Read more Bush legacy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5877/bush-legacy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:21:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66339/bush-bashing-wont-stop-anytime-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama doesn’t want anyone to forget his predecessor. “You hand me a $1.3 trillion bill, and then you’re complaining six months later because we haven’t paid it all back,” he griped at a recent town hall. And you can expect him to keep bashing Bush for a while,...http://www.newser.com/story/66339/bush-bashing-wont-stop-anytime-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 10:52:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59478/prodigal-dubya-texas-slowly-get-reacquainted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer President Bush is gradually reentering life as a private citizen in Texas, Newsweek reports, but he's doing it gingerly and on his own terms. While many Texans agree that Dubya's still the friendly, aw-shucks guy they sent to Washington eight years ago, he's definitely keeping clear of dissent. “He...http://www.newser.com/story/59478/prodigal-dubya-texas-slowly-get-reacquainted.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 13:56:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55915/bushs-simpler-new-life-has-no-talk-of-l-word-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush began his new life in an "insulated bubble" the day he left Washington toting a plane of teary-eyed friends watching a rosy video tribute on the Bush era. Low approval ratings? Bah. "He lives squarely in the remaining 33%" who supported him, writes Washington Post's Eli Saslow in...http://www.newser.com/story/55915/bushs-simpler-new-life-has-no-talk-of-l-word-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 12:38:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53007/bushies-work-to-salvage-boss-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo months out of office, President Bush rarely warrants mention these days, but his old aides quietly work at rebuilding his reputation, reports Politico. “We’re invited to comment on the events of the day and along the way, we remind people that there was, indeed, good news under President Bush,...http://www.newser.com/story/53007/bushies-work-to-salvage-boss-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Mar 2009 13:25:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52696/why-obama-is-like-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is often compared to FDR or Ronald Reagan. But what about the last guy? Obama has taken office in the midst of a crisis and has lofty approval ratings—much like the 80% Bush had after 9/11. And both have taken a fairly similar political approach to their...http://www.newser.com/story/52696/why-obama-is-like-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 12:00:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52062/bush-fans-rare-at-conservative-pow-wow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference every year of his presidency, but this year when you hear his name, it’s usually being derided, writes Andy Barr of Politico. Newt Gingrich spent his speech railing against “Bush-Obama big spending,” while Mike Huckabee cited Bush’s response to Hurricane...http://www.newser.com/story/52062/bush-fans-rare-at-conservative-pow-wow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 9:50:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50367/bush-faithful-rewarded-with-plum-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bush presidency lives on through more than 100 end-of-term appointments to a wide range of presidential panels, the Washington Post reports. The positions, many of which will outlast his successor's current term, have gone to George Bush's aides and political donors. Most are unpaid, although four top aides snagged...http://www.newser.com/story/50367/bush-faithful-rewarded-with-plum-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 8:39:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48943/gitmo-detainee-files-a-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe case files of many Gitmo detainees are incomplete, disorganized, or strewn around the executive branch, complicating President Barack Obama’s plan to close down the detention center, reports the Washington Post . Incoming officials discovered the chaos when given access after the inauguration. One former official says he sometimes had to...http://www.newser.com/story/48943/gitmo-detainee-files-a-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 18:12:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48234/oedipally-oddball-w-makes-his-long-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush’s insecurity and aversion to doubt—“the psychological traits of an asphyxiated and pampered son”—led to his botched presidency, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times . Rather than being a source of presidential insight on Iraq and Saddam, Bush’s father was relegated “to the status of...http://www.newser.com/story/48234/oedipally-oddball-w-makes-his-long-exit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Jan 2009 9:46:01 CST