Rank the 10 worst failures of the Bush era

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Wednesday January 07, 2009 · 11:28 AM PST

2009/01/07 · 11:28

About a month ago, I posted a link to a new report from the non-partisan Center for Public Integrity called "Broken Government." You can see my older post here. The report catalogued 128 systematic failures of the Bush administration.

I read most of it and put it down for Christmas vacation, and today decided to go back to see if anything new had been added. Turns out they've added a new feature that I'm loving... a toy that lets you rank the worst failures of the Bush administration. A reverse top 10 list, if you will.

You can check it out and vote here.

(My picks after the jump)

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Wednesday December 10, 2008 · 9:31 AM PST

2008/12/10 · 09:31

Today, the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity released their new project, "Broken Government." It's... well, like most things from the Center (a great group I'm a big fan of) it's depressing but enlightning. What I like about them is that they're a well respected journalist group, so it adds weight to what we've been saying here for years.

That said... there are things that scare the hell out of me here.

It's 125 failures, some old, some new, some with agencies I've never even heard of. The best place to start is probably with their handy "By the Numbers" page, which is almost overwhelming. But the stuff I really like is about things I had somehow missed. Jump below for some of my favorites, won't you?

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 7:06 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 07:06

I know, I know... we're all pretty much experts on ACORN at this point. We all think we could tell Obama how best to counter the attacks and we're all armed with our talking points.

But still. Some extra knowledge never hurts, right?

The Center for Public Integrity (one of my favorite sites) has put out a piece about the group and it has some fun facts and figures. Would you be kind enough to join me after the jump?

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Thursday August 28, 2008 · 7:10 AM PDT

2008/08/28 · 07:10

Seriously?

SERIOUSLY?

http://www.publicintegrity.org/...

According to a piece by the Center for Public Integrity, Romney owns four houses- a 3 million dollar one in Boston, a 10 million dollar one in New Hampshire, and a 12 million dollars on in La Jolla. Oh, and a ski lodge in Utah.

But more than that... well... look under the jump.

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Thursday March 06, 2008 · 12:50 PM PST

2008/03/06 · 12:50

... world rejoices.

The NYT is reporting that Viktor Bout, who may be the most notorious arms merchant in the world, was arrested an hour ago in Thailand. For those who don't know about Bout, he is... well, not a nice guy. He was the basis for the movie "Lord of War" and the subject of the investigative book "Merchant of Death," which tracked how he built his empire on the destruction of Africa and running weapons to terrorist groups.

This is a good thing. More after the jump.

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Monday December 12, 2005 · 10:59 AM PST

2005/12/12 · 10:59

There's been some talk recently about trying to figure out exactly what it's like down in New Orleans these days. I know that I've felt like there has been little to no coverage done up about it in the news. And with all signs pointing towards the administration having abandoned the Gulf Coast, it's something we should be talking about.

Recently, a friend of mine went down to New Orleans to create a video documentary on the situation. Come take a flip with me...
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Cheney: War will end by 2009

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Tuesday May 31, 2005 · 2:05 PM PDT

2005/05/31 · 14:05

Whatever happened to a quick strike situation where we would take Saddam's weapons out and be greated with roses? Man, those were the days.

Not like today, when Vice President Dick Cheney said that the war will be over by the time the administration leaves office... which, for anyone keeping track (and I'm sure a few people on dKos are...) is in the year of 2009.

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