Topic: George H.W. Bush

Auto bailout would expand government control and take step toward nationalizationIt was hard enough to get policymakers to finally utter the word " Yet that's pretty much what the government takeover of big chunks of the economy amounts to, at least in ...

The Reign Of Lame Falls Mainly On McCain

Last Tuesday was truly a historic occasion: For only the second time in her adult life, Michelle Obama was proud of her country!The big loser of this election is Colin Powell, whose last-minute endorsement of Obama put the Illinois senator over the ...
Inadvertently, John McCain brought back memories of George H.W. Bush over the weekend, when in an unusual bit of pre-debate bluster he pledged to whip Barack Obamas you-know-what when they face off on Wednesday. Like McCain, Bush was matched in 92 against ...
McCain eager to reassure anxious conservatives he won't raise taxesRepublican Ronald Reagan raised taxes and survived to serve another presidential term. His successor, George H.W. Bush, raised taxes and did not.Now comes Republican candidate John McCain, eager to reassure conservatives he's no ...