by Jackson Thoreau, opednews.com In a relatively recent column in The Washington Post, Columbia University presidential scholar and historian Eric Foner called Bush the worst president in U.S. history. Foner even said Bush was worse than Nixon and comparable to James Polk, who led the U.S. into the unprovoked invasion of Mexico by lying about…
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill Thursday requiring President Bush to start withdrawing troops from “the civil war in Iraq,” dealing a rare, sharp rebuke to a wartime commander in chief. In a mostly party line 51-47 vote, the Senate signed off on a…
Gulfnews.com Khalifa: UAE not to be used for Iran attack Dubai: The UAE will not allow the use of its territory in any military strike on Iran, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in statements published yesterday. But he urged Tehran to show flexibility and avoid regional tensions. “We have informed…
Green Mountain Daily — Today’s lead editorial in the Brattleboro Reformer: “Why not, Gaye? Over the weekend, the Vermont Democratic State Committee voted to support efforts to petition the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney. But Vermont House Speaker Gaye Symington has said that she is not interested in…
