It's been another tumultuous week atop the Bushboard list of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites. The Republicans' all-out campaign of obstruction joined the Iraq war funding debate, the release of President Bush's interim surge progress report and the Alberto Gonzales death spiral to reshuffle the GOP talking point greatest hits.

Once again topping the charts from his Iraq Remix release is George W. Bush's fantasy rock classic, "We're Making Progress." From the same album and moving up to #4 is the B-side "Wait Til September." (A dance remix is rumored to be in development for year-end or mid-2008 release.) Meanwhile, Alberto Gonzales' haunting "I Don't Recall" stayed strong at #2. And rocketing up the charts is the first single from Republicans' Grand Obstruction Party CD. John Kyl's angry ballad of unrequited love from Harry Reid, "Political Stunt" is now #5.

Please take a moment to mourn the death of a GOP classic sound bite, "Up or Down Vote." Enjoying years of success in the conservative club scene, "Up or Down Vote" quietly dropped off the charts after series of successful Republican filibusters to block popular Democratic initiatives.

For previous lists of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites, visit here.

The Bushboard list of Top 10 GOP Sound Bites has seen another week of movement at the top of the charts. The Iraq war funding debate, the PurgeGate implosion of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and last week's landscape-changing Supreme Court decision combined to produce a new crop of omnipresent Republican talking points.

Rocketing to #1 is "Surrender Date." That haunting ballad from George Bush, Dana Perino and Mitch McConnell is just the latest smash hit from the GOP's double-platinum Iraq Remix LP. "Micromanage the War" and "Slow Bleed" held firm at number three and four, respectively. Holding firm at #2 is Alberto Gonzales' poignantly pathetic solo effort, "I Don't Recall" from his Eight is Enough release. And with the ruling in the so-called partial birth abortion case, the classic "Culture of Life" returned to #5 in the rankings.

For previous lists of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites, visit here.

The Bushboard List of Top 10 GOP Sound Bites has seen another shake-up at the top of the charts. With the exploding U.S. attorneys scandal, the Scooter Libby verdict and the debate over Iraq war funding, a new crop of Republican talking points is zooming up the rankings.

Topping the charts is the Gonzales-Bush smash hit "Mistakes Were Made" from their tribute album to the former federal prosecutors, Eight is Enough. With the conviction of Dick Cheney chief-of-staff Scooter Libby in the CIA leak case, the GOP has reissued two of its monster releases from 2005, "No Underlying Crime" (#3) and "Criminalization of Politics" (#5) And as the Congressional debate rages over Iraq war funding and possible timelines for U.S. withdrawal, several cuts from the Republicans' double-platinum Iraq Remix LP have moved up the charts. "Micromanage the War" now comes in at #2, with the Dick Cheney band's cover of The Politico's heavy metal "Slow Bleed" number 4.

For previous lists of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites, visit the archives here.

The building bipartisan opposition to the President's proposed troop surge in Iraq and the crickets-chirping reception to Bush's abysmal State of the Union address have led to another dramatic shake-up in the list of Top 10 GOP Sound Bites.

The President's hard-charging counterattack has moved two right-wing talking points up the charts. The new #1 is the thrashing "Embolden the Enemy," performed by George Bush, Dick Cheney, Robert Gates and Tony Snow, with guest vocals from Joe Lieberman. Jumping all the way to #4 is President Bush's haunting ballad, "Mixed Messages."

Meanwhile, some Republican golden oldies tumbled in this week's Bushboard chart. With the changing fortunes of the illegal NSA domestic surveillance program, "No Civil Liberties (When You're Dead)" by the Senate trio of Pat Roberts, John Cornyn and Jeff Sessions dropped off the charts. "Terrorist Surveillance Program, another smash hit from the White House's double-platinum This is Wiretap release, slid to #8.

Past Top 10 GOP Sound Bites charts are available here.

As 2006 comes to a close, the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites chart has been turned upside down. In the wake of the Republicans' midterm election nightmare and the battering of the Iraq Study Group report, a bevy of GOP favorites have fallen off the list.

Nowhere is the shake-up more evident than in the declining fortunes of the Republicans' Iraq Remix LP. Smash hits with a great beat you could dance to like George Bush's thumping "Stay the Course" and Tony Snow's haunting "Adapting to Win" are gone from the charts altogether. While the RNC classic "Cut and Run (No Surrender)" is still hanging on at #7, newer melancholy tunes from the President's team, including "New Way Forward" (#1), "Surge" (#2) and "Fresh Eyes" (#4) now top the charts.

The pre-election ditty from Dennis Hastert and his friends at Fox News, "San Francisco Values" remains a solid #3. But other Hastert classics from the short-lived You've Got Male FoleyGate Dance Mix, including "Ongoing Investigation" and "George Soros and the Democrats" quickly disappeared from the list.

For the archives of past Top 10 GOP Sound Bites lists, visit here.

The last two weeks have produced a dramatic shake-up in the Top 10 GOP Sound Bite list. The exploding Mark Foley scandal, the disintegration of Iraq and the new terrorist detainee legislation sent a bevy of Republican ditties racing up the charts. Meanwhile, some old conservative standards have fallen by the way side.

Soon-to-be former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert now has three smash hits at the top of the charts. Hastert's hard-rocking cut "(Democrats) Pamper the Terrorists" from the GOP's pre-election Geneva Convention Blues release is this week's new #1. Two singles from the House Republicans' You've Got Male ode to Mark Foley follow close behind. Hastert's dance remix of Scott McClellan's 2005 smash hit "Ongoing Investigation," performed with Ken Mehlman, Tony Snow, Tom Reynolds and John Shimkus, catapulted to #2. Meanwhile, the haunting ballad "Democrats and Soros" comes in at #3.

The carnage in Iraq and the coming Iraq Study Group report from Bush family consigliere James Baker III have sent three GOP favorites plummeting down the rankings. Last week's #1, "Cut and Run," dropped to #4, while "Stay the Course" dipped to fifth place. The nonsensical Bush-Cheney rap "Adapting to Win," with backing vocals from Donald Rumsfeld and Condi Rice, fell to number 10. Other past monster hits from President Bush's Iraq Remix, including "Better to Fight Them There Than Here" and "We're Making Progress," have disappeared from the Top 10 altogether.

You can see the archives of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites list in the Perrspectives Image Gallery here.

The past two weeks have seen a changing of the guard atop the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites list.

With the contentious Congressional debate over the path forward in Iraq, the fire and brimstone Republican smash hit "Cut and Run" vaulted to the top of the charts. Performed by George Bush, Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Ken Mehlman and John Boehner with a chorus of hundreds on Capitol Hill, "Cut and Run" easily outpaced the new #2, "No Civil Liberties (When You're Dead)." That cut by Senators Pat Roberts, John Cornyn and Jeff Sessions is just the latest ditty from the "This is Wire Tap" sound track to move up the Bushboard list.

Dropping off the Top 10 list was the Iran war drumbeat and April's #1, "Wild Speculation" by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. Also falling off the charts was Scott McClellan's dance mix, "(Leaking Is In) The Public Interest."

To see previous Top 10 GOP Sound Bites lists, visit the Perrspectives Image Gallery.

The tumultuous events of the past week have led to a complete shake-up of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites. Rumored plans for military strikes against Iran, revelations regarding President Bush's authorization to leak classified national security information to target political foes and the resignation of Tom Delay have combined to send some newcomers up the rankings and drop some old favorites off the charts.

Rocketing to number one is the thrash metal "Wild Speculation (Fantasy Land)" by George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. Coming in a close second is the poetic and heartfelt ballad by Scott McClellan and President Bush, "(Leaking Is In) The Public Interest." Holding its ground at #3 is "Ongoing Investigation" from the White House platinum release, "PlameGame", while the previous #1, "Terrorist Surveillance Program" dropped to fourth.

Falling off the charts this week are some Republican oldie but goodies. After 200 weeks on the Bushboard Top 10, Condi Rice's 2002 chart-topper "Smoking Gun, Mushroom Cloud" fell out of the rankings. And for the first time since 2000, George Bush's poignant NCLB ballad, "Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations" didn't crack the Top 10.

To view an archive of previous Top 10 GOP Sound Bites lists, visit the Perrspectives Image Gallery.

This weekend's third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq brought another shake-up in the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites List.

Catapulting to #4 is the new White House medley, "We're Makin' Progress", performed by George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and General George Casey. Still topping the charts is the hard rocking smash hit, George W. Bush's "Terrorist Surveillance Program." Coming in a close second is Scott McClellan's lyrical magic, "Ongoing Investigation." Another cut from that same broken record, Karl Rove's "Pre-9/11 Mindset," is hanging on to #3 in the rankings.

Dropping off the charts was February's number 8 and long-time favorite, "Gathering Threat." And falling from fourth to eighth is the timeless Pat Robertson-Tony Perkins classic, "Culture of Life."

Here is the complete list of the latest Top 10 GOP Sound Bites:

With the NSA domestic spying scandal and Pesident Bush's 2006 State of the Union Address, the past week has seen another shake-up in the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites.

Jumping to the top of the charts is the hard rocking smash hit, George W. Bush's "Terrorist Surveillance Program." Another cut from that same broken record, Karl Rove's "Pre-9/11 Mindset," vaulted to the #3 in the rankings. Still strong in second place is Scott McClellan's lyrical magic, "Ongoing Investigation."

Dropping off the charts was November's number one, "Rewriting History (is Irresponsible)." Also disappearing into the ether was Kay Bailey Hutchison's touching ballad to Scooter Libby, "No Underlying Crime (Perjury Technicality)."

Here is the complete list of the latest Top 10 GOP Sound Bites:

The past week has seen another shake-up in the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites.

After the President's shameless Veterans Day speech, the smash hit "Rewriting History", performed by George Bush, RNC chairman Ken Mehlman and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, jumped to the top of the charts. Kay Bailey Hutchison's ode to Scooter Libby, "No Underlying Crime," dropped two places to #3, while Scott McClellan's ballad "Ongoing Investigation" held firm at #2. For the first time since January 2002, George Bush's hard-rocking "Axis of Evil" fell off the charts altogether.

Here is the latest list of the Top 10 GOP Sound Bites:

Back in July, Perrspectives took a look at the Top 10 GOP sound bites. What a difference a hurricane and two indictments make.

Catapulting to #1 in the charts after the Scooter Libby indictment is Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's smash hit, "No Underlying Crime (Perjury Technicality)." "Ongoing Investigation", the previous chart-topper from Scott McClellan and George W. Bush, dropped to #2. Moving to #5 is "Criminalization of Politics", as performed by Tom Delay, Ken Mehlman, Bill Kriston and Robert Novak.

Here's the complete Top 10 GOP Post-Indictment Sound Bites:

With the Karl Rove PlameGate scandal now in high gear, the Bush White House and the GOP leadership as usual have everyone singing the same tune. Over the last three weeks, their latest smash sound bite hit, "Don't Prejudge An Ongoing Investigation", has jumped to the top of the charts:

Click here for performances of "Ongoing Investigation" by President Bush, Scott McClellan, and RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman.