http://dir.salon.com/topics/president_bush/?source=rss&aim=president_bush en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Andrea Higbie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/23/shock_and_awesome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/23/shock_and_awesome/index.html?source=rss The president has used "awesome" to describe everything from dead soldiers to the pope. How did a slang word trickle up to the highest office in the land? By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/23/obama_un/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/23/obama_un/index.html?source=rss The President pledges to increase international cooperation, while another leader steals the spotlight By King Kaufman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/22/olympics/index.html?source=rss The president talks about cherished American values -- curiously, without mentioning advertising or kicking butt. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/14/plastic_bags/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/14/plastic_bags/index.html?source=rss No, not that Bush, silly! The president's niece, former model Lauren Bush. By Mark Danner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/18/aznar_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/18/aznar_bush/index.html?source=rss A new transcript reveals the president, on the brink of the Iraq invasion, full of faith, calm and unyielding optimism. By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/19/lieberman_sun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/19/lieberman_sun/index.html?source=rss A fawning editorial in today's New York Sun declares that Lieberman is the right man to be John McCain's vice president. By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/16/obama_strikes_back/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/16/obama_strikes_back/index.html?source=rss Responding to attacks about his foreign policy positions from both John McCain and President Bush, Obama says he's ready to debate the issues, and win on them. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/09/18/iraq_stalemate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/09/18/iraq_stalemate/index.html?source=rss Once a mighty war god, Bush has run out of tricks, troops and time. Will Americans finally rise up to stop his endless war? By Dilip Hiro Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/22/american_decline/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/22/american_decline/index.html?source=rss Throughout history, rising powers have overtaken superpowers. The United States will not prove an exception. By Joan Walsh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/07/11/jerk_in_chief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/07/11/jerk_in_chief/index.html?source=rss President Bush has a reputation as a cutup you'd like to have a beer with. But he made a 13-year-old girl cry today. By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/10/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/10/aids/index.html?source=rss Bush's plan for AIDS relief in Africa: Promote condoms for "high-risk" groups, ignore transmission within marriage. By Joan Walsh Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2007/07/02/insurgents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/iraq_war/2007/07/02/insurgents/index.html?source=rss Four years after one memorable bad day for the president. By Robert Dreyfuss Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/15/war_budget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/15/war_budget/index.html?source=rss Do we really need to spend more than a trillion dollars a year to defeat small groups of terrorist fanatics? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/08/rundown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/08/rundown/index.html?source=rss Bono meets Bush, McCartney hits Starbucks and Akon's back in trouble. By Mark Danner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/01/rhetoric/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/06/01/rhetoric/index.html?source=rss President Bush has delivered some of the most rhetorically unstable statements of this era -- creating a world where power determines reality and words follow meekly behind. By Catherine Price Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/nude_car_washes_and_more/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/04/nude_car_washes_and_more/index.html?source=rss It's a busy Friday. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/02/idol_recap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/02/idol_recap/index.html?source=rss The president and the first lady deliver the weakest performances on Tuesday night's "American Idol." Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/05/01/mission_accomplished/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/05/01/mission_accomplished/index.html?source=rss President Bush's "mission accomplished" speech, four years later. By David Puner Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/27/dubya_doo_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2007/02/27/dubya_doo_2/index.html?source=rss If there's a Rove, there's a way Dubya can be president for life. By Warren Hellman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/22/ceo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/22/ceo/index.html?source=rss The first MBA president probably wouldn't keep his job if he had to face a board of directors. But short of impeachment, what can be done to rein him in? By Sen. Russ Feingold Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/02/feingold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/02/feingold/index.html?source=rss Why I oppose the Warner-Levin compromise resolution on the Iraq war. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/drudge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/drudge/index.html?source=rss The Drudge Report, digging ever deeper to find evidence of media bias, hits bottom. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/president_reality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/president_reality/index.html?source=rss Bush says "I ... don't believe most Americans want us just to get out now." He's wrong. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/bush_winning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/20/bush_winning/index.html?source=rss The president changes his tone on Iraq, conceding for the first time that the U.S. is not winning there. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/bush_military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/19/bush_military/index.html?source=rss In an interview with the Washington Post, the president says he wants to increase the size of the military, but offers no proposals for how to do so.