“George W. Bush” on The Daily Caller

In a video interview with The Daily Caller, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn said former President George W. Bush’s time in office was “a missed opportunity of tremendous proportions,” particularly due to the creation of a new unfunded entitlement program. (more)

“Yeah, sure, I’ll vote for Mitt Romney. Whatever,” may as well have been former president George W. Bush’s words Tuesday when ABC News asked him who he is endorsing for president. (more)

Our Founding Fathers had a unique view of public service, one that would be looked upon as naïve in the 21st century. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison viewed the presidency as their public duty, one from which they retired and went back into their private lives — a tradition that continued well into the 20th century. In fact, in Jefferson’s case, he did not include mention of his presidency on his tombstone, preferring instead to note as his proudest legacy his stewardship of his beloved University of Virginia. (more)

Former President George W. Bush is budgeted to receive the most money from taxpayers of all the living ex-presidents. (more)

Johnny Depp has portrayed some bizarre characters, from Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack Sparrow. (more)

Taxpayers spent $15,000 on former President Jimmy Carter’s postage in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday about federal spending on ex-presidents. (more)

It’s been nearly eight years since Dan Rather’s long career at CBS came to a close after he ran a story that could have derailed President George W. Bush’s 2004 reelection.  (more)

The Obama administration’s use of executive power has gone further than the Bush administration’s toward diminishing Americans’ civil liberties, author John Yoo told The Daily Caller. (more)

According to some strategists, Republicans are in a political pickle. President Obama’s likability ratings are ahead of Mitt Romney’s by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Through focus groups, polls and surveys, Republicans are developing a strategy that cautiously avoids attacking Obama personally and instead focuses on attacking Obama’s incompetence and leadership failures. But is that the right strategy? (more)

On CBS’s “This Morning” on Tuesday, in an appearance promoting upcoming movie “The Raven,” actor John Cusack said that he was troubled by President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, accusing them of continuing the “imperial presidency of the Bush administration with these claims to executive privilege.” (more)

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said America is “turning into a paternalistic entitlement society” where the federal government is telling individuals to “stop dreaming” and “stop striving,” a message Christie claimed is leading to “a bunch of people sitting on a couch waiting for their next government check.” (more)

Former President George W. Bush will deliver a speech in Pennsylvania on the day of the state’s GOP presidential primary. Bush is the only prominent politician in his family that has not made an endorsement in the 2012 presidential race. (more)

Government gets bigger no matter which party controls the White House. (more)

“May you live in interesting times,” goes the old Chinese curse. Today’s American version might be “May you return to office for a second term.” (more)

Steve Bridges, the comedian best known for his uncanny impersonation of former President George W. Bush, died over the weekend, according to his website. He was 48. (more)

Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper told The Daily Caller that President Barack Obama has created fewer new business-constricting regulations that did President George. W. Bush. (more)

Jim Towey, former director of George W. Bush’s Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives and current president of Florida’s Catholic Ave Maria University, accused the Obama administration of forcing him to “choose between being a good Catholic or a good citizen” Tuesday. (more)

There is no shortage of presidents in Hollywood. (more)

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)