Yesterday, most of the news and commentaries concerned either the death of Edward Kennedy or the life of Ben Bernanke. We do not speak ill of dead, not here at The Daily Reckoning. So, we will speak ill of the living.
August 28th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 4 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "George W. Bush"
Baby Bush: The Worst President in History?
I recognize that I’ve antagonized many of my subscribers over the years with “Bush Bashing.” In January, just after OBAMA!’s election, I said I wouldn’t mention Bush again, his departure having made him irrelevant.
August 20th, 2009 | Doug Casey | 9 comments | Continued
A Nation of Patsies…in a World of Hurt
In the beginning, the U.S. government was specifically limited in what it could do. Now, very little remains that it can’t do. But in all matters – big or small…torturing people or taking their money – government leaders must pretend to be acting in the national interest. It’s a low-down, dirty business that usually attracts people of the same sort. People like George W. Bush and Joseph Biden…people with no sense or no principles – or neither. People who don’t know a lie when they hear it or…don’t mind telling one. That’s why we’re sorry to seem Obama in the trade; he seems like such a nice fellow…
January 20th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
A Letter from ‘Alan Greenspan’ About the Deterioration of the U.S. Economy
It’s been quite some time since we’ve run what we call a ‘Classique’ – an essay that we have run before, but one whose idea stands the test of time. And so, today we look back and consider the quickly deteriorating economic situation the United States has found itself in – one which some may say began under one man’s direction. But we’ll let him speak for himself. Take it away, Maestro…
October 17th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 8 comments | Continued
George W. Bush Presents Middle Easterners With a Lengthy ‘To-Do List’
The president of all the Americans – George W. Bush – took full advantage of this privilege yesterday. According to the IHT , while making a speech in Egypt, he “presented Arabs with a lengthy to-do list.”
May 20th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued