I'd like to buy a replica (but smaller) of the "Mission Accomplished" banner that President Bush stood in front of on the U.S.S. Lincoln. [more inside]
posted by davextreme on May 27, 2009 - 1 answer

What exactly was it in 2004 that suggested in the final weeks that John Kerry was going to win? Case in point here and here (yeah, I know the latter is a Democrat site). Maybe I have selective memory but I thought a lot of pundits had expected a Kerry win. Or did many neutral sources have Bush pegged? If not, what I'm trying to figure out is where the forecast errors were made, and whether these same issues could produce a surprise tomorrow (not counting a "Bradley effect", since that was of course not a factor in 2004).
posted by crapmatic on Nov 3, 2008 - 19 answers

I'd honestly like to know why half of America voted for George W. Bush in 2000: what their reasoning was. [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Aug 25, 2008 - 100 answers

I have been told by a few people something that I don't really believe and I would appreciate confirmation of its untruth, They have said that Condoleeza Rice referred to GW Bush as her husband - in some interview or in answer to some question. Could this be true?
posted by donfactor on Feb 9, 2005 - 13 answers

ReggaeFilter: Help finding a Reggae song. [MI] [more inside]
posted by MLIS on Jan 11, 2005 - 12 answers

Considering last night, what can we do, those of us who feel something deeply tragic happened? Not just in the race for the White House, but across America, with the ballot initiatives and the Senate and House races?

Realistic activism for the newly impassioned? Last-ditch attempts to save this sinking ship of a country?

Advice! Opine! Help me! Help us all.
posted by xmutex on Nov 3, 2004 - 31 answers

Has George W. Bush established a moral precedent for evading military service in the United States? How about a legal precedent?
posted by mischief on Sep 10, 2004 - 8 answers

I'm looking for the origin of the phrase former Governorof Texas Ann Richards used to describe George W. Bush, "All hat, no cattle." A cursory look has turned up the fact that it's a traditional Texan putdown, but I haven't been able to dig down any further to where it might have originated. Ideas? Similar local or regional putdowns?
posted by JollyWanker on Jul 25, 2004 - 8 answers

BushTrotsky? To my non-historian eyes, the war on terror and to some extent the war on drugs strike me as neotrotskyesque. Is this a fair characterization, or have other political philosophers advanced a theory more similar to the current trends in modern US "war"?
posted by Kwantsar on Jul 10, 2004 - 5 answers