George W. Bush on Townhall

• The Malignancy in Federal Medical Research Wed Feb 27
  Terry Jeffrey
  When George W. Bush was stumping as a "compassionate conservative" in the closing days of the 2000 presidential campaign, he went to Florida and repeated a campaign promise to double the funding for the National Institutes of Health. ... more
• The Curious Case of the Uncurious Media Wed Feb 20
  Ben Shapiro
  Over President's Day weekend, President Barack Obama took off for a mini-vacation in Florida. There, he participated in golf lessons with professional coach Butch Harmon -- Harmon normally charges $1,000 per hour, and Obama spent 8 hours with him -- and then he took to the links with disgraced golf icon Tiger Woods. The press was not allowed to cover any of this first-hand. ... more
• Cheney on Relationship with Bush: "Mostly professional" Tue Feb 12
  Washington, D.C.
  Former President Dick Cheney spoke to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how his relationship with former President George W. Bush has changed over the years. ... more
• George W. Bush: Painter-in-Chief? Sat Feb 9
  Daniel Doherty
• 'Zero Dark Thirty' Threatens the 'Bush-the-Incompetent' Narrative Thu Feb 7
  Larry Elder
  In "Zero Dark Thirty," the movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden, one of the first scenes shows a terrorist being waterboarded, where useful information gets extracted. The movie thus asserts the controversial practice leads to actionable intelligence. ... more
• Karl Rove Is Not a Conservative Wed Feb 6
  Terry Jeffrey
  Karl Rove -- "The Architect," as President George W. Bush called him -- crafted Bush's two presidential campaigns and served as a key player in Bush's White House. ... more
• Obama Wants to Pick a Fight, Not Cut the Deficit Wed Jan 16
  Donald Lambro
  President Obama thinks the debate over raising the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling isn't the place or the time to be discussing runaway spending. ... more
• When Big Deficits Became Good Thu Jan 10
  Victor Davis Hanson
  As a senator and presidential candidate, Barack Obama said that he detested budget deficits. In 2006, when the aggregate national debt was almost $8 trillion less than today, he blasted George W. Bush's chronic borrowing and refused to vote for upping the debt ceiling: "Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.'" ... more
• Democrat Hurricanes Versus Republican Hurricanes Tue Jan 8
  Mona Charen
  Just a few days after Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the New York Times' Paul Krugman crowed triumphantly about the federal government's response to the disaster. ... more
• Obama's Numbers Went Down, but Romney Never Inspired Voters to Vote Thu Dec 27
  Michael Barone
  In combing through the results of the 2012 election -- apparently finally complete, nearly two months after the fact -- I continue to find many similarities between 2012 and 2004, and one enormous difference. ... more
• Federalism Could be the Solution to GOP Branding Problem Fri Dec 14
  Jonah Goldberg
  To understand why Republicans have a "branding problem," you first need to understand how the system is rigged against conservatives. ... more
• Republican Party Must Face Up to Past Failures Mon Dec 10
  Charlie Klinge
  I have heard very little about the Republicans expressing contrition for their past failures and very little that demonstrates that today’s Republican Party leaders recognize the causes of those past failures. ... more
• Romney vs. McCain and Obama vs. Bush? Who Wins? Fri Dec 7
  Paul Kengor
  Shortly after the November election, I wrote an article titled, “McCain Beats Romney!” The article focused on initial reports showing that Mitt Romney received fewer votes in 2012 than John McCain received in 2008. Those reports utterly shocked and depressed conservatives. ... more
• GOP and Big Government - Friends Not Foes? Thu Dec 6
  Jack Kerwick
  “The Republican Party is no longer the party of limited government, with limited spending and limited taxes. It is now officially exactly right behind the Democrats—on everything. It is time for conservatives to start looking for a new home. There’s precious little left for us here.” Thus spoke Brent Bozell, founder of the Media Research Center and long-time movement conservative. ... more
• Will Republicans Support Yet Another Bush for President? Mon Dec 3
  Byron York
  Now, after decisive presidential defeats in 2008 and 2012, there is another Bush to consider as party insiders buzz about the possibility of a Jeb Bush candidacy. ... more
• I Think I Owe an Apology to George W. Bush. Fri Nov 16
  Jonah Goldberg
  William F. Buckley once noted that he was 19 when the Cold War began at the Yalta conference. The year the Berlin Wall came down, he became a senior citizen. In other words, he explained, anti-Communism was a defining feature of conservatism his entire adult life. Domestically, meanwhile, the right was largely a "leave me alone coalition": Religious and traditional conservatives, overtaxed businessmen, Western libertarians, and others fed up with government social engineering and economic folly. ... more
• Electoral College Is Democratic, Not democratic Thu Nov 15
  Steve Chapman
  In 2000, conservatives were obligated to explain why they supported preservation of the Electoral College even though it produced a victory for their candidate, George W. Bush. In coming elections, their devotion may face a sterner test: Will they favor it if Democrats win the White House even when Republicans carry the popular vote? ... more
• G.W. was MIA Thu Nov 15
  Michael Reagan
  Democrats have been blaming George W. Bush for the last four years. Now I think it's time for Republicans to start blaming George W. for the next four years. ... more
• How the Mighty Have Fallen Tue Nov 13
  Paul Greenberg
  He was America's most honored general, and for good reason. From West Point to Princeton, the classroom to the battlefield, theory to practice, David Petraeus had studied and then acted on what he'd learned. He rewrote the book (FM 3-24) on counter-insurgency warfare, or at least oversaw its compilation and culmination. ... more
• The 400,000 Votes That Tipped the Election Mon Nov 12
  Guy Benson
• Dissatisfying Election? Yes, But We Have Three Good Reasons Not to Despair Wed Oct 31
  Marvin Olasky
  A good restaurant, Corner Kitchen, sits one block from the WORLD offices in Asheville, N.C. Barack Obama ate dinner there in April 2010, and the eatery owner reported the event on a website page he headlined, “A Night to Remember” (with apologies to Walter Lord). ... more
• Past Surprises in Townhall-Style Presidential Debates Mon Oct 15
  America
  After George H. W. Bush infamously checked his watch in 1992, it led to the "no wristwatches allowed rule ever since." ... more
• Elect Romney To Reverse Bush's Failed Third Term Fri Oct 12
  David Limbaugh
  After reading transcripts of Obama's recent campaign stump speeches and watching his interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer, I am even more convinced he is every bit as clueless as he appeared in that fateful debate but also very deceitful. ... more
• Quit Blaming Bush Wed Oct 10
  Jonah Goldberg
  "Now Gov. Romney believes that with even bigger tax cuts for the wealthy, and fewer regulations on Wall Street, all of us will prosper. In other words, he'd double down on the same trickle-down policies that led to the crisis in the first place." -- President Obama in an ad released Sept. 27. ... more
• What? Tue Oct 2
  Paul Greenberg
  The best response to all that's strange, mysterious or just surprising may be a smile. But the news of late has reduced me to the one-word question and expletive favored by "Mad Men's" Don Draper whenever he's confronted by anything that doesn't make sense: What?! ... more
• 20 Reasons You Just Might Be A Liberal (2012 Election Edition) Tue Oct 2
  John Hawkins
  With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, you just might be a liberal if... ... more

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