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Bush Remembered For Not-So-Smooth Talk
cbsnews.com — A Look Back At Some Of The President's Misunderestimated Remarks. More… (Political Opinion)
RNC chair race: 'Everyone is basically pissed'
politico.com — As Republicans struggle to determine the future of their party after a tough election, intraparty tensions have flared over three forums next week that may prove crucial to determining the winner of the six-way race for the chair of the Republican National Committee — a post that will hold considerable sway over the direction of the GOP.More… (Political Opinion)
A President Forgotten but Not Gone
nytimes.com — You start to pity George W. Bush until you remember the vast wreckage that stretches from the Middle East to Wall Street to Main Street.More… (Political Opinion)
The George Bush You Forgot watch!
Frugality is cool in the cash-strapped US
guardian.co.uk — In the grip of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, America has undergone radical changes. Greed is no longer good and luxury is a shameful word. Paul Harris in New York analyzes the tests facing the new president of a shattered nation. More… (Political Opinion)
Bigger Than Bush
nytimes.com — Forty years ago the G.O.P. decided, in effect, to make itself the party of racial backlash. And everything that has happened in recent years is a consequence of that decision.More… (Political Opinion)
Obama stuck between a Rod and a hard place
politico.com — Barack Obama doesn’t need this, not right now. Just as he was starting to distance himself from the machinations over filling his Senate seat, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s surprise pick is dragging him back in to the home-state mess – along with the kind of hard-edged racial politics Obama tries to avoid.More… (Political Opinion)
Cuba: 50 Years Of Failure
ibdeditorials.com — New Year's Day marks 50 years of communist rule in Cuba. The Castro oligarchy will trumpet its survival and celebrate. But the reality, up close, is that it's the longest-running failure in the New World.More… (Political Opinion)
After 50 Years of Castro's Cuba, an End to the Cold War?
time.com — It's good that the Cuban Revolution's 50th anniversary falls on Jan. 1. That's the day for New Year's resolutions, and it's time for Washington and Havana to make some big onesMore… (Political Opinion)
Having wrecked the Right, what will the neocons do now?
amconmag.com — Having wrecked the Right, will neoconservatives revert to their left-wing origins, double down on the GOP, or just go away?More… (Political Opinion)
Bob Herbert: Adding Up the Damage of the Past Eight Years
nytimes.com — We don’t hear much from George W. Bush anymore. The last image most of us remember is of the president ducking a pair of size 10s that were hurled at him in Baghdad. We’re still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel is thrashing the Palestinians in Gaza. And the U.S. economy is about as vibrant as the 0-16 Detroit Lions. But not a peep from Bush.More… (Political Opinion)
What Do Guns, Gays & Dead Babies Have in Common?
esquire.com — All these symbolic fights do the same thing: help political activists rally the base and raise funds, which is the reason they exist in the first place. But in the real world, they cause suffering and death. They cause harm in the exact places where they seek to do good. More… (Political Opinion)
Ex-Advisor: Bush Never Recovered From Hurricane Katrina
newsweek.com — Matthew Dowd, chief strategist for the 2004 presidential campaign - "The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American public. State of the Union addresses? It didn't matter. Legislative initiatives? It didn't matter. P.R.? It didn't matter. Travel? It didn't matter."More… (Political Opinion)
Trent Lott: "Ambitious Obama Presidency May Impair Progress" watch!
Open for Questions From Obama Transition Team: Round two
change.gov — Our first run of Open for Questions was one such feature, with nearly 1,000,000 votes cast on questions from the Change.gov community.In this round, you can still view all of the questions that have been submitted—or you can break down the questions by category for easier navigation.More… (Political Opinion)
