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Bush legacy stories: 41 news summaries

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(Newser) - Barack Obama doesn’t want anyone to forget his predecessor. “You hand me a $1.3 trillion bill, and then you’re complaining six months later because we haven’t paid it all back,” he griped at a recent town hall. And you can expect him to keep... More »

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Barack Obama • Bush legacy • budget deficit • George W. Bush • political strategy

(Newser) - Former President Bush is gradually reentering life as a private citizen in Texas, Newsweek reports, but he's doing it gingerly and on his own terms. While many Texans agree that Dubya's still the friendly, aw-shucks guy they sent to Washington eight years ago, he's definitely keeping clear of dissent.... More »

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Bush administration • Texas • Dallas • Bush approval ratings • Bush legacy • presidential library • George W. Bush

Bush's Simpler New Life Has No Talk of 'L Word' (Legacy)

He moves firmly among the 33% who supported him

Apr 11, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush began his new life in an "insulated bubble" the day he left Washington toting a plane of teary-eyed friends watching a rosy video tribute on the Bush era. Low approval ratings? Bah. "He lives squarely in the remaining 33%" who supported him, writes Washington Post's Eli... More »

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Texas • Laura Bush • Dallas • retirement • Bush legacy • George W. Bush

Bushies Work
to Salvage
Boss' Rep

Rove, Fleischer, Perino look to set the record straight, combat spin

Mar 11, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two months out of office, President Bush rarely warrants mention these days, but his old aides quietly work at rebuilding his reputation, reports Politico. “We’re invited to comment on the events of the day and along the way, we remind people that there was, indeed, good news under... More »

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Bush administration • Karl Rove • White House • Bush legacy • Dana Perino • Ari Fleischer • George W. Bush

OPINION

 Why Obama Is Like Bush 

Apart from being ideological opposites, Bush and Obama are identical!

Mar 7, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is often compared to FDR or Ronald Reagan. But what about the last guy? Obama has taken office in the midst of a crisis and has lofty approval ratings—much like the 80% Bush had after 9/11. And both have taken a fairly similar political approach to their... More »

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Barack Obama • Bush legacy • economic stimulus package • George W. Bush

Bush Fans Rare at Conservative Pow-Wow

CPAC speakers slam former president,
along with Obama

Feb 28, 09 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference every year of his presidency, but this year when you hear his name, it’s usually being derided, writes Andy Barr of Politico. Newt Gingrich spent his speech railing against “Bush-Obama big spending,” while Mike Huckabee cited Bush’... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Mike Huckabee • Bush legacy • Conservative Political Action Conference • George W. Bush • conservatives • conservative movement

Bush Faithful Rewarded With Plum Jobs

No crony left behind
in last-minute
appointments

Feb 10, 09 8:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The Bush presidency lives on through more than 100 end-of-term appointments to a wide range of presidential panels, the Washington Post reports. The positions, many of which will outlast his successor's current term, have gone to George Bush's aides and political donors. Most are unpaid, although four top aides snagged... More »

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World Bank • Bush legacy • political donors • George W. Bush • political appointment

 Gitmo Detainee Files a Mess 

Obama officials condemn disorder; ex-Bushies cry blame game

Jan 25, 09 6:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The case files of many Gitmo detainees are incomplete, disorganized, or strewn around the executive branch, complicating President Barack Obama’s plan to close down the detention center, reports the Washington Post. Incoming officials discovered the chaos when given access after the inauguration. One former official says he sometimes... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Guantanamo Bay • Bush legacy • Guantanamo prisoners • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

OPINION

 'Oedipally 
 Oddball W' 
 Makes His 
 Long Exit 



While Bush hated doubt, Obama's 'delighted' by it

Jan 18, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush’s insecurity and aversion to doubt—“the psychological traits of an asphyxiated and pampered son”—led to his botched presidency, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Rather than being a source of presidential insight on Iraq and Saddam, Bush’s father was relegated... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • simplicity • Bush legacy • George HW Bush • Maureen Dowd • George W. Bush • doubt • President Obama

OPINION

 Admit It: Bush Was Right (Once) 


Jan 17, 09 3:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The surge worked, writes Peter Beinart in the Washington Post, and liberals need to admit it—for their own good. Some 500 Iraqis died in Iraq in November, down from 3,475 in November 2006, a major success by any standard. American deaths fell from 69 to 12. But... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • Bush legacy • George W. Bush

OPINION

Bush's Biggest Error: He Asked Nothing of Us

Broder: No sacrifice during war? Your grandkids will pay

Jan 17, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Soon after 9/11, a reporter asked George Bush how much ordinary Americans would be expected to sacrifice. Bush’s reply? “People may not be able to board flights as quickly.” That was it. Bush declared a war without asking anything of anyone save the enlisted and their families,... More »

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Bush legacy • George W. Bush • 9/11 attacks

 Top 10 Bush Gaffes on YouTube 

Presidential bloopers including inadvertently insulting a queen

Jan 16, 09 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - During his 8 years in office, George W. Bush created the biggest presidential blooper reel in history. Time narrows the field of YouTube gems to a top 10:
  • Shoe toss in Iraq. Bush has no idea why a Iraqi might hurl footware at him, but the episode spawned scads
... More »

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Bush administration • YouTube • Bush legacy • gaffe • videos • George W. Bush

OPINION

Rehabilitation
of Bush Legacy Well Under Way

Need proof? See Obama's early moves, writes Krauthammer

Jan 16, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Nixon aside, no president since Truman has left office as unpopular as George W. Bush, writes Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer. But while it took decades for Truman's reputation to be restored, "Bush's rehabilitation will come sooner—in fact, it has already begun." The proof? Barack Obama... More »

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Barack Obama • Bush legacy • warrantless wiretapping • transition • George W. Bush • detention without trial

(Newser) - President Bush made his farewell address to the nation tonight, acknowledging "setbacks" and the wish to do some things differently but insisting that he "always acted with the best interests of our country in mind." The president—who said he had always followed his conscience and "... More »

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Bush legacy • history • speech • George W. Bush

Interview

 Biden Plans to Shrink VP Power 

But he'll be 'the guy in the room'

Jan 15, 09 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Most vice presidents enter office wanting to grab power and make a name for themselves. Not Joe Biden. The VP-elect is determined to roll back Dick Cheney’s massive power grab, he tells the New York Times. Will that make him less effective? “The only value of... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • Bush legacy • vice president • George W. Bush • Obama administration • Office of the Vice President • President Obama

OPINION

 Bush Can Teach 
 Obama What 
 Not to Do: 
 Woodward 

Woodward has seen all the mistakes and lived to tell about it

Jan 15, 09 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush’s presidency could teach Barack Obama many lessons—about what not to do. Bob Woodward lays out 10 of them in today’s Washington Post:
  • "Presidents need to draw people out and make sure bad news makes it to the Oval Office": Bush
... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Donald Rumsfeld • Condoleezza Rice • Bob Woodward • Bush legacy • Colin Powell • George W. Bush

(Newser) - When President Bush called a press conference yesterday to defend his legacy, he apparently overestimated the interest. Dana Milbank of the Washington Post notes that the White House had strict rules in place restricting news organizations to one seat each. Extras would have to stand. "But when the appointed... More »

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White House • press conference • Bush legacy • George W. Bush

(AP) - President Bush will take the spotlight one last time in a farewell address Thursday that the administration is billing as a chance to reflect on his presidency and pass the torch to Barack Obama. Bush will deliver the speech, expected to run 10-15 minutes, from the ornate East Room of... More »

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Bush administration • Bush legacy • speech • George W. Bush

The Best Bushisms, Never
to Be 'Misunderestimated'

British paper offers random presidential pearls of wisdom

Jan 12, 09 6:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Will any future leader wreak linguistic havoc with the creative fervor of President Bush? The Guardian bids his presidency adieu with a list of its favorite Bushisms, including:
  • "I’m honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam
... More »

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Bush legacy • Bush dynasty • George W. Bush • famous quotes

OPINION

Those Bush Portraits
Just Have to Go

Sorry, Mr. President, we hate you

Jan 3, 09 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has plenty to do, but could he take on one more teensy little job? Because those Bush portraits just must come down, Michael Wiseman writes in the Washington Post. Way back in February 2001, the Bush administration rolled out an unusually high portrait deployment, plastering pictures of the... More »

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Bush administration • Bush legacy • portrait

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