Archive: George Bush
Keeping His Eye on the Ball
It was another day of turmoil in the capital. The Federal Reserve chairman again tried to reassure jittery markets. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he wanted more troops in Afghanistan to put down the growing insurgency. And just before 4 p.m., President Bush stepped onto the...
By Dana Milbank | July 17, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Bush's Least Favorite Anniversary
By tradition, the proper gift for a fifth anniversary is something made of wood. Jack Murtha seems to know this, for in observing the fifth anniversary of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech today, he presented the president with a rhetorical two-by-four to the head. "Five years ago today, President Bush...
By Dana Milbank | May 1, 2008; 01:05 PM ET | Comments (75)
Bush as Escape Artist
The incredible shrinking presidency of George Walker Bush hit a new milestone yesterday: The commander in chief turned to sorcery. "You know, if there was a magic wand to wave, I'd be waving it," Bush informed Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the New York Times in a Rose Garden news conference....
By Dana Milbank | April 30, 2008; 01:59 PM ET | Comments (0)
Bush's Special Friend
You know times are tough when the American president and the British prime minister start talking about the good ol' days of the Blitz. President Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown found themselves in such a situation yesterday as they faced the cameras in the Rose Garden. Unpopular wars and...
By Dana Milbank | April 18, 2008; 01:31 PM ET | Comments (3)
