george h w bush

The AP discusses the GOP prospects for California in the Presidential election:

So, the big buzz this week has to do drilling oil off-shore in order to lower our gas prices at home.

Well, that's a sham. It will take 7+ years for that oil to hit the market and, even then, it will be sold on a global market which means that US oil won't really be any cheaper for us than Saudi or Venezuelan oil.

So, John Schwartz thinks a game-show format for presidential debates is a good idea?

I usually have at least a modicum of respect for the Christian Science Monitor, but I've got to tell you, many more articles like this one and I'll have to begin wondering if they've been taken over by Fox News.

I’ve never personally met a US president but I came close in 1996 when Lee Greenwood opened his now–defunct theater in Pigeon Forge. I was there to cover the opening night as “guest media” but was required to wear a tuxedo. Former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Bush were guests of honor.

From Politico:

Former president George H.W. Bush will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in Houston on Monday during a media availability at 9:30 a.m. Texas time, Republican sources say.

The Politico explains how the first “Super Tuesday” primary twenty years ago was originally set up for the benefit of Al Gore:

“Democrats controlled legislatures throughout the South. So they used their leverage to set up an early, multistate primary. Ironically, the ‘moderate’ that wound up in the White House turned out to be [Republican] George H.W. Bush.”

Pat Robertson says the complete destruction of George H. W. Bush's other home and George W. Bush's other home town of Kennebunk Port, Maine, was because they weren't being "solicitous enough of Israel"...

GOP contender Mike Huckabee named John Bolton first on his list of people who's world views he respects. Bolton may have been body snatched by an alien mustache. it's the only thing that