George P. Bush took the first step toward continuing his family’s political dynasty Tuesday, shaking off an under-funded primary challenger and securing the Republican nomination for the little-known but powerful post of Texas land commissioner. The 37-year-old Fort Worth attorney is the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, nephew of former President and Texas […]
George W. Obama: ‘Interrogations at sea a Bush-era anti-terror strategy’
October 9, 2013 By
By incarcerating and interrogating the U.S. military’s latest war-on-terror captive at sea, the Obama administration is reaching back to a tactic used during the Bush era. The so-called American Taliban John Walker Lindh, held by the military as prisoner 001 in the War on Terror, was kept aboard the amphibious assault ship the USS Peleliu […]
Civility and the Legacy of George W. Bush
June 18, 2012 By
Excessive civility in the face of a national crisis is tantamount to indifference. The Bush family dynasty exemplifies the patrician attitude of holding oneself above the fray after fulfilling one’s pre-ordained obligation to society. This may have been fine in the halcyon days of the past, when America’s future seemed limitless and those answering to […]
Get Your Geek On: Taiwanese Animators vs. George Lucas
September 17, 2011 By
NRO Live Blog Feed The CornerZandi: Deficit Reduction Can Wait Until ‘After the Election’The Senate Budget Committee held its first hearing in 182 days this morning (when you haven’t introduced an actual budget . . . Go The AgendaRoderick Long on How Ron Paul Should Talk About Health InsuranceAt the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog, Roderick Long, a libertarian […]