PRESIDENT Bush’s visit to Katrina-ravaged Louisiana Wednesday follows six months of bungling that threatens political catas trophe for the state’s Republicans. He will boost his belated $4.2 billion plan finally to provide housing for people made homeless by the storm, but it may be too little, too late. Rep. Richard Baker, a 10-term conservative GOP […]
In a TV interview to be shown in the UK on Saturday, Tony Blair has said that he prayed to god when deciding to go to war with Iraq. He was also questioned about praying with President Bush during his visit to the USA. I always thought it was suppose to be the intelligence that […]
the New York Times is reporting that President Bush is urging Americans to embrace globalization and the loss of American jobs to those countries in the far east. This has also been a big problem in the Uk. Many major companies have sourced manufacturing and call centres in such countries as India. To hide the […]
The Associated Press has now uncovered even more facts surrounding the days leading up to Katrina.  In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, risk lives in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential […]
Insight Magazine has this new piece of information up. Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to retire within a year. Senior GOP sources envision the retirement of Mr. Cheney in 2007, months after the congressional elections. The sources said Mr. Cheney would be persuaded to step down as he becomes an increasing political liability to […]
After Bush won the 2004 election he vowed to unite our divided country. Well in a way he has: Governors of both parties said Sunday that Bush administration policies were stripping the National Guard of equipment and personnel needed to respond to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, forest fires and other emergencies. Tens of thousands of National […]
It looks like Bush’s Dubai deal is starting to pay off – for the Democrats: Just 17% of Americans believe Dubai Ports World should be allowed to purchase operating rights to several U.S. ports. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 64% disagree and believe the sale should not be allowed (see crosstabs). Just 39% of […]
Looks like Florida’s 2004 voting is now in question: An examination of Palm Beach County’s electronic voting machine records from the 2004 election found possible tampering and tens of thousands of malfunctions and errors, a watchdog group said Thursday. Bev Harris, founder of BlackBoxVoting.org, said the findings call into question the outcome of the presidential […]
WOW! The White House cited failures by the Homeland Security Department and other agencies in planning, communications and leadership in a report on Hurricane Katrina Thursday and proposed a broad reworking of how the government would respond to the next catastrophe. The 228-page report by White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend urges changes […]
Now Bush didn’t know about the port deal? President Bush was unaware of the pending sale of shipping operations at six major U.S. seaports to a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates until the deal already had been approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday. Defending the deal anew, the administration also […]