Worse President Ever! Meanwhile, Bush reached an unwelcome record. By 64%-31%, Americans disapprove of the job he is doing. For the first time in the history of the Gallup Poll, 50% say they “strongly disapprove” of the president. Richard Nixon had reached the previous high, 48%, just before an impeachment inquiry was launched in 1974. […]
Robert Novak has gone after someone else this time, and it might not be who you would expect. This week, he takes none other than George Bush to the mat. Here are some great parts from it. “Gonzales never has developed a base of support for himself up here,” a House Republican leader told me. […]
Oh dear…..he’s back! WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President George W. Bush, no stranger to a political scrap, must confront serious battles on several home fronts after his landmark trip to Asia. His opinion poll numbers are at a record low and the nuclear accord that he negotiated with India faces stiff Congressional opposition. The storm […]
Leave it to the awesome reporting of the Nation to remind us of historical facts we may have forgotten about: For the generations who came of age after the mid-1970s, it is worth recalling why warrantless domestic surveillance so shocks the political system. It needs to be repeated that the same arguments cited by Bush–inherent […]
The noose seems to be tightening around NSA Stephen Hadley. Earlier this week, Raw Story reported that they had learned through lawyers and sources close to the leak investigation that Hadley was Bob Woodward’s source. Since then there has been limited denial from Hadley and his office. As matter of fact it is so limited […]
A new poll by Survey USA shows that most people believe that Libby was told to lie during his testimony. The question and results are as follows: Based on what you know now, which of the following statements about Lewis “Scooter” Libby do you think is true? Lied because he was told to 34% Lied […]
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the resignation of Richard Nixon. On August 9, 1974 at noon eastern time his resignation took effect, following the announcement to the American people the night before. To read the resignation speech of Nixon, please visit CNN’s All Politics site. This should signify an important date and hopefully we […]
While we are not near the end of President Bush’s time in the Oval Office (very unfortunate), his latest approval rating shows him as being in the dump. I decided to look at some previous polling data for past President’s and found some interesting numbers. While searching, the only resource I could find was ABC […]
One of our countries darkest hours has been rekindled. Last week we learned the secret identity of a man who led to the downfall of an American President. Mark Felt, the former second in command of the FBI broke his thirty year silence and exposed himself as the famous “Deep Throatâ€ÂÂ. Ironically this comes at […]