The Bush Files -- October 1999

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"i’d like to share some wisdom with you. i think baby boomer parents ought to say,‘i’ve learned from mistakes i may or may not have made.’ i think we owe the children that responsibility to share our wisdom. kids in texas need to know: if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime."
Originally published in the Texas Observer on August 6, 1999


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Bush in Contempt on Formaldegate? By Robert Bryce President Bill Clinton was publicly pilloried for asking a prosecutor what the “definition of ‘is’ is.” Now, George W. Bush’s veracity is being questioned, based on the definition of the word “conversation.”
Texas Observer Editorial: Killing Larry Robison Since resuming in 1982, the executions occur so often now (a grand total of 180) they’ve become political background noise, failing to generate headlines unless the story carries some particular distinction in perpetrator or victim.

Golly Gee, Thanks for the social promotion dad!
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.The Austin to D.C. Derby by Nate Blakeslee The Texas Republican politicos are beginning to catch D.C. fever, suggesting this early handicapping of Dubya’s entourage.

A Shrub Grows in Midland by Karen OlssonThe 1978 West Texas Campaign for Congress: why Bush loves Midland and Midland loves Bush.

What Fertilized the Bushes? by Robert Sherrill A look at the Bush dynasty’s family values, from Neil’s S&L fiasco to the Governor’s baseball welfare bonanza.

Questions for George W: "Can a Texas Jew go to Heaven? George Bush Says No." By Ronnie Dugger, Published May 14, 1999.

Presidential Bookshelf: Book Review Reading Myron Magnet, Justifying the Status Quo Ante By Michael King.

Texas Observer Editorial: On the Record Twelve critical questions the national media should be asking George W. Bush instead of throwing softballs..

The Governor’s Surrogates: An essay about Governor George W. Bush's leadership in the Texas Legislature. Published May 28, 1999

Don’t Mess With Roofing Tiles! By Jorge W. Arbusto What would the Governor’s 1999 State of the State speech sound like, were it translated by computer into Spanish, and then back into English?

Manufacturing a President by Michael King Dubya’s Texas appeal has won the hearts of reporters around the country. Here’s a taste of their love letters to the Guv

Governo r Crunch: Why the Governor Loves his Tax Cut Crunch! Published May 28, 1999.

The Meet Marvin Olasky, The Last Puritan: Governor Bush's Compasssionate Conservative Guru. Published May 14, 1999

Humorous articles about George W. Bush

Don’t Mess With Roofing Tiles! By Jorge W. Arbusto. What would the Governor’s 1999 State of the State speech sound like, were it translated by computer into Spanish, and then back into English? Published August 1999

Governor George W. Bush gets the Monica treatment from the media. A Satire published August 1998.

George W. Bush Business Deals.

The Governor's Sweetheart Deal. By Robert Bryce; January 1998. "Governor George W. Bush and the other owners of the Texas Rangers are deadbeats. Rich deadbeats, but deadbeats nevertheless."

Stealing Home. By Robert Bryce Texas Observer; May 9, 1997

Business, By George. Published; February, 27 1997

George W. Bush and Texas Politics
The Governor's Housekeepers. By Karen Olsson.

King George In Search of the Tigua Indians. By Karen Olsson; June 19, 1998

Thus Spake the Governor, an Editorial about Bush and Taxes by Michael King; February 14, 1997

Texas Taxes and the White House. An Observer Editorial; January 17, 1997

George W. Bush and Political Fundraising
Big Bucks and Blue Blood By. November 7, 1997

The Bush Family
Planet Bush. By Paul Jennings, College Station, November 6, 1997: "For the most part, it's hard to figure out exactly what George Bush has stood for over the years. Other than getting ahead, that is."

George W. Bush and Environment
Who's Poisoning Texas?Texas is Number One in air pollution; By Michael King, May 8 1998.

Governor Bush Pushes for Nuclear Waste Dump, by Louis Dubose; October 24, 1997.

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