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* '''2007-08-22''' [http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/story/211444.html Bush didn't have faith] by [[Leonard Pitts Jr.]]: "The Bush administration, easily the manliest in recent American history, believed only weaklings, traitors and other liberal Democrats could be so naive as to believe you deal with a captured terrorist by reading him his [[Miranda rights]]. That, they told us, was evidence of "pre-[[9/11]] thinking." But everything changed, they said, on that day, and the old rules, which had stood the nation through revolution, [[American Civil War|Civil War]], [[Great Depression]] and social upheaval, no longer applied."
 
* '''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]]."
 
* '''2007-07-15''' [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
 
** '''2007-07-19''' [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

Revision as of 01:41, 24 August 2007

Overview

This page covers the actions of George W. Bush's administration while he was President of the United States.

This administration had the good fortune (for them) of having Congress, the Senate, and the Presidency all controlled by the same party (itself having been taken over by the neoconservatives, a very self-protecting bunch), from the time of Bush's inauguration in 2001 until the 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
  • Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
  • Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, 2005-02-03 - present.
  • Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, 2006-12-18 - present.
  • former personnel
    • Karl Rove, advisor/strategist and Deputy Chief of Staff; resigned, probably to start working on the 2008 GOP campaign
    • Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; resigned 2006-12-18 and was succeeded by Robert Gates. Was also SoD under Gerald Ford, 1975-1977.
    • 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
    • John Ashcroft [W], Attorney General, 2001-01-20 - 2005-02-03; resigned, 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 Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia

Congress

Related Pages

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 GWB himself should be listed on his page.

Characteristics

Articles

Opinion

  • 2007-08-22 Bush didn't have faith by Leonard Pitts Jr.: "The Bush administration, easily the manliest in recent American history, believed only weaklings, traitors and other liberal Democrats could be so naive as to believe you deal with a captured terrorist by reading him his Miranda rights. That, they told us, was evidence of "pre-9/11 thinking." But everything changed, they said, on that day, and the old rules, which had stood the nation through revolution, Civil War, Great Depression and social upheaval, no longer applied."
  • 2007-07-15 Impeach Bush And Cheney Now by Paul Craig Roberts: "Unless Congress immediately impeaches Bush and Cheney, a year from now the US could be a dictatorial police state at war with Iran."
  • 2007-06-14 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 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 The long march of Dick Cheney (by 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: On K Street Conservatism by George F. Will: "The fact that none of those responsible for the postwar planning, or lack thereof, in Iraq have been sacked suggests – no, shouts – that in Washington today there is no serious penalty for serious failure."

News

  • 2007-08-15 The Professions Strike Back: "The organized bar – with a vote just one short of unanimity – has declared one of Bush’s executive orders illegal and vowed to seek Congressional action to override it. And psychologists appear poised to join their legal colleagues in an equally harsh denunciation. It’s about torture. Remember Bush’s claim, 'We do not torture'? Except, of course, we do, and on Bush’s personal orders." Finally, a group with real clout is standing up.
  • 2007-03-09 Hyperpartisanship Watch by Kevin Drum: the Department of Justice under George W. Bush initiated far more investigations of Democrats (262) than 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 Democrats call for ouster of U.S. health official: new family-planning chief apparently favors abstinence-based contraception
  • 2006-08-20 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."