Monthly Archive for April, 2013

: April, 2013

George W. Bush’s legacy by the numbers

With the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas today, historians and political pundits are taking a second look at the 43rd president’s legacy. We’d like to offer you a dispassionate view of the Bush record, culled from objective data. Here’s a sampling: ECONOMIC GROWTH: GDP growth, adjusted for inflation, for each  

George W. Bush’s top five successes — and failures

To mark the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, we offer you a glimpse back at the greatest triumphs and mistakes of his years on the national stage. Here are our choices. Feel free to add your own by posting a comment. TOP SUCCESSES 1. There were no successful terrorist attacks  

The Big D is for Dubya: Bush bundlers reprise role for presidential library

There is an afterlife for Bush Pioneers and Rangers, the monikers given to the top bundlers of campaign contributions for George W. Bush. It can be found on 5.2 acres of Dallas real estate on the campus of Southern Methodist University, home of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. A library, museum and think tank,  

Bipartisan gun bill ready in House should Senate act

Rep. Mike Thompson, a gun-owning Vietnam veteran hand-picked by House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to forge a bipartisan agreement on gun legislation in the House, unveiled a companion background check bill Tuesday that has bipartisan support. That puts pressure on House Republican leaders to bring up gun legislation if it can pass the Senate.The Thompson  

Gun-control foe Cruz has ‘cordial’ phone conversation with daughter of slain Sandy Hook principal, agrees to disagree on gun control

@sentedcruz because she was gunned down in Sandy Hook.I DESERVE TO BE HEARD! — Erica Lafferty (@E_Laffs2) April 9, 2013 Erica Lafferty will be heard. The 27-year-daughter of slain Sandy Hook

Cuomo: Senate gun bill ‘only better than nothing’

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted a compromise that will move a gun control bill through the U.S. Senate, saying Congress will “fundamentally fail to act on a societal scourge” by expanding background checks without reinstating an expired ban on semi-automatic “assault weapons.” “This is a Congress that is captive of the extremists,  

Is Obama’s popularity at a tipping point?

Here’s a bit of political trivia from a proud history major: The first April of a second presidential term has proven to be a tipping point in the popularity of re-elected presidents. For George W. Bush and Richard M. Nixon, it was all downhill from there. For Bill Clinton (despite impeachment) and Ronald Reagan (despite  

Kamala Harris has competition

We want to say this in a non-sexist way: Kamala Harris has competition. She has competition in the battle for smartest, toughest, fairest, most effective Attorney General in the USA. She also has competition in the “best looking” category that got President Obama in such hot water this week. This photo gallery doesn’t in any  

The ten most popular political conspiracy theories (PHOTO GALLERY)

Public Policy Polling likes to throw us a curve ball occasionally, with a survey that isn’t the usual Democrat vs. Republican election match-up. The newest is some offbeat polling on public opinion on various political conspiracy theories. Here are PPP’s top ten — and then a few that are way, way out there. 1. 51  

GOP slams Obama Bay Area trip as a jaunt to “billionaire’s row” (VIDEO)

Republicans are slamming President Obama’s first post-election trip to the Bay Area — a fundraising swing around the political ATM that includes San Francisco — as a jaunt to “billionaire’s row.” The Republican response to Obama’s trip comes as the President Wednesday begins a two day trip to the Bay Area, including San Francisco and