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The Farewell Chronicles
White House scandals! Administration refugees! Cheney’s memoir! As George W. Bush ends his eighth and final year as president, The Daily Beast takes stock of the aftermath.
20 Forgotten Bush Scandals
by The Daily Beast
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, George H.W. Bush congratulated his son on running a “clean operation." Bush apparently wasn’t paying very close attention ... MORE >>
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I Survived the Bush Presidency
by The Daily Beast
From “Brownie” to the beleaguered author of The Pet Goat, Part III of The Daily Beast's Farewell Chronicles presents an oral history of the shell-shocked survivors of the Bush administration ... MORE >>
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Bush is Broken, Frightened, And Plagued By Voices
by Justin Frank
Psychiatrist Justin Frank, author of Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, says Bush's final speech revealed a fragile man still fighting imaginary enemies to battle his inner demons. ... MORE >>
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20 More Forgotten Bush Scandals
by Benjamin Sarlin
By popular demand, The Daily Beast presents a sequel to its compilation of Bush administration improprieties. New scandals include: military coups ... MORE >>
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How Much is a Bush Speech Worth?
by Benjamin Sarlin
The soon-to-be ex-president is planning to “replenish the ol’ coffers” on the lecture circuit. Will anybody be willing to pay? ... MORE >>
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Son of Nixon
by John W. Dean
In Part II of the Farewell Chronicles, Nixon aide John Dean plans the retirement of Dick Cheney—and details the veep's similarities with his former boss ... MORE >>
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The Last Dick
by Michael Schaffer
When Richard B. Cheney exits his undisclosed location next month, he will probably be the last major figure in American life to answer to the name "Dick" ... MORE >>
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Karl Rove Destroyed My Life
by Paul Alexander
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman blames Republican dirty tricks for the nine months he spent in prison. He talks to the Daily Beast’s Paul Alexander about clearing his name, anger at Rove—and mopping prison floors. Plus, read Scott Horton’s piece on What the Justice Department is Hiding ... MORE >>
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Flashback
by Paul Alexander
With the U.S. economy in meltdown mode, a campaign commercial made 14 years ago suddenly seems painfully prophetic. In 1994, when George W. Bush was challenging Ann Richards to become governor of Texas, she deployed the slogan ... MORE >>
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Why Bush Loves Violence
by Justin Frank
Psychiatrist Justin Frank, author of Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, says the trail of destruction wrought by Bush over the last eight years is the direct consequence ... MORE >>
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In Defense of the Bush Doctrine
by Reza Aslan
Would the war in Gaza still be happening if we'd listened to George Bush? The Daily Beast's Reza Aslan on why Bush has every right to say "I told you so" when it comes to the Middle East ... MORE >>
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How I Got Interrogated by the Bushies
by John Avlon
Right after 9/11, I saw the Bushies’ partisan silliness up close ... MORE >>
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Karl Rove Is Following Me
by Rachel Sklar
Bush’s Brain started microblogging his thoughts on Twitter last week and some people already think he’s pretty adorable. Can one of the most divisive men in America actually change his image—140 characters at a time? ... MORE >>
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What Bush Really Knew About WMDs
by Tyler Drumheller
A former top CIA official reveals new details about the run-up to the war in Iraq. ... MORE >>
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What Should Have Been
by Charles Burson
Al Gore's chief of staff recalls the 2000 debacle in Florida and the bitterness and pain of knowing what should have been ... MORE >>
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Bush's Last Stand
by Peter Beinart
The outgoing president's cosmic and often hypocritical parting words last night ... MORE >>
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Why Two Bush Appointees Are Refusing to Leave
by Scott Horton
Two U.S. attorneys appointed by Dubya are refusing to leave the Justice Department when Obama takes office. Their explanation: they've got too many corrupt Democrats to prosecute! ... MORE >>
The Right Dumps Carrie
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What's Joe's Problem?
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Geithner's Stock Plummeting
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This country, the world need one more thing to happen with George W Bush. George W Bush & his empire of people "all" need to be investigated & prosecuted & jailed when proven guilty. The United States will never regain the status it had & needs in the world as long as it covers up the crimes of the Bush administration. The United States needs to tell & show the world that the very freedom we claim is so needed in other countries still exists here in this country. George W Bush & his people broke the laws of this nation not once but over & over again. George W Bush & his hordes of misleading people deliberately mislead, contorted & lied to not only the people of the US but to the people of the world. George W Bush & his underlings did more harm to the future of this country & indeed the world then any modern day leader. The bottom line here is simple. If Bush was in charge of these lies & the fraud perpetrated then he needs to pay for his crimes. If by chance it is proved that his only role in the mess the world is in now, then his only crime was stupidity & incompetence & he must stand before the world & so state. The last thing in the world we can do as a free nation is to move on & allow this disasters to go unpunished because of so called non partisan "niceness". Trying to make the confederate controlled Washington politicians like you is not the way things need to go for Obama, showing the world & those very confederate leaders who control the republican party along with the religious right that when a crime is perpetrated against the "WORLD" justice needs to be done.
It will be a good day for the USA when GW Bush leaves office. He was one of the worst leaders we 've had. And what a mess he left!
did you see that final press conference? the question about the isolation and gravity of the job? good lord. based on his answer, it is pretty clear that GW lacked comprehension of the significance of the office. he felt no burden, no weight of responsibility?? oh my. how did we survive 8 years?
Such a band of criminals we've never known. And they will get away with it, or find some low level staffer and corporal to hang.
@Martyz42 -- been there, whined that. Will there ever be a president who leaves office where those nearly falling off the wall at the far left or far right DON'T say what you've said? Go have some beer and move on.
still-trying (to make a valid point)--
Well, keep trying. Maybe a beer or two might help you in your efforts.
probably should've addressed the above to
@still-trying
Thank you.
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