Barbara Bush

Revolution. It is a small word with different variations across languages that strikes fear into the minds of all leaders, from fascist dictators to democratically elected presidents alike. For such a powerful word, however, “revolution” has a bit of a paradoxical set of themes in its definitions. For those of us here on this pale blue dot, we imagine a wave of impoverished peasants taking arms and flooding the streets, tearing down fortresses as if they were a child’s sand castle built too…

pull out of Kuwait in mid-January so as a result the Gulf War began with a massive air offensive by the United States known as Operation Desert Storm. After a 42 day offensive in the air and on the ground by the allied coalition President George H.W. Bush called for a cease-fire on February 28, 1991 with which most of the Iraqi forces had surrendered or fled Kuwait. Even though the allied coalition was successful this led to unstable tension in the region which led to what has been called the…

government and U.S. citizens. President George W. Bush and members of his administration decided it was time to reconsider government policies and organize a rally in national security efforts. This rally became known as the U.S. Global War on Terrorism. The policies utilized in this War on Terror manifested widespread controversy,…

democratic values and fight for what is right and just: “America will lead defending liberty and justice because they are right and true and unchanging for all people everywhere” (Dueck, Pg.31). By the same token, this explains why many liberal supported bush administration’s initiatives from the beginning, because the spreading democracy matches with their social and moral value. The U.S will not prioritize its nation interest above its moral value, but rather more likely to place them on the…

policies on slavery; James Madison was called “little Jemmy” because he was short; John Tyler called “His Accidency (he became President after the death of William Henry Harrison; Nixon was called “Tricky Dicky”; Reagan was called a dunce; George W. Bush was called a chimp (Stone 2); however, the insults did not refer to their race, and their citizenship was never questioned. Not so for President Obama. The insults and disrespect directed at President Obama have gone beyond the slurs and snide…

obvious that George W. Bush illegitimately won the election. Firstly, older voters were confused on how to fill out the ballot, which ended up in a significant amount of dimpled chad that were not counted by the machines, therefore robbing thousands of people of their right to vote for the president they wished to be in office, not to mention that it may have costed Gore the presidency. When the chad were first run through the counting machine they would add 3000 votes to Bush and subtract 3000…

president and vice president. Of those votes, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes, 270 or more. One of the most famous cases of how the Electoral College works with the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W Bush. Gore won the popularity votes by far, but in the end, Bush was elected president because his electoral votes won 271-266. It’s an interesting process. The electors are not required to vote for their states popular vote, so you who individually vote for is almost a moot…

Bush took unconstitutional actions with excuse it was for the “War on Terror” after the 9/11 incidents. He was a strong advocate for the passage of the Patriot Act, which he used to justify the mass surveillance of private phone calls. Above all, Bush “did not to comply with more than 750 provisions of laws concerning national security and disclosure… And the administration…

President for accomplishing their goals. For instance, George W. Bush and President Barack Obama in both their first term elections, claim that they would improve America with specific plans. Since Obama was elected after the two terms of Bush, one may compare their approaches for America. Some issues that both Bush and President Obama created plans for were improving education, decreasing taxes, and improving foreign policies.…

Throughout life there are hundreds and hundreds of events, big and small, that occur and change either our outlook on life or a small, or large, section of our life. The shows that were popular during an individual’s life affects him or her. The bands and musicians that were popular effected those who listen to these performers. What movies and television shows were being watched, or whether there were two parents in the home or not, all of these things have the power to change a person’s…