Iraqi shoe-thrower says he was tortured in jailSource: Al Arabiya
An Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at former American President George W. Bush was released from prison on Tuesday and greeted as a hero as he described how he was tortured in prison.

Throughout American history, two prevailing ideologies have permeated the political landscape, conservatism and liberalism.

In his speech on May 21st, President Obama took up the issue of "enhanced interrogation techniques", more precisely the practice of waterboarding, and categorically declared:
Throwing Our Protectors to the Wolves Source: Campaign Standard
"We have been through a dark and painful chapter in our history," President Obama said when he ordered the release of the Justice Department interrogation memos. Actually, no. Not at all. We were attacked on 9/11.

Congressional Republicans are raising quite a ruckus over the spending portion of the economic stimulus legislation wending its way through the Congress but GOP bona fides in this area would be strengthened if they'd actually practiced what they now claim to preach when George W.

Now that President George W. Bush has exited stage right form the political theater, it is time to give him his due, not as a president but as a calculating politician. Bush's political dexterity is second to none. Critics downplay Mr.
Annual 'Banished Words' List UnveiledSource: ClickOrlando.com
DETROIT -- You can finally call it a "recession," thanks to President George W. Bush's recent use of the term to describe the fragile state of the U.S. economy. But word-watchers far and wide forbid you to say the pain has spread from "Wall Street to Main Street."
Ex-aides: Katrina was beginning of end for BushSource: msnbc.com
Hurricane Katrina not only pulverized the Gulf Coast in 2005, it knocked the bully pulpit out from under President George W. Bush, according to two former advisers who spoke candidly about the political impact of the government's poor handling of the natural disaster.

Here is one of the more disturbing reports from the Presidential campaign trail:

At 4:50 PM this afternoon, on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto," Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol reported that sources within the Barack Obama campaign have confirmed that former Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak at the Democratic National Convention, and endo …
Administration Fights Back Against Accusations of Al-Qaeda-Iraq Lies Source: FOXNews.com
WASHINGTON — The White House is strongly fighting back against a new book by a Bush administration critic who claims that the CIA forged a letter from Saddam Hussein's intelligence chief that gave credence to claims Iraq had links to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Al-Qaeda #2 Man is Hit? Source: FOXNews.com
BREAKING: According to CBS News ... and if true, it would be wonderful news in the war on terror ... wonderful, that is, unless you are on the side of the terrorists...
Iraqis Want U.S. Troops to Leave Source: metimes.com
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has made a substantial policy shift by insisting on a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, defying his close ally, U.S. President George W. Bush, and submitting to domestic pressure for an end in sight to foreign occupation.