As George Bush's presidency winds down to its inevitable (and constitutionally mandated) conclusion, the question lingers as to when "W" will become a "lame duck."  Everyone seems have their own take on the long goodbye. What's yours?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:54:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38836/euros-see-the-end-of-american-dominance.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhen President Bush delivered his final address to the UN last week—harping on terrorism but barely bothering to mention the crisis in the global economy—world leaders in attendance buzzed about the disconnect, along with the disheveled hair and ill-fitting suit that seemed to mark him as a finished man. But the UN speech marked something bigger, writes Der Spiegel in a cover story: the collapse of American dominance.http://www.newser.com/story/38836/euros-see-the-end-of-american-dominance.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 01 Oct 2008 7:44:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38733/bailout-vote-shows-bushs-power-waning.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe bailout bill’s failure to pass the House—due in large part to defectors from his own party—demonstrates President Bush’s flagging influence in Washington, observes the Washington Post . Bush’s “biggest legislative defeat” as president, it highlighted his tendency to rely on alarmist rhetoric—repeated dire warnings to Congress that failure to pass the measure would be catastrophic—while delegating leadership to cabinet members.http://www.newser.com/story/38733/bailout-vote-shows-bushs-power-waning.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 5:51:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38188/in-final-visit-bush-touts-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush, who once expressed disdain for the United Nations, said today that multinational organizations are now "needed more urgently than ever" to combat extremists threatening world order. In his eighth and final speech to the General Assembly, Bush said the international community must stand firm against North Korea and Iran’s nuclear ambitions and must unite to help Iraq’s struggling democracy succeed.http://www.newser.com/story/38188/in-final-visit-bush-touts-un.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 23 Sep 2008 11:08:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37839/why-bush-is-a-great-president.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGeorge Bush may not be everyone’s favorite leader right now, but history will polish the wartime president’s image, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . No one knew war was imminent when Bush entered office—but 9/11 changed that. Yet Bush has kept us safe and paved the way for his successor to do the same. Early reviews are predictably negative. Bob Woodward calls Bush "aloof and detached," but "a more favorably inclined biographer might have called it equanimity."http://www.newser.com/story/37839/why-bush-is-a-great-president.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 19 Sep 2008 5:44:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36680/gop-incumbents-in-opposition-clothing.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Republican National Convention was so full of calls for change and vows to clean up Washington that it was almost easy to forget that the GOP has been in power for the last 8 years, writes Peter Baker in the New York Times . John McCain is seeking to distance himself from his party's recent record, and trying to seize the "change" mantra for himself.http://www.newser.com/story/36680/gop-incumbents-in-opposition-clothing.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 05 Sep 2008 0:30:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36450/bush-to-tour-post-gustav-la.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPresident Bush will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Gustav. He met today with Dick Cheney, several Cabinet secretaries, and about 20 other advisers to assess the damage the hurricane caused to Gulf Coast oil drilling and refining operations. He said it's too early to assess the damage, but the storm should prompt Congress to OK more domestic oil production.http://www.newser.com/story/36450/bush-to-tour-post-gustav-la.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 02 Sep 2008 15:25:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36376/6-steps-to-rebuild-us-prestige.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAs the Bush era comes to a close, many outside the United States are hoping that a new president will revive America's standing in the world. For Bronwen Maddox, America needs to do a better job winning support abroad, but not at the expense of its central values. "There are some actions for which it should apologize, but there is a limit beyond which it should concede nothing," writes the columnist in the Times of London.http://www.newser.com/story/36376/6-steps-to-rebuild-us-prestige.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 02 Sep 2008 7:03:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35262/georgian-war-lays-bare-bush-policys-failures.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Georgian war crystallizes the failure of the Bush administration's foreign policy, writes HDS Greenway in the Boston Globe . Besides the ready-made justification the Iraq war provides to any invading country, America has stoked Georgian boldness, "and now America's client is wiping blood from its nose," he writes. "The wreckage of Georgia's towns and countryside, however, is not as complete as the ruin of Bush's policies."http://www.newser.com/story/35262/georgian-war-lays-bare-bush-policys-failures.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 19 Aug 2008 13:59:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35123/laid-back-bush-enrages-neocon-base.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe administration’s slow response to the Russia-Georgia conflict has conservatives fuming, with onetime true believers openly questioning President Bush's commitment to the foreign policy of the first 7 years of his term. And they're not keeping their dissatisfaction quiet, reports the Washington Post . The latest blast from a once-unexpected source came from the Wall Street Journal.http://www.newser.com/story/35123/laid-back-bush-enrages-neocon-base.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 6:01:46 CDT