In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.
By Walter Shapiro Jan 29, 2008
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Because for too long, women haven't participated in the world of ugly comedy.
By Eleanor Johnson
March 31, 2008
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Conservative observers suggest a proposal in his State of the Union address means a reemergence of school vouchers in disguise.
By Alex Koppelman
January 29, 2008
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The day after Bush got cheers for mentioning Darfur, members of his own party blasted him for neglecting the region. Does a new Congress mean new hope?
By Michael Scherer
January 25, 2007
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In Tuesday's speech, President Bush showed how unserious he is about global warming. Here's how Congress can put the heat on him and stave off approaching disaster.
By Joseph J. Romm
January 25, 2007
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President Bush's State of the Union was nothing special, but the Democratic response was itself no barn-burner.
By Alex Koppelman
January 28, 2008
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In his State of the Union, the president said American troops are coming home from Iraq because of U.S. success there -- but once again, it's not true.
By Alex Koppelman
January 28, 2008
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Are you sure you want to use those examples, Mr. President?
By Alex Koppelman
January 28, 2008
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Baristas in leg warmers, criticism for Baby Einstein Co., Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong in hot water again, and more.
By Tracy Clark-Flory and Catherine Price
January 24, 2007
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It's nice the talking heads have discovered Jim Webb, but why do they think Democrats have to be men to be courageous?
By Joan Walsh
January 24, 2007
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Cagey commodity investors took notice when the president mentioned battery technology in his State of the Union address.
By Andrew Leonard
January 24, 2007
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Fake address with fake response from fake Hillary Clinton and fake Barack Obama.
By David Puner
January 24, 2007
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Despite his prattle about cutting the deficit, a grudging nod to global climate change, and yet another plea for backup on his Iraq plan, Bush's presidency entered its final phase on life support.
By Walter Shapiro
January 24, 2007
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Bush preferred talking about Dikembe Mutombo and Wesley Autrey to discussing the real state of the union.
By Michael Scherer
January 24, 2007
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The president is planning to pump up ethanol, again, in his State of the Union speech. But where will all the corn come from?
By Andrew Leonard
January 23, 2007
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Unlike past presidents dealing with the consequences of war, Bush has walled himself off from the public and the Congress it elected.
By Sidney Blumenthal
January 23, 2007
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Sliding gas prices make General Motors skittish. How about some presidential leadership?
By Andrew Leonard
January 22, 2007
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On the eve of the State of the Union, a new poll is nothing but grim for the president.
By Tim Grieve
January 22, 2007
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Laid off energy workers get their jobs back just in time for a campaign stop by the commander in chief.
By Tim Grieve
February 21, 2006
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The president's conservative base feels increasingly betrayed by his big-spending, big-government administration. Will it abandon him in 2006?
By Michael Scherer
February 9, 2006
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History will remember Bush as an incompetent and incurious man overwhelmed by a world too big for him.
By Garrison Keillor
February 8, 2006
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Capitol Police issue an apology to the antiwar activist for arresting her at the State of the Union address.
By Sarah Goldstein
February 2, 2006
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Reduce Middle East oil imports by more than 75 percent? That was "just an example."
By Tim Grieve
February 2, 2006
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Rejecting criticism and mouthing meaningless bromides, Bush gave a speech so stagnant it would have made the Politburo proud.
By Sidney Blumenthal
February 2, 2006
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Alternate energy universe: Bush and Berkeley researchers walk hand-in-hand.
By Andrew Leonard
February 1, 2006