U.S. President Barack Obama (L) with his wife Michelle, and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and his wife Jill (2nd R), watch as the presidential helicopter carrying former U.S. President George W. Bush and his wife Laura, leave the U.S. Capitol after Obama was sworn in
Continue ReadingJust days before Obama's inauguration, it's hard not to equate the landing and rescue of US Air Flight 1549 on the Hudson River to the state of American politics.
Continue ReadingAbandoning his typical act as a tightly scripted pitchman, Bush -- cycling through bitterness, defensiveness and anger -- seemed intent on putting almost every single controversial and misguided thing he had done as President on the table so, like a defendant acting as his own counsel, he could make,...
Continue ReadingFrom day one to day last, the stars (from the stars-and-stripes) have been lost in Bush's eyes.
Continue ReadingThe most stinging shot yet concerning the Bush legacy watch.
Continue ReadingIn this image from APTN video, a man, centre throws a shoe at US President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President...
Continue ReadingAt the end of his presidency, George Bush -- in this grotesque embrace of injured Iraq war veterans -- is successfully landing in perversity.
Continue ReadingBesides illustrating how the White House runs mostly on auto-pilot, continuously looping through the same script, these images depict, once again, the kind of racial patronization that runs through Bush administration photo-ops.
Continue ReadingWell, the Cheney's final holiday card is now available and it makes for an interesting comparison to George and Laura's.
Continue ReadingIt seems Laura Bush is feeling pretty wounded these days about Dubya's legacy -- according, at least, to two current monumental gestures.
Continue ReadingGeorge And Laura Do Up The White House On World AIDS Day.
Continue ReadingThe Bush/Obama contrast on the eve of Thanksgiving in a shattered economy.
Continue ReadingThe best shots I saw of President-elect Obama's White House visit?
Continue ReadingA look at Bush's "Last Veterans Day Accomplished," November 11, 2008, versus "Mission Accomplished," May 1, 2003.
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