Brothers in Arms: Jeb Bush Won’t Say ‘No’ To Future Torture
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Pro-Troop Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants’ Pockets
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Read MoreWhy an Iraqi Single Mom Is Suing George W. Bush for War Crimes
Ms. Saleh alleges that these defendants entered into government in order to execute a pre-existing plan to overthrow the Hussein regime.
Read MoreNonpartisan review concludes Bush knowingly ordered torture
A nonpartisan group led by a former top Bush administration official concluded a two-year review on Tuesday that finds the former president and his top advisers knowingly ordered interrogation techniques that U.S. officials have previously referred to as torture.
Read MoreInsane Levels of Inequality – Which Hurt the Economy – Are Skyrocketing
The world’s top economic leaders have said for years that inequality is spiraling out of control and needs to be reduced. Why is inequality soaring even though world economic leaders have talked for years about the urgent need to reduce it?
Read MoreThe Daily Show – Donald Rumsfeld extended interview
Jon accepts Donald Rumsfeld’s apology – “Donald Rumsfeld discusses the Bush administration’s face of certainty about Iraq intelligence.”
Read MoreMaddow – Gun control debate continues and gun laws save lives
Michael Moore, director of Bowling for Columbine, talks with Rachel about America’s gun culture and policy compared to other less violent nations.
Read MoreSCDC ORC and Stufflebean – How low can you go? Pretty damn low it turns out.
If any act has ever exposed how low some companies will stoop to get what they want or the despicable character of both SCDC and ORC, this does it.
Read MoreMaddow – Bush tax cuts least effective way to boost jobs
Jacob Hacker, author of Winner Take All Politics discusses the proven ineffectiveness of tax cuts in job growth or creation. Clinton, without tax cuts, created 22.7 million jobs compared to 1.1 million jobs created with the Bush with tax cuts.
Maddow – Lame Duck Watch – More revisionist history
For military families watching this man dance around white washing history to save his legacy only makes our sacrifices that much more painful. Ron Suskind weighs in here and as usual does it very well.
Olbermann – Bush still out of touch with reality
The spin to improve the legacy of George W Bush is going on in full force. It is one thing to fool oneself but it is quite another to try and force that fantasy down the throats of others that have lived it and suffered as a consequence.
Olbermann – Robert Reich on more lost jobs
President Bush has finally acknowledged that the US economy is suffering a recession. So what is he doing about it? Nothing. Bush continues to run down the clock while more and more people are calling for the inauguration date to be moved up.
