“George W. Bush” on The Daily Caller

On Tuesday MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews said that the level of hatred directed against President Barack Obama is greater than it was against any other president, including George W. Bush. (more)

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Washington, D.C. radio station WMAL’s “Morning Majority,” MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews denied applying a double standard to his treatment of the tea party and “Occupy” movements. He also claimed he never saw hate-speech protest signs directed at former President George W. Bush — only at President Obama. (more)

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama got applause for acknowledging that some federal regulations are outdated, unnecessary or costly. (more)

Happy State of the Union day!  (more)

Congressional Republicans and conservative pundits are justifiably outraged by President Barack Obama’s recent moves to circumvent Congress’s powers. Specifically, concerns have been raised over the president naming Richard Cordray to head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through a recess appointment and over Obama’s use of so-called “signing statements” to circumvent congressional legislation. (more)

The Iowa Republican caucuses turnout numbers were slightly higher in 2012 than they were in 2008. However, without a Democratic presidential caucus to compete with, some are asking why the turnout numbers weren’t significantly higher.  The suggestion is that the enthusiasm for the field is lacking. (more)

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said former President George W. Bush’s “failed” policies are responsible for the current state of America’s economy. The unemployment rate is currently 8.5 percent. (more)

They said Rick Perry was too much like George W. Bush. They said Republicans were in danger of nominating Zombie Reagan. (more)

I served in the House of Representatives as a Democratic congressman for 18 years and served in President Clinton’s administration as the secretary of agriculture for six more, which is why it may surprise some of my friends and colleagues that I’m writing an article praising President George W. Bush. (more)

In an appearance Tuesday at Washington, D.C.’s Politics & Prose bookstore, MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews told a standing room-only audience that his new book “Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero” was important because it taught “leadership,” and that’s something many people today don’t know about — especially under President Barack Obama. (more)

President Barack Obama displayed his focus on government Friday by thanking his own administration for Boeing’s new $21.7 billion sales deal with Lion Air, a fast-growing Asian airline company. (more)

1.) Obamacare = Obamajobkiller — With all the talk about Solyndra and Fast & Furious, it’s easy to forget about the biggest Obama administration scandal of all: Obamacare. TheDC’s Neil Munro reports on the latest unintended-but-long-predicted consequence of the unpopular utopian legislation: (more)

President Barack Obama annoyed the Chinese government, embarrassed the Japanese government and called Americans “lazy” at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Hawaii, held over the weekend. (more)

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood told The Daily Caller that he considers himself a libertarian because it is the “road in between” the Republicans and Democrats. Eastwood also said that former President George H. W. Bush “must have been drinking” when he considered him as a potential vice-presidential running mate. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A town hall meeting with Ben Bernanke and a group of military families discussing family finances wouldn’t normally draw much notice. (more)

Former Bush appointee and conservative commentator Tara Wall is set to release a new documentary examining the relationship between black Americans and the Republican Party. (more)

President Barack Obama flew to swing-state Pennsylvania on Tuesday to declare that Republican intransigence in Congress has prompted him to implement a reform of the Head Start program. (more)

Karl Rove, the former George W. Bush advisor and co-founder of American Crossroads, has some advice for embattled former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and GOP presidential front-runner Herman Cain. Wednesday on Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade & Friends,” Rove suggested Cain and the National Restaurant Association should just lay everything out for the public, including the results of the investigation, and allow Cain’s accusers to speak publicly. (more)

Ann Coulter is not applauding President Obama for the killing of Moammar Gadhafi. In a Monday appearance on “Good Day LA” on Fox affiliate KTTV 11 in Los Angeles, Coulter told host Steve Edwards that she was willing to give Obama credit, but not for the Libyan intervention. (more)

For much of the time I’ve been a conservative, I’ve often thought “What’s the point?” Not that I was going to start believing any differently, or go off and be a liberal or something — but what was the overall point of worrying about politics when nothing ever really seems to change? (more)