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Bush Is So Yesterday

As George Bush's presidency winds down to its inevitable (and constitutionally mandated) conclusion, the question lingers as to when "W" will become a "lame duck." Everyone seems have their own take on the long goodbye. What's yours?

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July 2008
- No Kidding: Bush Sewage Plant Makes Nov. Ballot
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 18, 08 2:38 PM CDT
  
  San Francisco voters will decide in November not only who will succeed President Bush but also how they will remember him. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission has pushed through a ballot initiative to rename an area sewage plant after the outgoing president, the Chronicle reports. A White House spokesman told the LA Times the measure "doesn't dignify a response." More »
- US Closer to Establishing Diplomatic Outpost in Iran
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jul 17, 08 1:10 PM CDT
  
  The Bush administration is moving forward with plans to establish a US interest section—precursor to a formal embassy—in Iran, the Guardian reports. An announcement will come in the next month about the office, which will put US diplomats in Iran for the first time since the hostage crisis in 1979. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced his support for the project earlier this week. More »
- Bush and McCain: A Rocky Road, With Switchbacks
  
  newser | Time | Jul 17, 08 12:40 PM CDT
  
  When George Bush denied involvement in infamous smears that ended John McCain's 2000 presidential bid, the feisty senator barked, “Don’t give me that shit. And take your hands off me.” But just 4 years later he gave the somber president a pre-debate pep talk: “You’re gonna be great.” The relationship between the two men has been a rollercoaster of bitter fighting and support, David Carney writes, detailing some of the unknown episodes in Time . More »
- Bush Pays Respects to Snow
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 17, 08 12:05 PM CDT
  
  President Bush fondly remembered Tony Snow today, telling mourners at his funeral that the conservative commentator-turned-White House press secretary "amassed a rare record of accomplishment." "He knew the job of a reporter was vigorous. He understood the profession and always treated it with respect," Bush said during a service at Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. More »
- As Rome Burns, Bush Plays T-Ball
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 17, 08 9:51 AM CDT
  
  With Washington roiled yesterday by economic woes and bad news from Afghanistan, George W. Bush spent an hour watching 6- and 7-year-olds play T-ball, Dana Milbank notes in the Washington Post —the 95th sports-related event he's hosted as president, to 45 cabinet meetings. "For a president facing little good news at the office," Milbank writes, "sport is pleasure." More »
- Bush Stuns G8 With 'Biggest Polluter' Boast
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 10, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  George Bush concluded the last G8 summit of his presidency with a defiant final joke: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter," he quipped. The president then punched the air, his mouth fixed in a huge grin, the Daily Telegraph reports. Bush, who has faced international condemnation for years for his reluctance to fight climate change, then left the summit, as fellow leaders Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock. More »
- Kissinger: US Must Temper Approach as Russia Evolves
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 11:41 AM CDT
  
  Dmitry Medvedev has more power than some in the West believe, and Russia's political system is still evolving as Vladimir Putin moves from president to prime minister, Henry Kissinger writes in the Washington Post —and it behooves the US to throttle back. "The pace of such an evolution will inevitably be Russian," he writes. "We can affect it more by patience and historical understanding than by offended disengagement and public exhortations." More »
- Bush 'Murder' Book a Bestseller, Despite Blackout
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 7, 08 8:49 AM CDT
  
  When he served as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, Vincent Bugliosi racked up a perfect record in 21 murder trials, including the Charles Manson case in 1971. As a writer, he's scored three No. 1 bestsellers; his last, about the Kennedy assassination, is being made into an HBO miniseries. But Bugliosi's newest book has been oddly bereft of mainstream media coverage, the New York Times reports. Could it be because it's called The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder ? More »
- The Decider Has Time for a Last Hurrah
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 1, 08 10:24 AM CDT
  
  It’s comforting to think of George W. Bush as yesterday’s news, but the Decider is still very much in office and itching to tie up loose ends. These “loose ends” might include signing a treaty with Iraq, or continuing his quixotic quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace, or, more terrifyingly, attacking Iran, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. More »
June 2008
- Why 'Cowboy' Shouldn't Be Political Insult
  
  newser | Texas Monthly | Jun 23, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  
  The word “cowboy” doesn’t deserve the derogatory treatment it’s received in recent years, Elmer Kelton writes in Texas Monthly. With critics labeling President Bush’s foreign policy “cowboy diplomacy,” the term that was once a sign of respect is now used to evoke a "shoot-from-the hip" individual who makes reckless decisions—the opposite of working cowboys like Kelton’s father, he writes. More »
- When Good Pandering Goes Bad
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 19, 08 7:32 AM CDT
  
  The offshore drilling ban has been in place since 1981, but George W. Bush—who is still the president, Gail Collins reminds us in the New York Times —wants it overturned in two weeks. Watching his speech in the Rose Garden, where he said Democrats would be to blame for high gas prices if drilling in heretofore verboten places was not immediately authorized, the columnist wonders why the president waited until now to call the Dems' bluff, and how unfortunate it is for John McCain. More »
- For Beleaguered W. and Gordo, a Merry Old Time
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  George W. Bush was in "one of his oddly chipper moods" during his awkward final trip to London, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd observes—but why? Perhaps, she opines half facetiously, "W. simply feels more at home in a monarchy" after years spent confessing to "Torquemada Cheney." Or maybe it's that he got to hang out with Gordon Brown, one of few world leaders "more unpopular than he is." More »
- Punditry for the Playgroup Set
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 16, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  The cover is a dead ringer for the bedtime classic, and the point of Goodnight Bush is equally recognizable. In authors' Erich Origen and Gan Golan’s re-purposing of Goodnight Moon , Dubya snuggles into bed wearing a “Mission Accomplished” flight suit, in the company of “war profiteers giving three cheers,” with a crayon-redacted constitution on the wall, the New York Times reports. More »
- Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times , aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to make them permanent, but add more—and without a plan to replace revenue. More »
- Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 16, 08 8:18 AM CDT
  
  Britain and the European Union will slap Iran with a new round of sanctions over its refusal to curtail its nuclear program, PM Gordon Brown announced today, handing President Bush an unexpected farewell gift on the last day of his weeklong European trip. Brown froze the assets of Iran's largest bank as of today, reports the Washington Post; he also pledged about 200 more troops to join the 7,800 British soldiers already in Afghanistan. More »
- Bush London Trip Sparks Clashes
  
  newser | BBC | Jun 16, 08 3:25 AM CDT
  
  Hundreds of anti-war demonstrators clashed with London police as they protested President Bush's visit yesterday, reports the BBC. Protesters chanted "George Bush, terrorist!" but were kept out of the president's earshot as he arrived at 10 Downing Street. More »
- Don't Be So Happy to See Bush Go, Europe
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 13, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  President Bush might be touring Europe to yawns and boos, but its citizens and pundits alike will miss their favorite political punching bag when he’s gone, Gerard Baker writes in the Times of London. “They'll miss, first, having a villain in the White House,” Baker explains. “It's a really convenient excuse to avoid doing anything yourself on pressing global concerns.” More »
- Bush Says Bye, Europe Says Good Riddance
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT
  
  Earlier visits by George W. Bush to Europe have been greeted by massive protests, but the president's valedictory tour of the Old World barely inspired a shrug. "Bush-bashing has become a bore," writes Roger Cohen in his New York Times column. That doesn't mean he's any better liked, though, and the president's "farewell lap, or limp" stands as a reminder of how bad US-Europe relations have become. More »
- Bush Rues Gun-Slinger Image
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Jun 11, 08 8:22 AM CDT
  
  Looking back on his years in office, President Bush admitted yesterday he regrets using phrases like "bring 'em on,” and “dead or alive,” which “indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace." In "retrospect I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric," he tells the Times of London. More »
- Mideast Peace Initiatives Dodge US Disapproval
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Middle East nations are moving to resolve their conflicts without, and often in defiance of, Washington, write Hussein Agha and Robert Malley in the New York Times . Israel is in peace talks with both Hamas and Syria, and Lebanon has reached political reconciliation after a near civil war. All three deals have been mediated by US allies—Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey—despite US disapproval. All realize that US guidance has failed. More »

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President Bush waves as he arrives to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, as he leaves for a trip to the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Ron... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, after spending the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves following a speech in support of free trade pacts in the Americas during an event sponsored by the University of Miami Center for Hemispheric Policy in Miami, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007.... (Associated Press)

President Bush, center, waves as he fishes in the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 off the shore of St. Michaels, Md., with Melissa and Chris Fischer. Bush is trying to encourage more recreational... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves after speaking at National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program during his visit to Eisenhower Hall Baruch Auditorium at Fort McNair in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 23,... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007. He was returning from California where he met with wildfire victims. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Monday, Oct. 29, 2009. The president was traveling to Pennsylvania and Ohio for private fundraiser. (AP Photo/Pablo... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves during his departure from Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. The president is traveling to Pennsylvania and Ohio to attend private Republican... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves to the crowd as he arrives to address the graduates of basic combat training during ceremonies, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, at Fort Jackson, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Name) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he arrives in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, where he planned to visit the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center and attend a fund raiser for Sen. John Cornyn... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves prior to boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, as he headed to Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves to visitors who turned out to see him leave as he and his wife Laura head toward Air Force One, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, after spending the weekend at his ranch in Waco, Texas. (AP... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves after presenting the 2007 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he arrives to address the The Federalist Society%u2019s 25th anniversary gala dinner at Union Station in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he leaves after speaking to the Federalist Society's 25th anniversary gala Thursday, Nov., 15, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he boards Marine One helicopter on South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 in Washington. Bush is traveling to nearby Camp David to spend the Thanksgiving holiday.... (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he arrives for a visit to Berkeley Plantation on the banks of the James River in Charles City , Va., Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves after speaking at the 2007 President's Dinner, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves to a group of spectators as he exits Air Force One, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at Texas State Technical College in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo, Jerry Larson) (Associated Press)

President Bush waves as he drives German Chancellor Angela Merkel after greeting her upon her arrival at his ranch in Crawford, Texas Friday, Nov. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

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lame duck • n. an official (esp. the president) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor: as a lame duck, ...

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