In Review: Decision Points by George W. Bush

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14 Decisions that Changed America

For the last ten years, everyone political pundit, politician, and every day American has had there say about the Bush Administration. But finally former President George W. Bush has broken his long held silence and has delivered a weighty tome highlighting the fourteen most important decisions he made throughout his life. From quitting drinking to the 2008-2009 economic crisis and everything in between, his new memoir, Decision Points, provides an intimate and shockingly honest account of the last eight years from the very man who sat behind the resolute desk. Decision Points by George W. Bush landed on shelves everywhere on November 9th, 2010 but with class and the actual length of the book, its taken quite a while to read through it. But I am happy to finally provide Center Write Nation's In Review of this long awaited book.

Playing Politics, A Wiiventure

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Politcos Got Game

With today's instant news media, politics is everywhere. Its on every TV station, on every book shelf, and now it has even entered into video games. With the release of the NBA Jams, politicians may have found another medium to increase their face time, and possibly there own popularity. As a bonus feature, the designers of the new NBA Jams game created both a Democratic Team and its Republican counterpart. While incorporating real life political basketball players like former Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) and President Barrack Obama (D-IL), other famous (or infamous) politicians also made their way into the spotlight. With a full playable political cast including: Bill (D-AR) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Al Gore (D-TN), Joe Biden (D-DE), John McCain (R-AZ), former President George W. Bush (R-TX), and former Vice President Dick Cheney (R-WY); politics has again found a new (albeit fun) way to capture the public conscience. Even more interesting, it may in fact prove an invaluable tool for reaching the most finicky voting block of all, college students.

To Cut or Not to Cut, That is the Question

He's Found his way back Again

It seems that Republicans and Democrats alike may not agree with President Obama's plan to cut the Bush Tax Cuts. In the past months, former advisers, and current members of his administration have spoken out and asked the President to leave the ta cuts alone. Even more recent, The Heritage Foundation has released the results of a study they conducted that implemented all of Obama's planned tax increases and their effect on the economy. This report is truly astounding and truly terrifying.

Lower and Lower

A Downward Spiral

As if things couldn't get worse for the one of the most popularly elected presidents in recent memory. His Chief-of-Staff is leaving, he's losing his party's majority in the House, and possibly in the senate. Unemployment filings have risen once again and the unemployment rate continues to stubbornly hover near ten percent. Except that now, a recent POLITICO George Washington University Battleground poll indicates that forty-four percent of the nation currently will vote to replace Obama while thirteen percent are considering voting for someone else. Only thirty-eight percent of those questioned said that he deserves to be reelected. With his own approval ratings tumbling and his own party distancing themselves from him, what is a president to do.

My "Mission Accomplished"

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Once and For All...

After 10 grueling years of bitter partisan attacks and facing calamities incomparable to those faced by nearly any other president, former President George W. Bush (R-TX) (jokingly known as 'Dubya') is still smiling and offering a helping hand. The former president left office nearly two years ago: amidst the worst economic conditions since the great depression, with the worst approval rating in United States history, and having been charged with starting two unnecessary wars. Academia had turned its back on him declaring during his last year in office that he would unanimously go down as the worst president of all time. 

 With a rap like that one would think that 'Dubya' would have just crawled into a one of his companies many oil wells and thrown himself in, yet that is not the case. Instead, the former president has kept a busy schedule: he partnered with his immediate predecessor, former President Bill Clinton (D-AR), to help provide disaster relief in Haiti; has been tediously writing his own memoir; and apparently has been having secret phone conversations with President Barack Obama (D-IL). All of this, coupled with the revelation that most of the academics who previously denounced him have since rescinded their attacks, and some Gallop polls have suggested that a theoretical election between himself (G.W. Bush) and President Obama would result in a tie. Yet the attacks keep coming, even presidential courtesy being forgotten when Obama called Bush out by name, so this post holds a special purpose for me. Anyone who has followed this blog would know that I am not a huge Bush fan; however, I intend to finally end the debate (at least for myself) over the effectiveness of the Bush Administration by delving into the three biggest issues surrounding his name: the Bush tax cuts, the Iraq War, and the Economic Crisis.

Getting the Rebound

The Real Comeback Kid

A year into the Obama presidency and new polls and worldly events point in a surprising direction. Barack Obama may not be the same comeback kid the nation thought the elected in 2008, no the real winner seems to be Former President George W. Bush. An April Gallup poll predicted that in the hypothetical election between the current and former presidents would be statistically tied. The poll showed that Obama would garner 48% of the vote while Bush would get a respectable 46% (Obama's lead was within the 2 percent margin of error of the poll). There has to be a reason for this change, seeing as how Bush left office with a record low approval rating of 27%. And sure enough, certain unpopular Bush policies seem to be vindicating the once beleaguered leader. The peaceful elections and troop pullout in Iraq, lower 8 year deficit than Obama's 1 year deficit, and other factors seem to point in the direction of a reputation rebound.

It's Coming...

Bush Breaks His Silence

President George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, has finally been set a release date. Crown Publishers announced today that the former president's book will be released exactly one week after the November Midterm Elections. Sources close to 'Dubya' claim that almost every day since leaving office, George W. Bush has been reflecting on his life, his presidency, and his legacy and has compounded a work highlighting fourteen of the most important decisions he has throughout his life.

Freshman Year: Obama vs. Bush

The Buildup

Yes Mr. President, it does indeed seem as though the nation who once thought you a fool, is feeling some remorse. A recent Gallup poll conducted this month reveals that in the hypothetical situation of an election between former President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama would be statistically tied. The poll found that 48% of those questioned would reelect President Obama while 46% would choose President Bush instead. How is it that one of the most unpopular presidents in our country's history could possibly beat one of the most popularly elected presidents in modern times?