MUCH as George W. Bush’s presidency was ineluctably shaped by Sept. 11, 2001, so the outbreak of the French Revolution was symbolized by the events of one fateful day, July 14, 1789. And though 18th-century France may seem impossibly distant to contemporary Americans, future historians examining Mr. Bush’s presidency within the longer sweep of political and intellectual history may find the French Revolution useful in understanding his curious brand of 21st- century conservatism.
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Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback
Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback:
RORABACK: "There would be many opinions that I would share with members of the Tea Party Caucus." [Brookfield Republican Town Committee Debate] Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback
RORABACK: "I think the real conservative candidate is me" [Newtown Republican Town Committee Debate] Roraback supports raising the retirement age
Recall the past to understand what's happening today
The following appeared in The New York Times, Sunday, October 28, 2007
Bush’s Dangerous Liaisons
Doggett: President "dead certain...dead wrong."
Letter to The NY Times
Bush and Children’s Health Care
To the Editor:
“Misleading Spin on Children’s Health” (editorial, Oct. 5) reflects
our experience with President Bush: Even too little for our children’s
health is too much for him.
Bush's False Claims About Children's Health Insurance
President Bush gave a false description of proposed legislation to expand the 10-year-old federal program to provide health insurance for children in low-income working families.
He said it "would result" in covering children in families with incomes up to $83,000 per year, which isn't true. The Urban Institute estimated that 70 percent of children who would gain coverage are in families earning half that amount, and the bill contains no requirement for setting income eligibility caps any higher than what's in the current law.
