State of the Union


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Smirk of the Union: The Show's Over; Shelve the Sequel

By Robert Borosage
January 29, 2008

Even President Bush himself seemed almost giddy that he wouldn’t have to go through this State of the Union ritual again. But hold off on the internment rites. While Bush is being discarded, the catastrophic conservative policies that he championed live on.

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Smirk of the Union

The Real State of the UnionBehind President Bush's facial expressions during his final State of the Union speech was a series of dangerous ideas and misleading statements.

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We've counted up the cost of the last seven years of conservative misrule. See the facts in our comprehensive Real State of the Union chart. Plus, watch our video reality check of Bush's past State of the Union fantasies.


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Smirk of the Union: The Global Warming Debate Shifts Some More

By Bill Scher
January 29, 2008

As we've said before, nothing that President Bush says in a State of the Union address can been taken at face value. more »

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State of the Union 2008

By Toby Chaudhuri
January 28, 2008
01/27/2008

President Bush is expected to address problems in the nation’s economy while hailing the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is headed in the wrong direction, according to numbers compiled today by the Campaign for America’s Future.

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State of Bush's Union: Whining For Credit

By Bill Scher
January 28, 2008

The Washington Post previews tonight's State of the Union address with this: more »

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State of the Union Rated Poorly by 4 out of 5 Americans

Submitted by Brian Dockstader
January 25, 2008

As President George W. Bush is fine tuning his last State of the Union address, American adults do not think much of the current state of the country. Four out of five Americans (81%) think that the current state of the country is fair or poor while just 19 percent think it is excellent or good (2% and 17% respectively).

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Fighting "State of the Union" Deception

By Ari Melber
From thenation.com
January 24th, 2008

thenation.com — A new study tries to quantify the stream of lies coming from the Bush administration. In just two years of trying to mislead the country into backing the invasion of Iraq, the study found that Bush and his senior administration officials dropped nearly 1000 such terminological inexactitudes on Americans, Congress, the UN and most world leaders.

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The Real State of The Union…Call Bush’s Bluff

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Produced by Institute for America's Future
January 23, 2008

Watch our video reality-check on Bush’s State of the Union fantasies. more »

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The Real State of The Union…Call Bush’s Bluff

Submitted by Anne Thompson
Produced by Institute for America's Future
January 22, 2008

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State of Delusion

By Bill Scher
February 1, 2007

Check out our new video, truth-squadding Bush's State of the Union address:

Also, if you missed it earlier, here's Robert Borosage's takedown of Bush's speech, and here's where you can write your local newspapers and get the facts out about the real state of our union.

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