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Bush Derangement Syndrome: Russia as a Strategic Partner The president must withdraw the U.S.-Russia civil nuclear-cooperation pact. By Andrew C. McCarthy It was a relief to see President Bush take some meaningful action in response to Russia’s aggression against Georgia on Wednesday — something beyond looking sternly into Vladimir Putin’s soul between beach volleyball serves in Beijing. Thursday’s announcement that U.S. missile batteries will be installed in Poland is also welcome. More telling, though, is the step the president hasn’t taken: a necessary step, but one tantamount to a concession that the administration’s Iran policy has been a farce. The...

The growing importance of clearly communicating in another language was lost on President Bush this week as he called Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi “amigo.” Berlusconi did not protest, however, since he was spared the backrub treatment German Chancellor Angela Merkel received at last year’s G8 Summit. This year, the environmental crisis and elections in Zimbabwe were issues of top importance for national leaders from Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the U.S., Japan and Russia. Meeting in Japan, they decided to seek targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s government in response to last month’s rigged elections. While reaching...

On 18th April, the day Ben Stein's infamous film was released, Michael Shermer received the following letter from a Jew (referencing a past article that Shermer had written debunking the Holocaust deniers) whose identity I shall conceal as "David J". Now I truly understand who you atheists and darwinists really are! You people believe that it was okay for my great-grandparents to die in the Holocaust! How disgusting. Your past article about the Holocaust was just window dressing. We Jews will fight to keep people like you out of the United States! Shermer wrote to Mr J to ask if...

President Bush took part in the annual lighting of the National Christmas tree last night, but failed to mention by name Jesus Christ, whose birth millions celebrate in the U.S. and around the world. "Christmas is a time to rejoice, and to give thanks for the blessings of the season and for the blessings that surround us every day of the year," said Bush, flanked by the first lady, as well as members of Congress and the Cabinet. The president made a brief allusion to Jesus, but crafted it into a joke which got mild response. "Each year, we gather...

While it was obvious from the Roberts nomination that whoever Bush picks, there will always be a few freepers who for their own reasons (some valid, some not), don't like him or her. However, as my title mentiones, I think we can all agree, no matter where you stand on the Miers nomination, something is wrong with this pick when a week after the fact, it is US arguing over whether or not to try to kill the nomination, instead of who it should be (and was during the Roberts nomination), the DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!! Again, you will never please 100% of...