Entries Tagged as 'George W. Bush'
America delivers retribution at the tip of a spear, or more specifically, a Navy Seal’s bullet. Turns out this was a bit of foreshadowing by the president: Sullivan adds this: The more I hear the more Obama seems very close to this over the last few months: in weekly meetings, deeply involved in five national [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·George W. Bush·John McCain·Killing Osama Bin Laden·Obama Doctrine·Osama Bin Laden·president obama·United states military·War on Terror
But I thought the taxes were too damn high? WASHINGTON – Taxes too high? Actually, as a share of the nation’s economy, Uncle Sam’s take this year will be the lowest since 1950, when the Korean War was just getting under way.And for the third straight year, American families and businesses will pay less in [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Congressional Budget Office·Economy·George W. Bush·Gross domestic product·Tax
I wrote a post back in May asking the question will President Barack Obama create more jobs in one year than President George W. Bush created in eight? We now have an answer to that question, and it is a resounding yes. ThinkProgress: Indeed, from February 2001, Bush’s first full month in office, through January [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Congressional Budget Office·Economy·Employment·George W. Bush·jobs·Wall Street Journal
I’m a wild-eyed optimist, my anger is subsiding about this tax compromise President Obama reached with republicans. Here’s what makes this tax cut deal almost palatable: The president was able to procure several important tax incentives for the unemployed, the poor, and the middle class–items republicans normally would rather kill before including in any legislation. [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Democratic Party (United States)·Economy·George W. Bush·Republicans·Tax cut·tax cut compromise
Why are we having this debate about expiring tax cuts? If conservatives initially wanted to keep taxes low, why would they proffer legislation–when they held the majority in congress and held the presidency–that was set to expire? Would it not be in their best interests to permanently keep tax rates low, rather than take a [...]
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Tags: Democrats·Economics·George W. Bush·Republicans·Tax·tax cuts·tax rates
It doesn’t get any more ridiculous than twisting historical facts, to foment and sustain a rabid, uncompromising position on taxes–or anything for that matter. The republican party has done a phenomenal job riding their cresting wave of inactivity, and channeling voter angst into the chambers of power. Now they’re using more misguided logic to buffer [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Clinton·George W. Bush·marginal tax rates·Politics·Ronald Reagan·taxes
If Republicans sweep back into power, the clock starts to tick on their most pertinent “solution” to the economic crisis. Are they going to be able to double speak? Ezra illustrates the conundrum here: It doesn’t help that you’ve been running off at the mouth for the past year and a half about extending all [...]
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Tags: David Stockman·deficit·Economy·George W. Bush·republican·Tax cut
The graph below indicates that deportation of illegal immigrants is at a higher point now than in the previous administration. While George W. Bush used federal immigration officials effectively, the graph shows no appreciable shift in those tactics under the current administration. In fact, President Obama is surpassing Bush numbers. This seems to deflate a [...]
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Tags: arizona·Barack Obama·George W. Bush·immigration
The nerve of this man! How dare he show any level of comfort around these white men? He’s clearly asserting his uppity-ness. And in the people’s house no less! Here’s more real down-home American invective from the above email: Here, here sir! Who does this ebon-skinned Kenyan think he is? President? What American leader [...]
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Tags: america·Barack Obama·black men·George W. Bush·Politics·Racism·White House
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we’ve had one under Obama.” -Rudy Giuliani on ABC’s Good Morning America. … Wow. The pathology of some of these wingnuts is astounding.
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Tags: 911·Barack Obama·George W. Bush·Hypocrisy·rudy guiliani·terror·terrorism
