The Erroneous Bush – Daniels Connection

Everywhere out here in cyberspace it seems that Bush Derangement Syndrome has come out of remission, if indeed it was ever in remission, and exploding across the planet infecting everyone and everything in sight. It is messy out here folks and rumor has it that it is not much better in the broadcast and print “media” worlds. Why would the Enemedia go to such great lengths to resurrect such a foul disease, polluting not only their own minds, but those of everyone who seem ignorant enough to give one scintilla of credibility to any of them? My palms got sweaty as my heart skipped a beat at the prospect of another term in office for President George W. Bush.

After all, if the constitution is now so irrelevant that we have permitted a lying fraud like Barry Hussein to usurp the office, why not ignore that little add-on amendment stating that one can only serve two terms as president. Careful consideration of my day dream led me to understand President Bush would never disrespect the Constitution, the office of the presidency or our country to find a loop hole which would enable a third term for himself. Nor, as it turns out, is it because his brother Jeb had announced his candidacy.

Nope…what the vitriol and hand wringing leads to is the idea that some obscure early member of President Bush’s cabinet is thinking about running for president! Why, the unmitigated gall of some folks is simply astonishing. To make matters worse, apparently Jeb Bush had a few kind words for the man. But the crème de la crème remains with a personal conversation the potential candidate, Mitch Daniels, had with his former boss President George W. Bush. Oh Noes! Someone actually valued the opinion of Dubya!

Suddenly, Governor Mitch Daniels is not (thinking of) running for president. No, the Bush machine is pushing him into the top tier. The Bush family has chosen the republican candidate. Mitch Daniels, hand-picked by the Bush elites…blah…blah…blah. President Bush has been out of office a month shy of the total number of months Mitch Daniels was in his cabinet. That’s right ladies and gentlemen; Daniels served from January 2001 through June 2003. He has been the very successful Governor of Indiana since January 2005, winning his second term with 57.8% of the votes.

On more than one occasion I have challenged posters on “conservative” web sites to document their claims about the Bush family endorsing, supporting or aiding Daniels in any way. The only answer I have received to date came from some person with ADD or a serious reading comprehension problem. So I ended up doing my own research on someone I have no intention of voting for simply to learn the facts.
Here they are, if you want to call them facts, as they come from spurious sources.

CBS reported, citing unnamed sources, that former first lady Laura Bush has telephoned Cheri Daniels to encourage her to support a presidential bid for her husband and to share advice on how to define a role in the campaign. That tidbit is striking because Bush overcame her reluctance to getting involved in politics… http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/05/mitch-daniels-presidential-race-wife-/1

Mitch Daniels revealed Tuesday morning that he's consulted with former President George W. Bush, whose administration he served in as budget director, as he's weighed a 2012 presidential run.
"Yes," Daniels replied to the "Fox and Friends" crew when they asked if he's talked to Bush, who appointed Daniels as Office of Management and Budget head back in 2001.
But he declined to reveal what was said, adding, "That's between him and me."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54175.html#ixzz1MiRWOlDx

Daniels told Fox News Tuesday that he discussed his potential run with Bush, though he declined to elaborate on their conversation.
'That's between him and me," Daniels, who served as Bush's budget director, told Fox.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110503/pl_yblog_theticket/mitch-daniels-talked-to-george-w-bush-about-2012-run

To hear Official Washington tell it, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is the new "serious" Republican presidential contender. He's praised as a "fiscal conservative" who isn't obsessed with the Right's divisive social agenda nor marred by the crazy "birther" conspiracy theories.
Mentioned only in passing is a key fact that -- in a saner world -- would disqualify him from holding any government office: Mitch Daniels was President George W. Bush's original budget director in 2001.

In other words, the "fiscal conservative" Daniels oversaw the federal budget as it was making its precipitous dive from a $236 billion surplus -- then on a trajectory to eliminate the entire federal debt in a decade -- to a $400 billion deficit by the time he left in June 2003.
http://www.alternet.org/story/150950/mitch_daniels,_darling_of_"fiscal_conservatives,"_was_architect_of_the_us_debt_crisis?akid=6972.284972.pHIEn5&rd=1&t=19

Jeb Bush, brother of one former president and son of another, isn't going to seek the White House for himself next year, he says, but he likes what he's seen so far from Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
"Mitch is the only one who sees the stark [economic] perils and will offer real, detailed proposals," Bush told Jacksonville business leaders, according to the Florida Times-Union.
"He would be the anti-Obama, at least socially," Bush said in the newspaper's account of a private gathering.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/17/jeb-bush-boosts-indiana-gov-mitch-daniels-as-the-anti-obama/
^^^ Huffington Post for God’s sake!!! ^^^

This cycle, a convention wisdom is setting in that Jeb wants Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels in the race. It started with early praise for Daniels, and this week Dave Weigel offers more of Jeb loving on Daniels:
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/more-jeb-bush-praise-mitch-daniels
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/05/13/from-mitt-to-mitch.aspx

Another great “story” by this marvelous POS:
Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush, was written with two of his sons, Sam and Nat, and can be ordered at neckdeepbook.com. His two previous books, Secrecy & Privilege: The Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq and Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & ‘Project Truth’ are also available there.
http://consortiumnews.com/2011/05/14/mitch-daniels-architect-of-us-debt-crisis/

Due to computer problems for the past week, this post is rather irrelevant now as Mitch Daniels announced he will not be running for president in 2012.

A hearty THANK YOU and a huge CONGRATULATION go out to you, President George W. Bush!

If Americans are honest with themselves they know that without your steadfast leadership in declaring the War on Terror, the moment Osama bin Laden met justice face to face, or in the face as it were, would never have happened.

Your choice of Vice President Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld were really the beginning of the successful mission that at long last ended the reign of the international terrorist, OBL. As a former SoD the Vice President was keenly aware, and very supportive of the actions that were needed to defend our nation and her people. I commend you on your excellent choice of running mate. He expressed our mission very well, and in advance, during a speech delivered to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on August 26, 2002 when he said:

There is a terrorist underworld out there, spread among more than 60 countries. The job we have will require every tool at our means of diplomacy, of finance, of intelligence, of law enforcement, and of military power. But we will, over time, find and defeat the enemies of the United States. In the case of Osama bin Laden -- as President Bush said recently -- "If he's alive, we'll get him. If he's not alive -- we already got him." [1]

SoD Rumsfeld did the yeoman’s work of reforming our military toward a high-speed, information-driven, readily-deployable expeditionary force and leading the revolution into a new reality in both what the military delivers and how it delivers it. [2] I’m confident the changes SoD Rumsfeld made were most helpful in the hunt for Osama.

As you ended ridiculous policies and tore down walls instituted by your predecessors amongst our intelligence agencies, you facilitated the co-operation needed which led to the demise of the terrorist. Your establishment of Guantanamo Bay for housing enemy combatants, enhanced interrogation techniques, and other apparatus used to garner information, were instrumental in locating and taking out the trash.

Your love and respect for our awesome military is both well-known and appreciated, not only by military members, but all Americans who also love and respect them. It is not surprising they performed the task at hand brilliantly. The Navy SEAL Team 6 are certainly heroes to all who love our great country. Sadly, they will in all likelihood remain anonymous for their own safety in this still treacherous world.

You fought a good fight, you finished the course as much as your time allowed and you kept the faith. You told our troops early on in the WOT: “We are determined. We are patient. We are steadfast. We are resolved. We will not tire and we will not fail.” [3]

For all of this – and so much more -- your grateful nation thanks you Mr. President.

1. http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraq-082602.htm
2. http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2005/07governance_light.aspx
3. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/10/20011017-20.html

Systematically Destroying the GOP:John McCain vs. Ron Paul

How the TEA Party has been co-opted and is displacing the Conservative base

Part II

After very closely observing the machinations and affiliations of certain members of the Republican Party, it is my belief that there are a couple of factions working diligently to take control of the party. To anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention will certainly agree. Unfortunately, what I call the “real” conservatives – those who represent the stable 3-legged stool of conservatism – are not one of those factions. Oh, they may think they are, but they are being deceived.

Lest I appear unclear, allow me to define the 3-legged stool of conservatism as it was explained to me some time ago.
The top of the stool – the platform on which one stands – represents the whole of conservatism. The three individual legs are what stabilize and hold up the platform. Each leg represents a pillar, or leg, of conservatism.

1. One leg of conservatism relates to fiscal conservatism. Financial responsibility, not only in government, but in our personal lives as well. The well-rounded conservative will not put themselves in debt to where it is not easily managed, risking the possibility of having to seek financial help from others…or the government.

2. Another leg imparts the need for social conservatism. This leg includes a sense of strong traditional values; God, the necessity of the nuclear family, absolute respect and honor of life at all stages – from the unborn child to the disabled, handicapped and the elderly. It states that marriage is between one man and one woman. We believe in the rule of law as our founders imagined and planned for within the confines of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. We were founded to be self-governing using the rule of established law, as opposed to the tyrannical whims of man. We believe in love of our country and all she stands for -- both at home and abroad – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, unencumbered by government dictates.

3. Last, but certainly not least, the real conservative believes in a strong national defense. Without this leg what would we have? If the country is invaded or taken over in some other fashion, what need would there be for fiscal responsibility – it would be taken out of your hands. Our social concerns would no longer exist, but instead be in the hands of the invaders and the new rulers they would put in place. One only has to look at history to understand what I am referring to – Hitler, Castro, Pol Pot, Stalin, Lenin, the mad Mullahs of Iran – are all perfect examples of what happens when a country does not maintain its own national defense.

There are many today claiming to be “conservatives” who are anything but. Sure…they may be extremely conservative in one area, say fiscally, but without the other two legs of conservatism what do they really stand on? What base can they depend on to hold them up? The same can be said for defense conservatives. Although I personally believe that is the most important pillar of the stool, if we as a country spend our way into the conservatorship of outside sources, how will our military and all our defense mechanisms help us? Of course, social conservatives have the same problems as the other two legs. Without a strong national defense to protect us from the evil forces of the world who would like nothing better than to conquer the “great Satan” and the fiscally irresponsible who would sell us to our creditors, what good are all our personal beliefs in relation to God, family and country.

Without every one of these three legs, the stool – or platform – of conservatism is worthless at the least and wobbly at its best. Conservatism cannot stand without all three legs present and secure. We must be vigilant in securing all our conservative principals if we are to be prepared to stand the tests coming our way. We must stand the storm to secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity.

It would be great if the TEA Party movement embraced the total conservative package, but their entire focus is only on the fiscal irresponsibility that has sent our debt and deficit soaring to heretofore unheard of highs and the obscene growth of the federal government. Don’t get me wrong, fiscal irresponsibility on the part of our so-called representatives and out of control government growth is a huge deal. The problem, as I see it, would be that this leaves a void to be filled in relation to the other two legs of conservatism.

Granted, the TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already, but the vacuum remains for the social and defense conservatives, who may well be in agreement with the TEA Party, but are at a loss to express their concerns on other issues which are equally important to them.

Enter John McCain – “Mr. Fiscal Conservative”, alleged Defense Hawk and very moderate Social Conservative – all depending on the day and who he is opposing, of course. Close on his heels paddling as hard as he can, would be Mr. Libertarian himself, Ron Paul. He loudly proclaims his fiscal conservatism as he calls for a return to the gold standard, all the while insisting on an audit of the Fed and no earmarks. He is pro-life, but all other positions of the social conservatives do not exist in his world. And then there are his insane defense/national insecurity positions. Calling America an “imperialist nation”… our troops “occupying forces on foreign lands”… and referring to our “illegal and failed wars”… is straight out of the communist propaganda playbook. These are the phrases used by the communist left. Don’t try to peddle them as conservative positions.

My firm belief is that these two men along with their gaggle of followers are jockeying for the leadership and the power that comes with it within our political system, both claiming to be right of center.

Ron Paul is a Libertarian, not a Republican. Unable to win elections and gain traction on the political landscape it behooved him to drop the libertarian mantra and proclaim his republicanism. One only has to listen to him to realize he is bastardizing both. The one concession I give to Paul would be his ability to enlist thousands of energized and very aggressive young people. They have hit the web, the streets, and the airwaves armed with few facts and a whole lot of conspiracy theories. These groups of so-called libertarians have taken the personal freedom and liberty meme to such an extreme as to abolish any sort of governance by rule of law which would lead only to anarchy. To refer to Paul as a defense dove would be an insult to doves everywhere. His foreign policy is nothing short of nuts, and that is all I’m going to say about that. Come to think of it NUTS sums up the entirety of Ron Paul.

McCain is far more dangerous, not because he is not nuts, but that he hides behind many faces. He claims fiscal conservatism, but one only has to study his votes to realize that only applies if what he is voting on is done his way and in his timing. To hell with what is best for the country…it’s all about what is best for Johnny and what will keep his name up in lights! To prove he would not play second fiddle to the President of the United States, he kicked off 2001 by opposing the Bush tax cuts, which were designed to head off the recession he had inherited. John then attempted to usher in a ridiculous cap-and-trade system, McCain-Feingold-Thompson, HMO reform, anti-gun legislation -- all of which President Bush opposed – and the battle was on.

Was the Bush TARP Program a Mistake?

by Gregory Hilton
March 28, 2010
Gregory Hilton posted another great article on the TARP Program almost exposing the truth behind the action. It is imperative the American people learn what really happened in September 2008 ... and hopefully one day the culprits that caused the near collapse of the US economy will be exposed and prosecuted.

Many Republicans who supported the Bush Administration’s Toxic Assets Recovery Program (TARP) are now encountering GOP primary problems. Some of these GOP voters are lumping TARP into the same category as the Obama stimulus (which was opposed by every Republican), the $3.6 trillion budget, the costs associated with health care reform and the use of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to subsidize irresponsible lending. Some of these voters do not realize that there was a major difference in how TARP was administered by the Bush and Obama administrations.

Some of “these voters” are being deliberately ignorant of the major differences, not only in the administration of the TARP funds, but of the administrators themselves. Once it became fashionable to belong to the BDS Club of America, many so-called conservatives and republicans simply cannot give up their favorite past time -- bashing President George W. Bush and placing him in the same category as the communist Obama/Soetoro.

The voters have already inflicted punishment on TARP backers. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) was called “Kay Bailout” by her primary opponent, and was defeated in her attempt to win the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nomination. TARP is also a major issue in the primary battles confronting Sen. John McCain (AZ) and Bob Bennett (UT).

Hutchison may have been called “Kay Bailout”, but there are many other grievances against her besides her TARP vote. The gutting of the The Secure Fence Act and her love of the illegal alien invasion come to mind.

Rep. Gresham Barrett (SC) is feeling the heat in his gubernatorial primary, and was booed of a stage because of his TARP support. Many Republicans supported TARP which was proposed by the Bush Administration. In 2008 it was endorsed by McCain and then Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) said supporting TARP was difficult for any Republican but it was the “correct and courageous” thing to do.

Romney went on to say:

"I hate the way TARP was administered, but I can tell you that we were on a precipice unlike anything we have known before in modern history with the potential of a complete collapse of our currency system and our financial system. Had we not taken action, you could have seen a real devastation. . . TARP prevented a systemic collapse of the national financial system. . . It was intended to prevent a run on virtually every bank and financial institution in the country."

“I hate the way TARP was administered” -- is this the new way of showing non-support of one’s support? For years so-called republicans and conservatives gave us a daily rant of “we support the WOT, just not the way it was fought.” It got old then with that issue and the non-support support has run its course. Enough all ready. President Bush is gone -- no need to continue smearing him.
And PLEASE…DO NOT think McCain is being opposed strictly for his endorsement of TARP. His vote and support of TARP is the least on a long list of offences against the republicans, conservatives and the American people!

Nicole Gelinas of the free-market Manhattan Institute noted: “We were never going to escape this debacle without pumping massive amounts of taxpayer money into the financial system.”
The first $350 billion TARP installment was spent by Bush and the second $350 billion installment went to the Obama Administration. TARP passed the Senate on October 1, 2008 on a 74 to 25 vote, and the House approved it on October 3 by a 263 to 171 vote.
TARP was supported by 34 Senate and 91 House Republicans, but public opinion was always strongly against TARP. TARP was designed to address the subprime mortgage crisis, and it was enacted during a year of tremendous upheaval on Wall Street.

The only real problem I see with TARP was leaving $350 billion to what would become the Obama administration. If President Bush only needed $350 billion to stop the bleed, that is all that should have been appropriated. The next administration should have had to request additional funds if necessary. Of course, Obama did not care about stopping the drain, and is in fact doing everything in his power to undo the good that was done via the TARP funds.

This difficult year included the sale of investment banks Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch, the failure of Lehman Brothers and the government rescue of the American International Group, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. None of this halted the panic on Wall Street.
TARP was a capital investment in the financial system to prevent a huge collapse. It was essential to save the financial markets because they have an enormous impact on pensions, savings, investments and mortgages. In the fall of 2008 many experts said the worldwide banking system would collapse within days without TARP.

Mr. Hilton, you really should not have left out the September 11, 2008 run on our banks via a $5.5 Billion draw down of mutual funds within 1 hour. Granted that tidbit of information did not become public until February 2009, but it still amazes me how no one will talk about it.

After Lehman Brothers failed in mid-September of 2008, all commercial credit in the United States came to a halt. With the credit markets frozen there was tremendous volatility in the stock market. Bush was told by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, that a failure to act decisively could plunge our nation into another Great Depression.
They said without a massive government intervention, America faced a total financial collapse because of lost confidence in the banking system. Bush said, “I readily concede I chucked aside some of my free-market principles when I was told by my chief economic advisers that the situation we were facing could be worse than the Great Depression.”

Here again the $5.5 Billion draw down had a massive impact on our financial stability. Rep. Paul Kanjorski also said:

“The Treasury opened up its window to help and pumped a105-billion into the system, and quickly realized that they could not stem the tide. We were having an electronic run on the banks. They decided to close the operation, close down the money accounts, and announce a guarantee of $250k per account so there wouldn’t be further panic out there, and that’s what actually happened. If they had not done that, their estimation was that by 2:00 that afternoon, $5.5 TRILLION would’ve been drawn out of the Money Market system of the US, would’ve collapsed the entire economy of the US and within 24 hours the world economy would have collapsed.”

This information made public by Rep. Paul Kanjorski in 2-09 was probably known by most, if not all, members of congress at the time and very well may have been the basis of the statements you cite below.

Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) spoke for many of the GOP TARP supporters in September of 2008 by saying “We’re on the cusp of a complete catastrophic credit meltdown. There is no liquidity in the market. We are out of time. Either you believe that fact, or you don’t. I do.”
Former Sen. John Sununu (NH) is one of the two Republican members of the TARP oversight panel. He says the program “did help to stabilize financial markets during the critical period of November and December in 2008.”
Republican primary voters are now attacking lawmakers in their own party for supporting a program that A) was created at the behest of a Republican President and B) was central to saving America from a serious depression.
The infusion of $350 billion by the Bush Administration was the best way to slow the nation’s slide to the financial edge.
The program worked and the Republicans should be glad it did.

Couldn't agree with you more, Mr. Hilton. However, the spineless republicans continue to bow down to the the dictates of the enemedia, which insists President Bush was the worst president ever and they should do everything in their power to distance themselves from him. Consequently, they claim they were lied to or at minimum misinformed. They think the American people are as stupid as they are!

[President] Bush’s $350 Billion TARP is About to Break Even

by Gregory Hilton
March 27, 2010
The Obama administration announced today that over the next year it will begin to sell the government’s 7.7 billion shares in Citigroup. The Citigroup shares are one of the last remaining legacies from Bush administration’s first installment of the Toxic Assets Recovery Program (TARP). The sale means the Bush outlay of $350 billion in TARP funds will break even, or result in a profit.

All of the major financial institutions which received funds from the Bush administration have been able to meet the requirements established by the Treasury Department. Over 80% of these funds have now been repaid with five percent interest, and the government earned $19 billion. All six of the biggest U.S. credit-card issuers have also returned their bailout money, and these initial TARP funds were repaid about a year after their distribution.

Citigroup was one of the hardest hit banks and they received $45 billion in bailout money, more than any other financial institution. The Treasury paid $3.25 a share for its stake in the bank during the 2008 credit crisis. The good news for the taxpayers is that the shares have increased steadily in value, and the government will receive a hefty profit of between $8 and $10 billion.

The remaining major question mark from the Bush TARP funds is the insurance giant AIG, which has been rapidly selling its assets. The taxpayers could still lose $12 to $20 billion on their AIG investment. If that does happen, it will be subtracted from the $29 billion in profits which were received from Bush’s TARP.

Once again, the bottom line is that Bush’s TARP will break even or will result in a small profit. This is a far different outlook than what was predicted during the final months of the 2008 campaign.

I would personally like to thank Gregory Hilton for the articles in regard to TARP. There was so much misinformation and blatant lies about TARP and the necessity for the funds, it is good to see someone attempting to set the record straight.

An Address to a Joint Session of Congress - Eight Years Later

After 15 years of being completely apolitical, including not voting, 9-11 happened. Rarely did I watch TV and never did I watch the "news" readers. However, on that day of infamy, I was compelled to listen to what our President had to say. I knew nothing about this man other than his name and his title...President.

Prior to 9-11 I had no idea what President Bush looked like or what he stood for. That night I saw a strong and determined man. A man who had faith in God, in his country and the American people. A man that I was suddenly grateful for as an odd sense of relief swept over me realizing it was THIS man at the helm of our great country. I saw PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH.

Eight years ago tonight, President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of congress and the American people. There was a time most of his address was committed to memory. There were so many profound, encouraging and resolute things this great man -- this wonderful President -- said on that night that I will never forget.

"Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution."

"Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss.
And in our grief and anger we have found our mission and our moment.
Freedom and fear are at war.
The advance of human freedom -- the great achievement of our time,
and the great hope of every time -- now depends on us.

Our nation -- this generation -- will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future.
We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage.
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail."

"I will not forget this wound to our country or those who inflicted it.
I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people."

"But this country will define our times, not be defined by them."

As I traveled to Washington, DC on 9-11-09, unable to participate in the 9-11 tributes until late that night, I pondered on the events that had taken place eight years ago that day. Memories of our strong and determined President flooded my mind along with the address he delivered nine days later.

It was THIS day, eight years ago, when I saw the greatest President of my lifetime.
It was on that day I vowed to support and encourage him in anyway I could.

God Bless You President George W. Bush!
Thank you for your courage and stamina in the face of unspeakable evil.
You are sorely missed by many millions of Americans and millions of others around the world.

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Perhaps Scott McClellan should have thought about Sir Walter Scott's words before "writing" a tell all book about the Bush White House.

The publisher of Scotty's book is --
Perseus Books Group.
Perseus Books Group was founded by millionaire investor Frank Pearl when he decided to establish an independent publisher that would focus on the publication of serious nonfiction.

Frank Pearl and George Soros are connected via Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC.
Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC is the general partner of the Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP.
Perseus BioTech Fund Partners, LLC and SFM Participation, L.P. are the managing members of Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC.
Perseuspur, LLC is the managing member of Perseus BioTech Fund Partners, LLC. Frank Pearl is the sole member of Perseuspur, LLC and in such capacity may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held for the account of the Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP.

SFM AH, LLC is the general partner of SFM Participation, L.P. The sole managing member of SFM AH, LLC is Soros Fund Management LLC. George Soros is the Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC and in such capacity may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held for the account of the Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP.

The address of Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP is 888 Seventh Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10106, the same address as that of Soros Fund Management. One could almost safely say that many of these entities are alter ego’s of Soros himself but his attorney’s would be lax to not differ with you.

The George Soros e-book: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets was offered for sale April 3, 2008 by PublicAffairs.

Peter Osnos is founder and editor-at-large of PublicAffairs Books, publishing a number of titles by George Soros.

The Perseus Books Group is an independent company who claim to be committed to enabling independent publishers to reach their potential whether those publishers are Perseus-owned, joint ventures or owned by third parties.

PEARL, FRANK
WASHINGTON, DC 20006
SELF/PUBLISHER

Frank H. Pearl is not only a heavy contributor to democrat campaigns, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Rockefeller University, and The Brookings Institution. Mr. Pearl is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for International Economics, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a participating member of the American Friends of Bilderberg.

As an aside, Stephen Hess from The Brookings Institute was interviewed in this
video clip from a "news" story about Scotty's book.
They also "interviewed" some guy from Politico.com.
I wonder why they didn't interview Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin?

The Perseus Executive Biographies are very informative...and raise many questions.

Looks like Scotty boy sold his soul. Why he thought the public would believe he is an expert on all things in the Bush Administration is beyond comprehension. The boy was a sorry excuse for a White House Press Secretary and now will be added to the list of sorry excuses for authors.

Why We Are There

April 9, 2008

Iraq Liberation Day

Congratulations Iraq!!!
Use your freedom wisely lest you lose it.

A big thank you and congratulations for a job well done to our awesome Military!

Bush Against Romney

This alleged article "By Robert D. Novak" posted at Townhall.com on Saturday, February 2, 2008 is simply amazing.

The depths to which "news" reporting has sunk is a stunning thing to realize. This man, Robert Novak, writes:

-- While President George W. Bush has maintained neutrality among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney's hard-line stance on immigration.

Privately? Friends? Which friends would those be, Bob? Where are the quote marks, Bob? He allegedly said this privately where and to whom? A mediocre reporter would divulge date, time and/or location of these alleged expressions of exasperation along with the infamous "anonymous sources" nonsense.

Bush is upset that Romney changed his position on the issue, compared to what it had been when he was governor of Massachusetts, at the expense of the president's immigration reform. Bush and Sen. John McCain are not close, but the president is grateful for McCain's support on Iraq and immigration.

You are a disgusting little man, Bob Novak. You know nothing and are clearly no one, so you pull an article out of the dark recesses of your addled mind and call it the gospel. Pathetic!