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==Overview==
This page covers the actions of [[George W. Bush]]'s [[US Presidential administration|administration]] while he was President of the {{USA}}.

This administration had the good fortune (for them) of having [[109th US Congress|Congress]], the Senate, and the Presidency all controlled by [[Republican (US)|the same party]] (itself having been taken over by the [[neoconservative]]s, a very self-protecting bunch), from the time of Bush's inauguration in 2001 until the [[2006-11 US election|November 2006 elections]], thus acting with unusual unity. In the absence of any apparent dissent between these various bodies, acts of Congress and the Senate during that time can reasonably, therefore, be considered acts of the administration itself.

==Personnel==
* [[George W. Bush]], President
* [[Dick Cheney]], Vice-President
* [[Karl Rove]], advisor/strategist and Deputy Chief of Staff
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]], Secretary of Defense
* [[Condoleezza Rice]], Secretary of State
* '''former personnel'''
** [[Lewis Libby]], former Chief of Staff and assistant for National Security Affairs to [[Dick Cheney]]; resigned 2005-10-28 after being indicted on criminal felony charges
** [[wikipedia:John Ashcroft|John Ashcroft]], former U.S. Attorney General; resigned 2005-02-03, stating "The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved."

[[George W. Bush]] and [[Dick Cheney]] are both friends with Prince [[wikipedia:Bandar bin Sultan|Bandar bin Sultan]] of Saudi Arabia

===Congress===
* [[109th US Congress]], 2004-2006: [[Republican (US)|Republican]]-led; often described as "the worst Congress in history"
* [[110th US Congress]], 2007-2009: [[Democrat (US)|Democrat]]-led; power-shift was a backlash against the 109th

==Related Pages==
* [[corruption in the Bush administration]]
==Actions==
''Actions attributable to members of GWB's administration, including the majority-GOP-controlled Congress where there was no noticeable protest or apology from the President (and therefore presumably met his approval) are considered to be acts of this administration. Acts which are more or less directly attributable to [[George W. Bush|GWB himself]] should be listed on [[George W. Bush|his page]].''
* Has illegally [[Bush's elevation of presidential power|assigned unprecedented powers to the President]]
* Apparently ignored many [[pre-9/11 warnings]]
* Spent $1.62 billion on advertising in 2.5 years (see [http://www.freepress.net/news/13861] and [http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/Documents/20060213110539-14835.pdf]), an apparently unprecedented amount
* Changed a $5 trillion budget surplus into a $5 trillion budget deficit in only four years (while continuing to reiterate the ever-popular [[The Big Lie|big lie]] about "tax-and-spend Liberals") &ndash; see [[US Presidential Administration Budgets]]); [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4780844.stm] (2006-03-06)
* The [[US Invasion of Iraq|Invasion & Occupation of Iraq]], which was carried through under [http://mediacitizen.blogspot.com/2005/12/lying-about-war.html false premises], was poorly planned, and has been thoroughly mismanaged [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=snomarine12&date=20060412&query=coming%2Bhome]
** Apparently stole millions of dollars from the Iraqi government [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/05/international/middleeast/05reconstruct.html?ex=1288846800&en=38c51c03e8b84437&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss]  [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/international/middleeast/22reconstruct.html?ex=1274414400&en=d9ca198b63614094&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss]
** Has been less effective at rebuilding Iraq (despite multibillion-dollar levels of funding) post-invasion than Iraqis were in rebuilding it themselves (despite sanctions) after the 1991 war [http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#113754150457330274]
* Lackadaisical [[response to Hurricane Katrina]]
* '''2006-09-12''' [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.6054.RH: HR 6054], the [[wikipedia:Military Commissions Act of 2006|Military Commissions Act of 2006]], is introduced
* '''2006-05-15''' [[wikinews:U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya|U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya]]
* '''2003-10-30''' [http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/Release/20031030.cfm Utah Public Lands First Victim of Bush Administration Anti-Wilderness Policies]
==Characteristics==
* Repeatedly claims the {{USA}} is more secure now than it was immediately after [[9/11]], despite abysmally plummeting [[US military readiness|military readiness]] levels
* Has made it clear that they believe torture to be a legitimate weapon [http://www.alternet.org/rights/36598/] in the "[[war on terror]]", which is consistent with repeated reports of [[Torture During GWB Administration|torture]] by US military and officials
* Appears to be actively working to spread [[evangelism]] in the armed forces, especially at the highest levels, to the point of inviting [[religious control of the US military]]
* [[Bush II administration anti-science|Anti-science]], although they claim to be pro-science
* [[Bush II administration anti-democracy|Anti-democracy]]: suppression of criticism, skyrocketing secrecy, and undermining freedoms of [[freedom of speech|speech]] and of [[freedom of the press|the press]]

==Articles==
* '''2006-11-20''' [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/061127fa_fact The Next Act] by Seymour M. Hersh: inside notes on the administration's [[potential US invasion of Iran|Iran strategy]], both pre- and post- [[2006-11 US election|election]]
* '''2006-10-17''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12055360/cover_story_time_to_go_inside_the_worst_congress_ever The Worst Congress Ever] by Matt Taibbi

==Opinion==
* '''2007-07-15''' [http://www.vdare.com/roberts/070715_impeach.htm Impeach Bush And Cheney Now] by Paul Craig Roberts: "Unless Congress immediately impeaches [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and [[Dick Cheney|Cheney]], a year from now the US could be a dictatorial police state [[potential US invasion of Iran|at war with Iran]]."
** '''2007-07-19''' [http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Oldline_Republican_warns_somethings_in_works_0719.html Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state]: includes link to video of interview
* '''2007-06-14''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/285/story/130087.html Shamelessness has been refined] by [[Leonard Pitts, Jr.]]: "No administration in living memory has shown Team Bush's ability to reverse itself so blithely, to deny the obvious so serenely, to ignore precedent, propriety and responsibility with such placid unconcern for consequences or public perception."
* '''2007-04-24''' [http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html Fascist America, in 10 easy steps]: "From [[Hitler]] to [[Pinochet]] and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all."
* '''2005-11-24''' [http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/11/24/cheney/ The long march of Dick Cheney] (by [[Wikipedia:Sidney Blumenthal|Sidney Blumenthal]], in Salon.com): "The hallmark of the Dick Cheney administration is its illegitimacy. Its essential method is bypassing established lines of authority; its goal is the concentration of unaccountable presidential power."
* '''2005-10-17''' issue of Newsweek: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9629463/site/newsweek/ On K Street Conservatism] by [[Wikipedia:George F. Will|George F. Will]]: "The fact that none of those responsible for the postwar planning, or lack thereof, in Iraq have been sacked suggests &ndash; no, shouts &ndash; that in Washington today there is no serious penalty for serious failure."

==News==
* '''2007-03-09''' [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2007_03/010882.php Hyperpartisanship Watch] by Kevin Drum: the Department of Justice under [[George W. Bush]] initiated far more investigations of [[Democrats (US)|Democrats]] (262) than [[Republicans (US)|Republicans]] (37) in local government offices, while the figures were much more balanced (36 to 30) for national-level offices more likely to attract national attention.
* '''2006-11-20''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061120/pl_nm/keroack_dc Democrats call for ouster of U.S. health official]: new family-planning chief apparently [[pro-abstinence|favors]] [[sexual abstinence|abstinence]]-based [[contraception]]
** Discussion: [http://www.arsepoetica.com/blog/2006/11/fake_family_pla.html Fake Family Planning Guy Has To Go]
* '''2006-08-20''' [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/business/20tax.html?ex=1313726400&en=b7fe197ea6058f49&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss I.R.S. Enlists Help in Collecting Delinquent Taxes]: "Although I.R.S. officials acknowledge that this will be much more expensive than doing it internally, they say that Congress has forced their hand by refusing to let them hire more revenue officers, who could pull in a lot of easy-to-collect money."