http://www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/12/05/jeb-bush-the-outstanding-governor-of-this-decade-should-run-for-senate.html

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez's surprising decision not to run for re-election in 2010 has led former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to seriously consider running for the seat. This is very good news for Republicans: Martinez's poll numbers have been lousy, while Bush's are very high. Bush, in my judgment, was the outstanding state governor of this decade, for reasons that Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution sets out. (His leading competitor for that title, in my judgment, is Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat.) Operating in a state where liberal newspapers, teachers' unions, and trial lawyers maintained a continual barrage of criticism, Bush and the Republican legislature produced the nation's best education reform and major changes in healthcare, while Bush himself proved masterful in handling hurricane relief. One reason for the federal government's poor response to Hurricane Katrina was that the feds were used to dealing with Jeb Bush and Florida's competent local officials; dealing with the hapless New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco was quite a different thing.

It has long been thought that Bush is temperamentally ill-suited to be a legislator, and in fact he has never been one. But he is a man of original ideas as well as impressive follow-through. As a senator he would attract national attention initially as the brother and son of presidents, but over time he would do so because of the quality of his ideas. One other thing: He is fluent in Spanish and has proven appeal to Hispanic voters. And I mean fluent. I have seen him speaking to a crowd in Miami and switching from English to Spanish and back again in the same sentence, making jokes in both languages. He once told me that he was trying to make his accent less Mexican (his wife is from Mexico, and he met her while studying there) and more Cuban.

Bush says that he will decide over the Christmas season whether he'll run for the Senate. If he does, he will probably pre-empt the field on the Republican side (as he did when he ran for governor in 1998) and will be a heavy favorite in the general election. I hope he does. Mel Martinez's decision to retire has opened the way for this gifted politician to make a contribution to national politics and public policy. And to the Republican Party, which needs to find some outside-the-box candidates if it's to have any chance to increase its numbers in Congress in 2010.

HA HA HA!!!

Wait; this isn't from "the Onion?"

Yes, what America (or at least Florida) needs is some Bush, and the fresh, exciting ideas that the Bush name conveys...



"One other thing: He is fluent in Spanish and has proven appeal to Hispanic voters. And I mean fluent. I have seen him speaking to a crowd in Miami and switching from English to Spanish and back again in the same sentence, making jokes in both languages."

I think this is called schizophrenia.

I can't wait to see how badly Barackkkkkkk, screws up. I wonder if it will be as bad as the Clinton's, and yet another Bush will be elected to the White House afterwards.

Yeah, Bush/Palin 2012!

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

I'm pretty sure Bush would have to beat Palin for the nom.

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so, you must be pretty psyched about obamanations "fresh" and "exciting" version of the clinton admin V.2

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The "change" is the idea of selecting people for positions of power based on their abilities and not party loyalty. Anyone with the proper knowledge to hit the ground running are bound to have spent time in the Clinton administration. Which is not a bad thing. The Democratic party don't make ridiculous choices to pander to base groups (ie Palin and the bible bunch).

Funny to see you Repug Dead Enders spin your bitter little wheels. Sad to see you wish further ills on the country just for political gain. Isn't that what you said was wrong with us "Godless Socialist Libruls" for hating bush and his failed policies?

Huckabee/Romney 2012!

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

charin the Gag Factor fan/Kelly fuckin' Wells 2012!

I think this ticket would beat anything the Republicans can come up with.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

it would even easily beat the Democrats as well

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Hahahaha, quoted because self delusion is hilarity.

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says the one who thought that McCain/Palin shoulda (even coulda) won!

HAHAHA

So elab, do you think Hillary was a good choice based on expertise rather then political criteria?

Given the choices, he could've picked a lot worse.

I'm guardedly optimistic about his picks thus far. I didn't vote for him because I thought he'd drift too far to the left, into Pelosi territory. His picks so far say he intends to govern from the center. Time will tell.

The best pick Obama made is still his first: Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff. Boehner may bitch and moan about partisanship, but the one who has to worry about him is Pelosi, because He's going to be the one who gets to tell her "No" when she's completely out to lunch.

The OP's point about Jeb being a possibility for the Senate is, unfortunately, true.

Hillary Clinton will make a fine Secretary of State. She has a ton of very relevant experience, and has proven competence. She has a lot of exposure to foreign leaders and knows how to think on her feet in the presence of power brokers. She has shown organizational skills up to the job of running the Department.

My concern is how long it will take to turn the corner on this. My observation as a Government contractor was that it took about 4 years for the incompetent ideologues to promote and appoint their own kind down to the middle management level, where real lasting harm was done to us all. I hope the Obama administration will be faster to spread effective management, and to get rid of the echo chamber listening morons.

The new administration has no where to go but up. Bush was the worst president since Mussolini.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

Jim: I'm not saying it was bad choice, just that it was obviously a nomination based on political criteria, rather then expertise.

I voted for Max Hardcore and he still thinks I'm a Republican.

Not everyone who voted for Obama drank the Kool Aid, nor did everyone who voted against him drink the "McCain Martini," to use XXXbit's phrase.

OTOH, Elab turned the spot where the anthropomorphic pitcher burst through his wall into a shrine.

That reminds me: Where the fuck is XXXbit? I miss her cuz she is one of the best female posters around here.

I too miss XXXbit and hope she returns soon.

If Jeb becomes a senator, who will rig the elections in Florida next time?

Tell Paterson to install him in Hillary's seat

I just hope you motherfuckers down south can pull it together in the new year. You guys seem to be having a rough time of it. In my two trips to the States this year( in two totally opposite places), everybody I met was super-decent. You've got a new guy running the show. Hope you turn it around...

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The best pick Obama made is still his first

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agreed. I am also pleased with Shinsheski (sp) as veterans affairs sec. He was given a raw ass deal from bush/rummy/wolfowitz et al after he was the only one with the stones to suggest that their Iraq invasion plans were a tad light.

I also like the press secretary pick... loved when he turned the tables on Sean Hannity and fed him his own shit until he almost choked and cried.

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Where exactly did I say that? I voted Libertarian, remember?

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assumptions are the devil's laxative...the Libertarians I know are more interested in the issues and not the Rev Wright strategies of a failing party.

so yah...my bad

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and where did I "wish further ills on the country just for political gain"? my post was more about pointing out the hypocrisy of gunker droning on with the tired, played out bush hate for jeb's lack of fresh or exciting ideas when obama's not exactly looking so fresh or exciting either lately(how's that immediate withdrawal from iraq campaign promise going?).

fwiw, I wish bo the best. I disagree with his politics but I hope he has all the answers to our problems.

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haha again...my bad. drunk on partisanship is no way to go through life i know...

Condi played piano for the Queen at Buckingham Palace too!!!

what an embarrassing bitch!!!



she sounded like shit and it was her idea and not the queen's

Fucking embarrassing

JESUS CHRIST REPUBLICANS TOTALLY SUCK!!!!

GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD PRESIDENTS

Elab:

Not helping.

-Gunk.

Trying to pull a clean apple from the rotten barrel that is Chicago politics, is like Gunker trying to pull an original idea out of his own "mind". So king where does the Barrackkkkkkk scandal count sit at now? Two or Three? [shaking head] He hasn't even been inaugurated yet. [/shaking head]

Boosh Scandals

1. Patient neglect at Walter Reed Army Hospital
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Supporting the troops, Whistleblower
2. US Attorney firings
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
3. Libby/Plame Affair (Outing a CIA agent)
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Iraq
4. Iraq war
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Middle East, WMD
5. Afghanistan (leaving before the job was done)
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
6. Iran saber rattling
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iran, Middle East, WMD
7. North Korea (mishandling nuclear issue)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, WMD
8. The War on Terror (failure to capture Osama bin Laden, dubious allies)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
9. Civilian contractors in Iraq (poor service for big bucks)
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
10. Military Commissions Act (torture, kangaroo courts, indefinite detention, and loss of habeas corpus)
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Torture, War on Terror
11. Hurricane Katrina and the drowning of New Orleans
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Katrina
12. NSA warrantless wiretapping
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Revolving Door, Surveillance, War on Terror, Whistleblower
13. SWIFT (international money transfers)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Surveillance, War on Terror
14. Black sites and rendition
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Torture, War on Terror
15. Department of Homeland Security (a massive boondoggle)
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
16. K Street lobbyists (for government you can buy)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
17. Dusty Foggo (No. 3 at the CIA)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
18. Duke Cunningham (a corrupt politician)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Sex
19. Tom Delay (another corrupt politician)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
20. Mark Foley and the House pages
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Sex
21. Cheney Energy Task Force (and hiding info about it)
Posted in: Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
22. Tax cuts for the richest of the rich
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
23. Global warming (denial and stalling)
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
24. Terri Schiavo and the attempted trashing of family privacy rights
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference, Religion
25. Budget deficits and a greatly increased national debt
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
26. Stacking of the Supreme Court (Roberts and Alito)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
27. Medicare( lack of long term solvency)
Posted in: Economy, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
28. Medicare Part D (Drug prescriptions)
Posted in: Corruption, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
29. Healthcare general mess
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
30. Doug Feith (stovepiping Iraq intel)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Intelligence, Iraq, Political Interference
31. 2000 election (stolen)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
32. 2004 election (rigging)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
33. 9/11 Commission limitation and manipulation of
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference, War on Terror
34. 9/11 Commission’s recommendations delayed implementation
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, War on Terror
35. Marginalization of the UN
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
36. Preventive war doctrine
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
37. Loss of US prestige
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
38. Inaction on Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Middle East
39. Lack of spending on basic research
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
40. Alberto Gonzales
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Politicization of the DOJ
41. FDA restricting the mission
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
42. EPA restricting the mission
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
43. Porter Goss trashing the CIA
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Intelligence
44. Militarization of intelligence
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
45. Rampant cronyism
Posted in: Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
46. Signing statements
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
47. Unilateral Executive
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
48. Abuse of the National Guard
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
49. Breaking the Army
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
50. Increase in the balance of trade deficit
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
51. Grassley Bankruptcy Bill (creditors favored over debtors)
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
52. Cross border Mexican truck safety
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
53. Rove’s security clearance (kept after his part in outing Valerie Plame)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Politics/Domestic
54. Anti-immigration raids (children and parents separated)
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Immigration
55. Dubai Ports deal (a Middle East company in charge of US ports in the age of terrorism)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, War on Terror
56. Patriot Act and its Extension
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
57. Privatization of Social Security (a bad idea endlessly recycled)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
58. War on Science
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
59. David Safavian (Abramoff associate)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
60. Claude Allen (White House adviser caught shoplifting)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
61. Bush lying about firing Rumsfeld before the November 2006 election
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
62. Armstrong Williams (paid propagandists)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
63. Labor Department (ground down by Mitch McConnell’s wife)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor, Politics/Domestic
64. Net neutrality/media ownership
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
65. Israeli bombing of Lebanon (delay in putting a ceasefire in place)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Middle East
66. PDB on Bin Laden (ignoring the terrorist threat pre-9/11)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
67. Ground Zero declared non-toxic
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
68. Sago mining disaster (non-enforcement of safety regs)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
69. Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination (a supreme act of cronyism)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
70. Vetoing stem cell research
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
71. Plan B contraception
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
72. Clear Skies/ Healthy Forests Acts (weakening pollution controls and opening forests to logging)
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
73. Ballistic missile shield (only works to antagonize the Russians)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
74. Leandro Aragoncillo (the spy in Cheney’s office)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
75. Overseas AIDS programs (reflecting the Administration’s benighted views on sex)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
76. Constitutional amendment against gay marriage
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Religion
77. Drilling in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
78. Canard of Clintons trashing the White House before leaving
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
79. Jeff Gannon (a male prostitute in the White House press corps)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
80. Native American trust funds
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Politics/Domestic
81. Creationist materials at national parks
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
82. Returning US war dead (banning photographing the returning coffins)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
83. False military reporting (Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch)
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
84. AIPAC spy scandal
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
85. Detainee court cases (a quick guide)
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
86. Opening US mail
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Law/Constitution
87. Subprime mortgage bubble
Posted in: Corruption, Economy, Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
88. Bush’s ties to Enron
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference
89. 2001 California energy crisis (refusal to intervene in this Enron manufactured crisis)
Posted in: Corruption, Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
90. Darfur (calling it genocide is not a policy)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
91. Russian loose nukes (underfunding)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, WMD
92. OPR Gonzales investigation (stymied)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
93. Interference in lawsuit against Big Tobacco
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
94. Phone jamming in New Hampshire (with White House connections)
Posted in: Corruption, Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
95. Steven Griles (Abramoff’s man at Interior)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
96. US Attorney targeting of Democratic office holders
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
97. Interim US Attorney provision (an attempt to appoint USAs without Senate approval)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
98. FBI National Security Letters (overuse and abuse)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Law/Constitution
99. GSA (Hatch Act violations)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
100. Karl Rove
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
101. Civil Rights Division at Justice (voter fraud used to suppress minority voting)
Posted in: Corruption, Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
102. Campaign finance (still rotten)
Posted in: Corruption, Elections
103. Swift boating of John Kerry
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
104. No Child Left Behind (an uneducated President’s predictable approach to education)
Posted in: Education, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
105. Susan Dudley (an anti-regulator regulator)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
106. Paul Wolfowitz (two disasters for the price of one: Iraq and the World Bank)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Cronyism, Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, War on Terror
107. Kenneth Tomlinson (conservative interference in public broadcasting)
Posted in: Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
108. Matteo Fontana (student loan administrator bought and paid for by student loan companies)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
109. Rachel Paulose (abrasive crony interim USA for Minnesota)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
110. White House email on RNC servers (in contravention of White House Records Act)
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
111. Georgia Thompson Wisconsin employee railroaded by Republican USA before an election
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
112. Pre-election investigation of Bob Menendez
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
113. Kay James (political hires)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
114. Bernard Kerik (Giuliani crony)
Posted in: Cronyism, DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
115. Bush’s early years
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
116. Watch lists (so many, so large, so ineffective)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
117. Classification and de-classification Cheney style
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
118. Cheney shoots Harry Whittington
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
119. ATS (another database, this one at the DHS)
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
120. Scalia conflict of interest (his duck hunting trip with Cheney)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Political Interference
121. Election Assistance Commission (suppressed a report showing voter fraud was not a problem)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference
122. Attacks against Mohammed ElBaradei (mostly for being right about Iraqi and Iranian WMD)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, WMD
123. Alice Fisher (Criminal Division Justice)
Posted in: Abramoff, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
124. House Ethics Committee (the ethics part is just for laughs)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
125. Media complicity in the Bush years
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
126. Democratic inaction (in the same time frame)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
127. Lack of Republican oversight (ditto)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
128. AUMF against Iraq (often cited, seldom read)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, War on Terror
129. Medals of Freedom for the disaster in Iraq
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
130. Real ID Act
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Surveillance
131. Jose Padilla (an American enemy combatant)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
132. Electronic prescription reporting
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
133. Jean-Bertrand Aristide (Haiti)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
134. Hugo Chavez (Venezuela)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
135. Ethanol (a political fuel)
Posted in: Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
136. Republican filibustering
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
137. Stacking of federal judiciary with hacks
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
138. Ralph Reed (Abramoff associate)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
139. Proselytizing at the US Air Force Academy
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Religion
140. Office of Faith Based Initiatives (a sop to the religious right)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, Religion
141. Military disability ratings (another story of how Bush really supports the troops)
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
142. Earmarks (good when Republicans do them, bad when Democrats use them)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
143. Medicare privatization (more victimization of the elderly)
Posted in: Corruption, Health
144. Nuclear proliferation (a very unequal approach)
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, WMD
145. Julie MacDonald (Fish and Wildlife)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
146. Darleen Druyum (defense procurement scam)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Revolving Door
147. Luis Posada Carriles/Vang Pao (terrorists but our terrorist)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
148. No White House investigation into Plame affair
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Iraq
149. Politics at NASA
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
150. Attempt to limit federal prisoners testifying before Congress
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
151. Corporate remuneration
Posted in: Corruption, Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
152. Financial analysis and investment (a supposed separation)
Posted in: Corruption, Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
153. Scott Bloch (whistleblower protection, not really)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Whistleblower
154. Richard Levernier and Bogdan Dzakovic (whistleblowers)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror, Whistleblower
155. Sibel Edmonds (whistleblower)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror, Whistleblower
156. Monica Goodling (political hires)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
157. Michael Baroody and the Consumer Products Safety Commission
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
158. TALON (Pentagon surveillance of civilians)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
159. Scripted Iraqi war White House news conference
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Media
160. Bill Frist and healthcare giant HCA
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
161. Julie Myers (Immigration)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Immigration, Law/Constitution
162. Randall Tobias (AIDS coordinator with a yen)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
163. Robert Coughlin (Abramoff tie in)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
164. Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction is a thankless job
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
165. Continuing Republican support for the Iraq war despite the public’s rejection of it
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
166. Border Fence with Mexico (a short fence for a long border)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Immigration, Politics/Domestic
167. Bush coverup strategies to defeat Congressional oversight
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
168. Gordon Smith campaign and White House help
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
169. Debra Yang (US Attorney)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
170. Elizabeth Cheney (nepotism)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iran, Iraq
171. Dick Cheney
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Law/Constitution
172. Oil lease fiascos
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
173. Guantanamo defense counsels (not the path to career advancement)
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
174. VA bonuses (for a job not well done)
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
175. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (another ineffective board and doctored report)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
176. Johnnie Frazier (Commerce IG)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
177. Bill Roderick (EPA IG)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
178. Janet Rehnquist (HHS IG)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Politics/Domestic
179. Karla Corcoran (Post Office IG)
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
180. Polar bears, global warming, and censorship
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
181. American Center for Voting Rights (fake voter fraud group)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
182. MTBE (gas additive)
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
183. FBI domestic spying without probable cause
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
184. Gutting overtime pay regulations
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
185. Leaving the International Criminal Court
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
186. Dissemination of medical information
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
187. Deregulation of energy companies
Posted in: Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
188. James Holsinger (Anti-gay Surgeon General nominee)
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference, Religion, War on Science
189. Italia Federici (Abramoff crony)
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
190. Thomas Barnett (Anti-trust Division Justice)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference
191. Palestinian civil war
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Middle East
192. A list of reasons to invade Iraq
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
193. A list of Iraq war turning points
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
194. Torture and Guantanamo
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Torture, War on Terror
195. Torture and Iraq
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Law/Constitution, Torture
196. Dick Cheney and the Fourth Branch
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
197. Bill Mercer and the US Attorney scandal
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
198. John Rizzo (CIA lawyer permissive of torture)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Torture
199. Public Interest Declassification Board (a useless entity)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, WMD
200. SCOTUS: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School Dist. No. 1 (integration)
Posted in: Education, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
201. SCOTUS: Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (gender discrimination)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor, Law/Constitution
202. SCOTUS: Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life (issue oriented political advertising)
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
203. SCOTUS: Morse et al v. Frederick (free speech of minors)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
204. SCOTUS: Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. (price fixing OK’ed)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
205. Booz Allen cost overruns on DHS intelligence contract and DHS incompetence
Posted in: Contractors, Cronyism, DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
206. Alphonso Jackson (Secretary HUD and political interference)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
207. Donald Rumsfeld
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Iraq, Torture, War on Terror
208. SCOTUS: Rapanos v. United States (wetland protection)
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
209. Attempts to overturn the Roadless Rule protection of wilderness areas
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
210. An unreported leak of highly enriched uranium
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
211. Opening up the San Rafael Swell to development
Posted in: Cronyism, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
212. Pro-rating the value of older Americans at the EPA
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
213. Shoddy armoring kits for Humvees from defense contractors
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
214. Senator David Vitter (a family values conservative who likes to visit prostitutes)
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Sex
215. Nuclear Regulatory Commission control of radioactive materials remain ineffective
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, WMD, War on Terror
216. Hedge fund profits while huge are taxed at lower rates
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
217. SAIC, the revolving door, and expensive contracts for systems that don’t work
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Revolving Door
218. MRAP, delay in deployment of IED resistant vehicles to Iraq
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops, Whistleblower
219. Intelligence Oversight Board which did nothing during 5 1/2 years of Bush excesses
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
220. DHS employed Wackenhut for its security, a firm that just may be more incompetent than the DHS
Posted in: Contractors, DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
221. Drug czar John Walters and Hatch Act violations
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
222. SCHIP (children’s healthcare less important than insurance company profits)
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
223. Alaska’s two Senators and one Congressman all caught up in corruption scandals
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
224. Don Siegelman (ex-Governor of Alabama and a political prosecution with ties to Karl Rove)
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Politicization of the DOJ, Whistleblower
225. FEMA trailers for Katrina victims with high levels of formaldehyde
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Katrina
226. The White House declares that Harriet Miers doesn’t have to answer a subpoena based on a legal opinion by a lawyer who legally should no longer be in his post
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Law/Constitution
227. White House says it will not prosecute contempt citations
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Politicization of the DOJ
228. Matthew McKeown a political appointee hired into a career position at Interior
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
229. Attempted political interference in Oxycontin plea deal
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference
230. David Petraeus mislays 350,000 rifles and pistols in Iraq
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Iraq
231. David Palmer (EOCC nomination despite poor management and legal skills)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
232. Peter Kirsanow affirmative action opponent named to Civil Rights Commission
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
233. Patriot Act Extension gave the AG the right to decide if death penalty defendants were adequately represented
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
234. Petraeus report (hyped by the White House but actually written by it and not presented by Petraeus)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Politics/Domestic
235. Richard Stickler (opposed to mine safety regulation nominated to head Mine Safety)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
236. Daniel Pipes (anti-Moslem appointed to the US Institute of Peace)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
237. Nicole Nason (head of National Traffic Safety Administration bans experts from talking with public)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
238. Senator Larry Craig arrested for soliciting sex with a male police officer
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Sex
239. Auditor of no bid KBR Iraq contract demoted
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
240. ADVISE DHS data mining program inappropriately reviewed
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
241. Use of state secrets argument
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
242. Breastfeeding campaign changed due to infant formula manufacturers‚ pressure
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Political Interference
243. Consumer Products Safety Commission gutted
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
244. Steven Law (Mitch McConnell crony)
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
245. Iraq met few of the Bush Administration’s own benchmarks
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
246. Peter Keisler (Civil Division Justice)
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Political Interference
247. Six nuclear tipped cruise missiles flown across US in massive security breach
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, WMD
248. Marion Blakey (FAA head takes job with industry trade group)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Revolving Door
249. DOJ announces it will not prosecute Chiquita Banana executives for paying off Columbian terrorists
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
250. Alexis Debat neocon terrorism expert caught making up numerous interviews
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iran, Media, War on Terror
251. Howard Krongard (State IG more interested in covering up department misdeeds)
Posted in: Afghanistan, Contractors, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Iraq
252. Telecoms involved in warrantless wiretapping are represented by former government officials and protected by current officials who used to work for them
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Law/Constitution, Surveillance
253. Turbulence, an NSA/DHS intrusive cyber surveillance program
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Surveillance
254. Charles Reichers procurement officer benefitted from contractor largesse
Posted in: Contractors, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
255. Karl Zinsmeister kooky White House domestic policy adviser
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, Sex
256. Blackwater (private security contractor involved in numerous incidents in Iraq)
Posted in: Contractors, Criminality, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
257. Runup to the Iraq war (in quotes)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, WMD
258. State Department gives grant to Taliban
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
259. Failure to spend funds to exonerate individuals through DNA testing
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
260. Proposed DHS use of flawed Social Security info to weed out undocumented workers
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Immigration, Incompetence
261. CIA Director investigates his own Inspector General
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Intelligence
262. Joseph Schmitz (partisan former DOD IG)
Posted in: Contractors, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Inspector General, Revolving Door
263. Chemical restraints used on undocumented immigrants
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Immigration, Torture
264. Downing Street memo (Bush determined to go to war, non-coverage by US press)
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Media
265. Michael Mukasey nominated as AG, makes clear he will back all of Bush’s policies
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Politicization of the DOJ, Torture
266. In test, airport screeners miss most fake bombs; near collisions between aircraft on the ground little changed
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
267. Dyncorp was given a billion dollars to train the Iraqi police force
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
268. Abdallah Higazy mistakenly arrested and held after 9/11
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Torture, War on Terror
269. Racist, anti-gay judge Leslie Southwick confirmed by Senate to Court of Appeals
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
270. Holy Land Foundation accused of funding terrorists; signature case ends in big mistrial
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
271. Two antagonistic anti-corruption units in Iraq
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Iraq
272. Medical contract for National Guard let to cronies
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Revolving Door
273. Fake FEMA news conference
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media
274. Zacarias Moussaoui case
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
275. Failure to secure fissile material at American nuclear sites
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, WMD, War on Terror
276. NIE summaries no longer to be released
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Iran
277. Donald Vance (whistleblower) held for 3 months without charge by US military
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Whistleblower
278. Sami al Haj and Bilal Hussein, newsmen, held without charge
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Law/Constitution, Media, War on Terror
279. Stacking the Commission on Civil Rights with Republicans
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
280. Beating the war drums and the November 2007 NIE on Iran
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iran, Iraq, WMD, War on Terror
281. Donald Kerr, No. 2 to DNI Mike McConnell, declares anonymity a thing of the past
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Law/Constitution, Revolving Door
282. Bush visit “free speech” zones
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
283. Executive order authorizing political commissars at federal agencies
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
284. Al Hubbard wrongheaded Bush economic adviser leaves post
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
285. Push for last minute pro-business regulations
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
286. Right to kidnap foreign nationals even of countries with an extradition treaty
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
287. White House logs declared a state secret
Posted in: Abramoff, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
288. Torture tapes made then destroyed
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Torture
289. Social Security disability backlogs growing
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
290. Proposal (withdrawn) to place JAG corps under politically appointed DOD counsel
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Politics/Domestic
291. Increasing mental health needs in US Army after service in Iraq
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Supporting the troops
292. KBR employee raped in Iraq held against will by KBR
Posted in: Contractors, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Iraq
293. Another data base this one an FBI biometric system
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Surveillance, War on Terror
294. Eric Andell (Education) in travel scandal
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
295. Lester Crawford (FDA) Plan B and conflicts of interest
Posted in: Corruption, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
296. Carl Truscott (ATF) more interested in decorating his office than doing his job
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
297. John Korsmo illegal campaign event
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
298. Bush job creation (not)
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
299. US Attorney Chris Christie steering contracts
Posted in: Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
300. FBI not paying phone bills for wiretaps
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
301. DC Circuit court says torture is OK; detainees not persons
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Torture, War on Terror
302. DHS’ goofy terrorist target list
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
303. Unnecessary intrusive background checks
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
304. Boats that don’t float
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Whistleblower
305. Cambone’s soft landing
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Revolving Door
306. More incompetence at the VA
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Supporting the troops
307. The diving dollar
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
308. Soaring oil and gas prices
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
309. John Bolton, International Man of Disaster
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Cronyism, Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, WMD
310. Bush versus the whales
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
311. The Federal (non)- Protective Service
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
312. A buried report on Iraq reconstruction
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
313. A buried report on Great Lakes pollution
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science, Whistleblower
314. A buried report on privatizing US intelligence
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence
315. Rick Renzi for hire
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
316. Understaffing at State
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
317. Understaffing at the US Park Police
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror, Whistleblower
318. William Haynes the Pentagon’s torture lawyer
Posted in: Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Torture, War on Terror
319. Emasculating oversight boards
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
320. Americans behind bars
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Politics/Domestic
321. Manipulating reports at the EPA
Posted in: Environment, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, War on Science
322. Timothy Goeglein, a faith-based plagiarist
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Religion
323. Substandard military helmets
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Whistleblower
324. In the bag at the SEC
Posted in: Criminality, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Political Interference, Whistleblower
325. Another punished whistleblower
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Whistleblower
326. Inspector Generals, a broken system
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
327. Staying in Iraq forever
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, War on Terror
328. The National Data Exchange
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, War on Terror
329. A crook at the House Republican campaign committee
Posted in: Corruption, Criminality, Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic
330. A semi-buried report on Saddam and al Qaeda
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, War on Terror
331. Freedom of Information, well not so much
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
332. Running interference for crooks in LA
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
333. Government by contractor
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Cronyism, DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
334. Bad ammo, worse contractors
Posted in: Afghanistan, Contractors, Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
335. Another one bites the dust
Posted in: Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
336. Monica Goodling strikes again
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ, Sex
337. The FAA and the less than safe skies
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Whistleblower
338. Pentagon waste in acquisition spending
Posted in: Contractors, Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
339. Abuse in the government’s SmartPay card program
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
340. Rumsfeld’s army of the future
Posted in: Foreign Affairs, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
341. The Supreme Court: Physicians of last resort
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
342. al Qaeda safe havens in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
343. Torture in Afghanistan in 2003
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Torture, War on Terror
344. The military propagandists
Posted in: Afghanistan, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Media, War on Terror
345. The Indiana voter ID case
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
346. No Child Left Behind’s Reading First boondoggle
Posted in: Corruption, Cronyism, Education, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
347. Cheney and the right whales
Posted in: Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Science
348. The EPA, Mary Gade, and dioxin
Posted in: Environment, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
349. Conflicts of interest in NASA’s moon project
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General, Revolving Door
350. Poorly secured nuclear material at Lawrence Livermore
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
351. Iraqi anti-corruption chief held out to dry
Posted in: Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
352. FDA loosens rules for drug trials in Third World countries
Posted in: Corruption, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
353. Another attempt to restrict information
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror
354. USDA to no longer track pesticide use
Posted in: Environment, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
355. Department of Defense can not account for billions it spent in Iraq
Posted in: Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Inspector General, Iraq
356. Pentagon aeronautics contractor supplies dubious products for aircraft
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Inspector General
357. Pentagon has too few auditors for its weapons acquisition programs
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Inspector General
358. Failure of KBR to fix electrical problems leads to soldier’s electrocution
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Supporting the troops
359. Investigating the run up to the Iraq War
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Iraq, Media
360. KBR dodges an audit and ditches the auditor
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
361. A medical report on torture
Posted in: Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Torture
362. KBR exposed US soldiers to a carcinogen in Iraq
Posted in: Contractors, Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Supporting the troops
363. Political Selection in Justice Department internship programs
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
364. Supreme Court: 2nd Amendment applies to individuals
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution
365. Speculation in crude oil futures markets
Posted in: Economy, Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
366. The anthrax attacks, a blown investigation
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Law/Constitution, Media, War on Terror
367. War, oil, oil companies, and Iraq
Posted in: Contractors, Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq
368. SEC to reduce oversight of international corporations and markets
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
369. Pentagon General lies to Congress about KBR Iraq water contract
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Supporting the troops
370. Renting public officials to pay for the Bush Library
Posted in: Corruption, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
371. HHS seeks to permit refusal of services for women
Posted in: Health, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
372. Fusion Centers and Domestic Intelligence
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Surveillance, War on Terror
373. Bush tax policy favors foreign corporations
Posted in: Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
374. Selling off the country’s roads
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Cronyism, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
375. The Hubbush letter and a forged justification for war
Posted in: Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Iraq, War on Terror
376. Policing the national political conventions
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Law/Constitution, Media, Politics/Domestic, Surveillance, War on Terror
377. Gonzales’ mishandling of national security document
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, Inspector General, Intelligence
378. KBR and forced labor in Iraq
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Iraq, Law/Constitution
379. The GSA opposes 9/11 safety changes in building construction
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
380. Republican US Attorney downplays Obama assassination plot
Posted in: Abramoff, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ, War on Terror
381. Labor Department pulls rug out from under corporate whistleblowers
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor, Law/Constitution, Whistleblower
382. More corruption in the government’s oil leasing programs
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Criminality, Cronyism, Energy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
383. Active duty Army unit to be deployed for domestic operations
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politics/Domestic, War on Terror
384. Datamining: Intrusive and it doesn’t work
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Intelligence, Law/Constitution, War on Terror
385. Corruption in the missile defense program
Posted in: Contractors, Corruption, Criminality, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
386. Failure to outfit planes to fight fires in Southern California
Posted in: Contractors, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence
387. Political censorship at PBS
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Media, Political Interference, Torture
388. Religious profiling at the DHS
Posted in: DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Incompetence, War on Terror
389. A political hit: Michael Garcia and Eliot Spitzer
Posted in: Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ, Sex
390. Voter suppression efforts in the 2008 elections
Posted in: Elections, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
391. The Bureau of Land Management and shady deals in Utah again
Posted in: Cronyism, Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
392. BP receives a slap on the wrist from Justice Department
Posted in: Criminality, Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Politicization of the DOJ
393. Oh, and another Bureau of Land Management shady deal in the West
Posted in: Energy, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
394. Transportation Department relaxes rules on truckdriving safety
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, Labor
395. Lax oversight at the Office of Thrift Supervision contributed to bank failures
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Corruption, Economy, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals
396. Wrongdoing in the Air Marshal Service
Posted in: Criminality, DHS/Homeland Security, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals, War on Terror, Whistleblower
397. Government OK’s dumping mining debris in and near streams
Posted in: Anti-candidate, Environment, Hugh's List of Bush Scandals

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

So what you're saying is that we should expect twice as many from Barrackkkkkk, because he has certainly hit the ground running.

Since the Repug lemmings got their asses handed to them on issues, they are hoping against hope that they can play gotcha politics with the new administration. While the Repug senators try to rape the American worker, and Bush tries to rape the American landscape on his way out. Pitiful. You've had your go at ruining this country, now let some competent people rebuild.


-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

Do you share Gunkabators brain? I'm a Libertarian. Enough of the liberal "we can't be wrong because we're rooting for the right team crap". I can look and see a bunch of things I don't like about the Libertarian stance although it is still way better than anything the Big 2 have to offer. Would it really kill you to take a step back and actually look at what you're voting for, with a critical eye, rather than just rooting for the home team blindly?

Gunk,

Not here to help

xoxo

Elab

Bush has an approval rating of about 27%, and Obama has a mandate for change. Kucinich 2016!

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

Quote:

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Thing is most Americans don't like progressive policies

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I would really like to see the facts backing up that claim.


and Obama wasn't selling his Senate seat...the crazy Governor was. Character politics didn't work in the campaign and it is not going to bring the Republicans back any time soon.

At least, the Rebugs will always have the South:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/saxby-chambliss-gropes-granddaughter-bu/







Approved by Saxby Chambliss.

Keep trying to Union-bust and blame the American worker for this. Keep trying to tarnish the President-elect by associations that don't exist. Keep digging in your ideological heels and opposing every good change. And, please, keep letting right wing radio wackos set the talking point lies for your party.

Who opposed the health care reforms and fuel efficiency standards that would have kept the Detroit automakers from digging this hole for themselves?

I think the Gov't should require the bailed-out banks to float GM and Chrysler loans. That's how things were supposed to work, bailing out the big financial boys would free up the credit markets and let the economy start moving again.

There's lots of auto workers in this town, I'm glad I'm not one of 'em. But they do have the basics, a good living wage, benifits, and retirement. As it should be. But the $75/hr is a lie, and if you repeat lies, you are a liar.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

The average American worker is now Panzer flipping burgers. Hey, the Bush administration tried to call that a manufacturing job.

I've heard that the Big 3's workers are making about the same as the workers in the foreign-owned and southern senator-owning car plants. Unions have made, and are prepared to make more, concessions. But they will not agree to negotiate a race to the bottom with Republican senators.

Sounds like ya'll agree with me, or something close to agreement.

Do ya'll fit liberal-conservative, Dem-Rep labels, Libertarian, or just sit in the weeds attacking all public servants? Let's hear some positive comments about something. What do you like?

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

in honor of the chicago political machine-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPmBKi_rB8

Mostly, ya'll'r (Ohio word) pragmatic centrists, with a good measure of cynicism. Very mainstream.

I am a full blown lefty, with a special concern on civil liberties.

I think Barry will serve us well.

Actually, I think we should all live in nudist collectives growing hemp and organic vegtables, and using wind and solar to power our Gag Factor viewing.

Now, back to the boobs.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy

Why do you live in the US then? It seems Cuba would be more to your liking. Just curious.

Because no matter how much he complains about America not being a free country anymore, Cuba isn't going let him get his copies of Gag Factor.

McCarthyism...

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy