, but speaking just for myself, I'd have to say our leftwing friends are barking up the...
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August 17, 2005
When Bush decided to take on fixing Social Security, Democrats went ballistic... "How dare George W. Bush tamper with FDR's great legacy?" It seemed like Democrats are as protective of Franklin D. Roosevelt's legacy as they are protective of unfettered abortion rights. I can only imagine the outrage Democrats will...
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Five Years Without a Veto
By Mark Noonan at
02:00 AM
The MSM is in a minor tizzy about this issue: Like pardons and executive orders, vetoes are among the cherished privileges of the Oval Office. Ike liked them. So did presidents Truman and Cleveland - and both Roosevelts. But apparently not George W. Bush. In fact, well into the fifth...
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August 16, 2005
News Flash: President Bush's Supporters Support Him
By Mark Noonan at
09:01 AM
Just in case any of us supporters of the President were wondering how we're supposed to feel about things, a helpful news story points out that we still support the President: The partisan divide for Bush is stark — 80 percent of Democrats disapprove of his overall performance while nearly...
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August 12, 2005
Bush Lied!!! And Other Leftwing Fantasies
By Mark Noonan at
06:07 PM
In our coverage of the Cindy Sheehan issue we did get a few leftwing comments. Not that many, but it doesn't really matter - aside from the few who were just downright vulgar when it comes down to it, if you've got one leftwing post, you've got them all. It...
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August 10, 2005
The White House started making the President's radio addresses available via podcast today. Click here for more info. UPDATE: I subscribed to the podcast feed with iTunes, and all of the President's radio addresses since January 15th of this year are included....
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August 07, 2005
How to Make a Bogus Poll
By Mark Noonan at
11:25 AM
Ankle Biting Pundits brings to our attention this Ipsos poll (PDF) which purports to show that President Bush's overall approval rating is at 42% with only 38% approving of President Bush's handling of Iraq. Pretty bad, huh? We GOPers should jump ship right now - perhaps even call for resignation!...
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August 04, 2005
Who is Irrelevant?
By Mark Noonan at
02:45 PM
Our good leftwing friends over at Progress Now (we're not exactly on kissing terms, but we try to make nice with them) had this to say about President Bush as he headed for his rather hard-working vacation in Texas: The fact is that this administration is less relevant with each...
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August 03, 2005
Presidential Vacation
By Matt Margolis at
12:47 PM
It seems like every year since Bush took office whenever he goes on his August vacation, the media dwells on his time away from the White House as if Bush is just sitting on a beach, sipping pina coladas all day and getting a tan, ignoring the problems facing the...
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Bush Bashing Fizzles
By Matt Margolis at
11:04 AM
In case you missed it, Michael Barone had a great piece last week on the Democrats obsession with trying to delegitimize Republican administrations, with their latest target of course being the Bush administration......
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July 29, 2005
Everything You Need to Know About American Politics in 250 Words
By Mark Noonan at
04:08 AM
Tom Elia over at The New Editor brings to our attention this bit from ABC's The Note, via NRO's The Corner: If the Bush White House weren't so completely distracted by the Wilson leak investigation, perhaps the President would be able to actually get something done -- besides sign CAFTA,...
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July 26, 2005
Bush Statement On Space Shuttle Discovery
By Matt Margolis at
02:18 PM
President Bush made the following statement today: On behalf of all Americans, I wish the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery a safe and successful mission. Today's launch marks NASA's return to flight following the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew in February 2003. I thank the men...
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July 06, 2005
Happy Birthday, President Bush
By Matt Margolis at
04:08 PM
We here at Blogs For Bush would like to wish President Bush a happy birthday! Feel free to leave your birthday wishes for our president here....
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July 02, 2005
Gee, Wonder Why the MSM Didn't Cover This?
By Mark Noonan at
12:16 PM
You just gotta know that if the results had gone the other way, this would have been front page news all over the country: A CNN/USA Today/Gallup instant-reaction poll shows that President Bush apparently persuaded many viewers of his speech Tuesday night to be more optimistic about the war in...
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June 30, 2005
Bad Advice From Dick Morris
By Mark Noonan at
06:41 AM
Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris has some advice for President Bush - you can read it, if you like, but boiled down, its this: Act like its always campaign season. I've never seen worse advice offered to a President. No wonder Clinton's first term was a worthless drift in which...
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June 29, 2005
UK Times Interview with Bush
By Matt Margolis at
09:39 PM
Check it out......
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Democrats Criticize Bush's Speech
By Matt Margolis at
03:11 PM
It didn't matter what Bush said last night, the Democrats were going to criticize him. They have accused him of linking Iraq to 9/11. I read and listened to the whole speech. I don't consider what he did as linking the two (at least not in the same sense that...
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Reflections on the President's Speech
By Mark Noonan at
02:35 AM
The biggest thing I got from the speech was the refreshing fact that President Bush is clearly determined to win the War on Terrorism. It is all too easy, hammered by the MSM echo-chamber, to lose heart and think that, just perhaps, President Bush is losing his...nothing of the kind....
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June 28, 2005
Remarks By The President on the War on Terror
By Matt Margolis at
08:31 PM
Full speech in extended entry:...
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The President's Address Tonight At Fort Bragg
By Matt Margolis at
05:08 PM
Blogs For Bush has excerpts: "The work in Iraq is difficult and dangerous. Like most Americans, I see the images of violence and bloodshed. Every picture is horrifying - and the suffering is real. Amid all this violence, I know Americans ask the question: Is the sacrifice worth it? It...
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President Bush's Political Reality
By Mark Noonan at
09:16 AM
Later today, President Bush will give a prime-time speech billed as an attempt to re-state the American case for Iraq and the larger War on Terrorism. The conventional wisdom is that President Bush has been battered by the intensely partisan political fights over the past few months and a growing...
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June 16, 2005
Bush's Ambitious Second Term
By Matt Margolis at
07:25 PM
Fred Barnes hits the nail on the head in today's Wall Street Journal: "Mr. Bush doesn't have the second-term blues, his administration hasn't lost its zeal, and he hasn't been troubled by scandal or the lack of a clear policy agenda. Nor is he suffering solely from his single-minded pursuit...
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June 15, 2005
A Revised Tone In Washington
By Matt Margolis at
12:55 PM
Call me nostalgic for the campaign season, but I loved hearing about how Bush lashed out at the Democrats last night , dubbing them the Do-Nothing Party, amongst other things. Bush explained that Democrats "stand for nothing except obstruction" on the issues important to Americans, such as Social Security, and...
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June 14, 2005
Bush Brings It On!
By Matt Margolis at
09:51 PM
Bush ripped the Democrats tonight during a GOP gala in Washington (via Drudge), President Bush tonight ripped the Democratic Party as a pack of do-nothing obstructionists bent on derailing his agenda of reform, telling Democratic leaders in Congress that on issue after issue, "they stand for nothing except obstruction, and...
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June 13, 2005
No Lame Duck
By Matt Margolis at
04:23 PM
Jayson over at PoliPundit explains how Bush has gotten a lot more done in the first four and half months of his second term than many people realize. I have to agree. The Democrats were calling Bush a lame duck even while we were all still celebrating his reelection victory...
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June 12, 2005
Oh, Those Polls!
By Mark Noonan at
12:18 AM
Just as an aside, the Rasmussen Reports poll on President Bush's job approval shows the President at 50% approve...just about where its been all year; so much for the concept that his support has been steadily dropping all year, which is the gist of what other polls have shown. In...
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June 02, 2005
President Bush and the Little Guy
By Mark Noonan at
02:13 PM
The Democratic mantra is that they remain the Party of the "little guy" as against the GOP support for the rich and powerful...this has become a rather shopworn idea of late, and Moc's Blog points out this Washington Times story which gives lie to the Democrat idea: A report released...
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May 28, 2005
President Bush on Top of the World
By Mark Noonan at
06:02 PM
As we know, our President is harshly condemned for his actions upon the world stage. The bill of indictment against President Bush is that his ignorance, arrogance and disdain for the international community have weakened the US position in the world, but as this news story points out, of the...
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May 27, 2005
"In This War, There Is Only One Option -- And That Is Victory."
By Matt Margolis at
02:19 PM
President Bush gave a great speech at the Naval Academy Commencement Ceremony. See the extended entry for the full speech:...
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May 23, 2005
Just an Observation
By Mark Noonan at
05:15 AM
Is it just me, or does it seem as though the Democrats and their MSM echo-chamber are trying to act as if its May of 2008, rather than May of 2005? If you take a look at polling, news reports about Iraq or commentary on the lay of the political...
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May 10, 2005
All Foreigners Hate President Bush?
By Mark Noonan at
02:40 AM
That doesn't seem to be the case: TBILISI, Georgia (AP) Impatient crowds broke through police lines at a square in Georgia's capital ahead of a scheduled speech by President Bush on Tuesday... ...Bush's landmark visit has prompted great enthusiasm among Georgians... These foreigners see something that, say, the French people...
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May 08, 2005
Exorcising the Ghost of Yalta
By Mark Noonan at
03:09 AM
In 1944, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill gathered at Yalta in the Crimea to set the framework for the post-World War Two world. At that conference, eastern Europe was consigned to the Soviet sphere of influence. Yesterday in Latvia, President Bush had this...
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May 01, 2005
Video of President Bush at Correspondent's Dinner
By Mark Noonan at
06:41 AM
Trey Jackson has a video link of President Bush (and substitute speaker!) at the Correspondent's Dinner; click here to see the video....
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April 28, 2005
Dubya To Go On Offense?
By Matt Margolis at
11:02 AM
According to the New York Post, Bush might start "fighting back" against the partisan attacks that have been waged by the Democrats since the start of his second term the beginning of his presidency. Until now, Bush hasn't fought back. But maybe that's changing. Tonight he'll hold his first prime-time...
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President Bush "Takes Risk" for Tom Delay
By Mark Noonan at
01:32 AM
So says this Washington Post story: President Bush is doing for Tom DeLay what he refused to do for Trent Lott three years ago: taking a political risk to defend an embattled congressional leader's career, several Republican officials and strategists said. With DeLay facing intense scrutiny of his travel, fundraising...
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April 20, 2005
The Day Ahead
By Matt Margolis at
08:45 AM
See extended entry for President Bush's schedule for Wednesday, April 20, 2005:...
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April 15, 2005
President Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the National's home opener game yesterday. The Political Teen has a video of "First Pitch" History courtesy of ESPN, including the one thrown by the President yesterday. I have to say, nothing beats Bush's first pitch at Game 3 of the...
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April 09, 2005
How Popular is the President?
By Mark Noonan at
09:34 AM
If you look at news stories about polls, you'd get the impression that the President is having a rough time of it...but this is only 5 months after 60 million Americans went out and voted for him. The President said he'd push to reform Social Security during the campaign and...
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April 06, 2005
Bush Pays His Respects
By Matt Margolis at
04:33 PM
AP reports: President Bush and his wife, Laura, paid their respects to Pope John Paul II on Wednesday, viewing his remains at St. Peter's Basilica. Immediately after arriving in Rome, Bush and other members of the U.S. delegation went to the basilica to view the remains. Bush and the...
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March 27, 2005
Damned If You, Damned If You Don't
By Matt Margolis at
01:03 AM
During the campaign last year, Democrats were livid over Bush talking about 9/11, a national tragedy that ultimately defined his presidency. John Kerry wouldn't shut up about Vietnam, a war that ultimately defined his entire career. Democrats didn't seem to mind that much. It seemed like no matter what Bush...
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March 19, 2005
President Bush Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom
By Matt Margolis at
05:50 PM
In his radio address this morning, Bush marked the two year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq: On this day two years ago, we launched Operation Iraqi Freedom to disarm a brutal regime, free its people, and defend the world from a grave danger. Before coalition forces...
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March 17, 2005
More Press Conferences To Come
By Matt Margolis at
06:40 PM
Looks like we can expect an interesting change in Bush's second term, more press conferences... Aides said Wednesday that Bush intended to continue making at least one such appearance a month. "He wants to do more press conferences," said Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary....Bush's apparent enjoyment of the...
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Bush News Conference
By Matt Margolis at
05:04 AM
In case you missed it, here is a full transcript of Bush's news conference from yesterday....
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March 12, 2005
How Right Does He Have to Be?
By Mark Noonan at
06:34 PM
With democracy sprouting up across the Arab/Moslem world and the US economy entering boom times, it is time to ask this question: How right does President Bush have to be before his critics take a breath and rethink their views? President Bush's support over the past four years has, to...
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March 06, 2005
Vindication of the Bush Doctrine
By Matt Margolis at
11:39 PM
Patrick Ruffini explains what he says is "the complete and total vindication of the Bush Doctrine."...
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March 05, 2005
Radio Address Of The President
By Matt Margolis at
10:36 AM
Today's Radio Address of the President To The Nation, posted below:...
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March 03, 2005
On George W. Bush's Watch...
By Matt Margolis at
06:09 PM
Jason Smith has a very good post over at GOP Bloggers on what has happened on George W. Bush's watch......
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March 02, 2005
Bush Honors Red Sox At White House
By Matt Margolis at
11:57 PM
President Bush honored the Red Sox earlier today at the White House. Bush had a little fun with John Kerry who was in attendance. Blogger Trey Jackson has some video... It must have been quite a moment for Kerry. On the campaign trail he said that if he had a...
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February 28, 2005
Wead Turns Bush Tapes Over To White House
By Matt Margolis at
02:35 PM
Doug Wead says on his website he's turned over the Bush tapes to the White House As promised, the tapes have been turned over to the president’s counsel. My agent has been directed to assign all future royalties from the book, The Raising of a President, to Convoy of Hope...
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February 27, 2005
Bush Would Still Win Today
By Matt Margolis at
10:43 PM
A new Zogby Poll (I know, I know, how can we trust Zogby anymore...) says that even four months later, Bush would still beat Kerry: President George W. Bush would still top 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry in a repeat of the 2004 presidential race (46%-42%), while support for third...
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February 24, 2005
President Bush Endorses NYC's Bid To Be Olympic Host in 2012
By Matt Margolis at
07:14 PM
The Associated Press reports that Bush is supporting New York's quest to host the 2012 summer Olympic games: The president taped a minute-long video message last week boosting the New York bid, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Wednesday. the International Olympic Games Evaluation Committee was to be in New...
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February 23, 2005
Prosecutors Want Abu Ali Held In Jail
By Matt Margolis at
11:11 PM
You know, I don't even understand why this has to even be reported... Why would a man accused of having ties to Al Qaeda and of conspiring to assassinate our President not be kept in custody until trial? Abu Ali, 23, was returned to the United States on Monday to...
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President Bush Angry Over Secret Tapes
By Mark Noonan at
01:43 PM
Newmax is reporting that President Bush is quite angry about the secret taping of his conversations and their release without his consent: President Bush is reportedly furious after being betrayed author Doug Wead, who tape recorded his private phone conversations then played the tapes, first for his publisher, then for...
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February 22, 2005
The Greatest U.S. Presidents
By Matt Margolis at
03:28 PM
A recent Gallup Poll asked Americans to name, without be prompted, who they thought was the "greatest United States president." 20% of respondents chose Ronald Reagan. Putting him at the top. Bill Clinton (strangely) came in second place with 15%. Abraham Lincoln came in third place with 14%, FDR and...
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Man Charged In Plot To Kill President Bush
By Matt Margolis at
12:14 PM
The AP reports that Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, who had been detained in Saudi Arabia as a suspected terrorist was charged today with both supporting Al Qaeda, and conspiring to assassinate President Bush: Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, a U.S. citizen, made an initial appearance Tuesday in U.S. District...
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February 11, 2005
University of Texas Wants George W. Bush Presidential Library
By Matt Margolis at
12:31 AM
The competition is on! The University of Texas System Thursday entered the running to house the George W. Bush Presidential Library. James Huffines, chairman of the board of regents, established a special committee to put together a proposal, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Baylor University...
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February 10, 2005
Bush Asks For $600 Million More In Tsunami Aid
By Matt Margolis at
06:43 AM
President Bush is going to ask Congress for an additional $600 million in tsunami aid: If approved, it would bring to $950 million that the United States has pledged for the disaster aid, CNN reported. The earthquake and tsunami killed more than 160,000 people, with Indonesia hit hardest. According to...
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February 09, 2005
Bush Hires New Speechwriter
By Matt Margolis at
04:34 PM
Former media company executive and newspaper editorial writer Bill McGurn has been hired as President Bush's new chief speechwriter....
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February 02, 2005
Reactions to President Bush's Fifth State of The Union
By Matt Margolis at
11:51 PM
I have to say this was a great speech. One of his best. He laid out his goals for his second term and beyond. He proved that he has ambition for his last four years as President. He laid out a clear case for addressing the problems with Social Security....
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Post-SOTU Coverage
By Matt Margolis at
11:10 PM
GOP Bloggers continues coverage following the State of the Union......
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Text of President Bush's State Of The Union Address
By Matt Margolis at
09:10 PM
(PDF version) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY February 2, 2005 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS As Prepared for Delivery...
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Preview of the State of the Union
By Matt Margolis at
08:29 PM
I have just previewed President Bush's State of the Union address. All I can say is I can see that the Democrats will be enraged by the end of it! Social Security is absolutely a big part of the speech. He starts off on the economy... success of tax cuts.....
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State Of The Union Excerpts
By Matt Margolis at
06:07 PM
See below for excerpts from tonight's State of the Union Address from President Bush:...
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Open Call for State Of The Union Live Bloggers
By Matt Margolis at
07:11 AM
As you know, tonight George W. Bush will give his State of the Union address. If you are a blogger and plan to live blog the State of the Union, you can send us an e-mail and we will post a list here on Blogs For Bush sometime before Bush...
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February 01, 2005
Perhaps There's Hope That Liberals Will Get It...
By Matt Margolis at
09:24 PM
...That Bush was right all along... UPDATE: Tim Blair weighs in......
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So, What Was the Plan?
By Mark Noonan at
11:07 AM
There has been a lot of carping about the "failure to plan" for how things went in Iraq after Saddam was overthrown. Personally, I don't see a failure anywhere, but instead a series of events which we responded to/anticipated/worked around as best we could in furtherance of the ultimate goal...
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January 31, 2005
A Monument to Liberty
By Mark Noonan at
03:27 AM
In case any of you were wondering if any Iraqi's were appreciative of our efforts in Iraq, here's the proof: January 30, 2005 -- BAGHDAD — The man replacing the mayor of Baghdad — who was assassinated for his pro-American loyalties — says he is not worried about his ties...
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January 27, 2005
A Foreign Take on President Bush
By Mark Noonan at
07:09 AM
Our liberal friends are always harping on how "the world" hates President Bush and, truth be told, a whole bunch of foreigners don't like him...at the top of the list of President-hating foreigners are, of course, the terrorists, so the President can actually take some pride here. For the rest,...
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January 20, 2005
Red Nation Rising
By Kevin Patrick at
08:36 AM
There is an interesting Tom Friedman column in the Ne York Times today. Despite some typical reporting of anti-Bush sentiment in Europe, the closing nugget is well worth the read: Funnily enough, the one country on this side of the ocean that would have elected Mr. Bush is not in...
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January 17, 2005
President Bush's Job Approval at 53%
By Mark Noonan at
12:59 AM
According to a new Time poll, 53% of Americans approve of the President's job performance: New York – President Bush’s approval rating has risen to 53%, according to the latest TIME poll conducted January 12 and 13. His approval rating is up 4 points from his Dec. 13-14 approval rating...
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January 16, 2005
We Love Ya Dubya
By Matt Margolis at
02:04 AM
My president and yours, George W. Bush, tells it like it is: President Bush says there is no need to hold anyone in his administration accountable for what has happened in Iraq because the voters have already spoken. "We had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 elections," Bush...
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January 11, 2005
Party For The President: Inaugural Edition
By Matt Margolis at
08:04 PM
Ready to have another Party for the President? The election might be over, but party is just beginning.. Four more years and an ambitious mandate merit yet another party... Next week is the Inauguration and if you can't make it to D.C., you can have a party in your area......
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January 08, 2005
President Bush on Mount Rushmore?
By Matt Margolis at
12:53 PM
Well, not really... but Thomas Sowell says that Bush "needs to carve out his place in history."...
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December 29, 2004
Dubya Is Most Admired Man of 2004
By Matt Margolis at
11:12 PM
That's right, George W. Bush tops the list of 2004's 10 Most Admired Men. Nearly a quarter of all respondents (23%) to the poll named George W. Bush without prompting. Bill Clinton came in second with 6%. This is the fourth year in a row that Bush has topped this...
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December 22, 2004
President Bush and God
By Mark Noonan at
12:44 PM
Our Democratic friends, especially the more left-wing types, are fretting over the President's religion - with his frequent references to God in his public utterances and his programs to use faith-based organizations to assist the poor, he seems to some to be a God-intoxicated man who yearns for a theocratic...
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December 21, 2004
Bush Meets With NAACP
By Matt Margolis at
07:40 PM
President Bush met with outgoing NAACP president Kweisi Mfume today at the White House—their first meeting since Bush became President. "It was a very frank and a very open dialogue," NAACP President Kweisi Mfume told reporters afterward. "We both have real differences." White House press secretary Scott McClellan described the...
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December 20, 2004
President Bush Press Conference 10:30AM EST
President Bush is scheduled to have a press conference today at 10:30am EST. Watch it on C-SPAN....
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December 15, 2004
Inaugural Launch
By Matt Margolis at
11:11 PM
The official website for the 55th Presidential Inauguration has been launched. Information on tickets, events, inaugural history, and merchandise is available. There's even a section for the media. So this begs the question, are bloggers going to be credentialed as media for the Inauguration?...
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President Bush and International Agreements
By Mark Noonan at
01:05 PM
Since President Bush took office, there has been a drumbeat of criticism for his "unilateral" rejection of varied international agreements. The most significant such rejections have been of the ABM Treaty, the ICC Treaty and, of course, the Kyoto Protocol on global warming. In each case, the President has pointed...
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December 12, 2004
Bush and the Bloggers...
By Matt Margolis at
01:29 PM
...Iraqi bloggers that is... Jeff Jarvis reports that the bloggers behind Iraq The Model met George W. Bush last week... They said President Bush assured them that we would finish the job this time. They told the President that they were grateful for their liberation and that the coalition did...
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December 07, 2004
Bush To Light Menorah At White House
By Matt Margolis at
06:32 PM
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, and a special Hanukkah menorah is to be lit tonight at the White House by President Bush - at his request. The menorah was built by a Florida congregation in memory of Noam Apter, a 23-year-old student at the Otniel Yeshiva in the...
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November 24, 2004
5,988 Votes...
By Matt Margolis at
12:13 AM
...That's how many more votes Bush got in New Mexico than Kerry.. The final piece in the U.S. election puzzle fell into place on Tuesday when New Mexico became the last state to determine a winner in the Nov. 2 presidential poll, saying George W. Bush won the sparsely populated...
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November 21, 2004
Make That 61,060,947
By Matt Margolis at
01:39 PM
Looks like the latest numbers show Bush won with 61,060,947 votes in the election... HAT TIP: Patrick Ruffini...
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November 20, 2004
Yes sir, that's MY President...
By Jason Smith at
10:11 PM
President Bush to the rescue... President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night. Thank God we made the right choice two weeks...
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November 18, 2004
President George W. Bush, Man of the Year
By Mark Noonan at
05:38 PM
Hugh Hewitt discusses the prospect of Time magazine naming President Bush "Man of the Year" for 2004: Sullivan can go far off on tangents, but in this instance he brought himself back to earth with the recognition that there is no other serious nominee for "Man of the Year" except...
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November 15, 2004
Is Bush Duty-Bound To Reach Out To Black Voters?
By Guest Blogger at
06:35 AM
Written by guest blogger La Shawn Barber of La Shawn Barber's Corner. Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who I seldom agree with, writes another column I don't agree with. Well, I agree with a few points. In spite of himself, he touches upon something I can relate to: 1) serving all people...
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November 12, 2004
President George W. Bush not only won re-election in resounding fashion, he has become the first person ever to have garnered over 60,000,000 votes for President of the United States of America. Hail to the Chief!...
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November 11, 2004
Bush Honors "Hidden Heroes" in Military
By Matt Margolis at
07:35 PM
AP reports: President Bush paused on Veterans Day to honor the "hidden heroes" in America's military who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan during his presidency and in wars past. He also paid tribute to soldiers he said are waging a winning battle against insurgents west of Baghdad. "Some of...
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November 10, 2004
The World Celebrates The President's Victory
By Mark Noonan at
06:43 PM
I know, the MSM word on it is that the "whole world" hates us - and especially hates President Bush. Once again, however, reality and MSM don't exactly coincide: Let's start with Europe. For the elite media, it consists of a European Union dominated by France and Germany, and not...
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November 07, 2004
A Closer Look At Our Victory
By Matt Margolis at
07:43 AM
I just came across an article by John Podhoretz in the NY Post called "Why W Won" which is worth your time to read. It goes into quite some detail the numbers behind Bush's victory on Tuesday... Another great read is Hugh Hewitt's column in The Daily Standard where he...
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November 04, 2004
Recount This...
By Matt Margolis at
08:58 PM
Bush won Florida by 537 votes in 2000... Bush won Florida by 381,210 votes in 2004......
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Troops Relieved By Bush Victory
By Matt Margolis at
08:11 PM
As John Kerry reports for duty back in the Senate (presumably anyways), our troops overseas have given a sigh of relief knowing that George W. Bush will remain as their commander-in-chief: For U.S. troops serving in Iraq — many of whom are preparing for a imminent confrontation with armed militants...
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"I've earned capital in this election and I'm going to spend it for what I've told the people I'd spend it on,"-President Bush I just finished watching the press conference - that was one relaxed, in-charge and happy man at the podium. A couple things I thought important: 1. The...
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Bush To Lay Foundation For Second Term
By Matt Margolis at
10:18 AM
Today at 11 a.m. EST, George W. Bush will hold a press conference following a meeting with his Cabinet, where he is expected "to outline plans for his next four years in office."...
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November 03, 2004
W: Still President
By Matt Margolis at
07:16 PM
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Bush's Popular Vote Landslide
The President's victory in the Electoral College was close, but he handily beat John Kerry in the popular vote. As predicted, this election had huge turnout, which the Democrats claimed would carry them to the White House. But not only did President Bush win re-election based on that enormous turnout,...
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A Decisive Victory!!!!
By Matt Margolis at
08:00 AM
I have finally returned... it was a long and late night. I am operating on 3 hours sleep and an infinite amount of happiness... Guys, we won! Today is the real Wictory Wednesday! The media may not want to call it, but we won! Kerry may not want to...
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November 02, 2004
I've just arrived in to work from voting and it was an interesting experience. I usually absentee vote - not wanting to put up with lines or the wait that it takes on election day - and this year I had the choice of advance voting, but I decided that...
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November 01, 2004
Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
04:45 PM
Written by guest blogger Rosemarie Cresenta. Thank you so much, President Bush, for all you have done for our nation in the past four years. You have certainly made us feel more secure by forming the Department of Homeland Security, and as evidenced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, our Federal Government...
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Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
10:27 AM
Written by guest blogger Jim Gerkin of Big Dog's Weblog. I am your average middle class citizen who joined the Army after I graduated from High School. The Army I joined was in a shamble. The post Vietnam stigma coupled with the Carter administration, magnified by the disastrous rescue attempt...
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October 31, 2004
Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
08:18 PM
Written by guest blogger Merlin Klotz of Centennial, CO. We have five kids ages 21 to 25 and have just finished getting four of them through college. As we finished this project it was discovered that my wife has Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. This disease took her out of the...
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Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
05:28 PM
Written by guest blogger Carolyn Strong. Thank You, President Bush. Four years ago when you were running against your opponent, I addressed and sent a letter to your Texas address. In that letter, I noted qualities that have remained constant throughout your presidency. These qualities cannot be taken from you,...
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Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
03:31 PM
Written by guest blogger Jim Yee of Gozer's Musings. The openness and down to earth spirit of this President is a welcome change of pace of the cheesy lines and phony grins of many in politics today. Under President Bush's watch I've gone through many major changes. I've moved up...
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Thank You, President Bush
By Jason Smith at
10:39 AM
Thank you, President Bush, for thinking the best defense against terrorism is a good offense. Hitting them before they hit us seems to be a pretty effective strategy. It's a strategy we should've undertaken 11 years ago. It's a strategy your opponents really didn't think you'd ever take. Thank you,...
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October 30, 2004
Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
07:54 PM
Written by guest blogger Josh W. Spencer of Macker's World. Dear Mr. President: Thirty-three years ago, as a fifth grader at Kagnew Station's Asmara American Dependents' School in Ethiopia, I shook the hand of its king. Haile Selassie was the last man to go in front of an august society...
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Thank You, President Bush
By Guest Blogger at
06:31 PM
Written by guest blogger Andrea Shink of Los Angeles, CA. Dear Mr. President, I feel my family and myself are better protected with you in office, as are the people who Live in Israel. We proudly sport W. stickers and a banner in our front lawn, and pray daily for...
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Thank You, President Bush
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