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Failure of Energy Policy. Failure of Foreign Policy.

New York Times, June 28, 2000: Gov. George W. Bush of Texas said today that if he was president, he would bring down gasoline prices through sheer force of personality, by creating enough political good will with oil-producing nations that they would increase their...

Failure of Energy Policy. Failure of Foreign Policy.

New York Times, June 28, 2000: Gov. George W. Bush of Texas said today that if he was president, he would bring down gasoline prices through sheer force of personality, by creating enough political good will with oil-producing nations that they would increase their...

Do These 12 Republicans Want At Least 10 More Years In Iraq?

Wednesday's New York Times bottom-lines the testimony of Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker: "[They] conceded Tuesday that the Bush administration’s overall strategy in Iraq would remain largely unchanged after the temporary increase in American forces is over...

Obstructing Clean Energy

Last week, conservatives blocked the House and Senate from taking the routine step of convening a conference to work out differences in their children's health insurance bills, obstructing Congress' ability to do the people's business and pass a single bill on to the...

Do Conservatives Want Gabrial To Breathe?

Last week, Florida's Brevard County met Lukas, who is alive thanks to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the program congressional conservatives want Bush to veto. This week, Buffalo, N.Y., met Gabrial. From the Buffalo News: Brian and Kelly...

Breaking the Law to Keep Kids Sick?

Last month, the Bush administration issued state government new restrictions on providing children's health insurance via threatening emails sent on a late Friday evening. And this past Friday, the Bushies used those restrictions to deny New York State the ability to...

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