DECEMBER 22, 2005
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MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES SIXTH ANNUAL "FAILURE OF THE YEAR"
Critically Acclaimed Web magazine names George W. Bush "Failure of the Year" for 2005

Phoenix, AZ —Failure magazine—www.failuremag.com—the Web publication covering all things failure, today named President George W. Bush as its sixth annual "Failure of the Year" in a bold commentary by editor, Jason Zasky.

"It was the only reasonable choice," says Zasky. "No one has been responsible for more unredeemed failure than our President. Every week we hear about new mistakes, corruption, and scandals at the highest levels of government. This year we've witnessed the ongoing debacle in Iraq, a pathetic federal response to Hurricane Katrina, the CIA leak probe, Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination, a failed Social Security initiative, the Tom DeLay scandal, the rejection of the Patriot Act, not to mention a skyrocketing national debt, an ever-increasing trade deficit, and high gasoline prices—to name just a few. The President has even admitted authorizing an un-American, and likely illegal, program that allows the government to spy on American citizens without a search warrant. There's simply no end in sight to this reign of error."

George W. Bush is no stranger to the pages of Failure. In 2003, the Bush Administration was named the magazine's "Failure of the Year." Last December, in a prescient move, Failure tabbed The American Voter as FOTY 2004—for giving President Bush a second chance.

Failure magazine's annual "Failure of the Year" debuted in December of 2000 with The Breakdown of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process. The next year Failure named Terrorism as "Failure of the Year" 2001, followed by the Augusta National Controversy in 2002. In its July 2000 launch issue Failure named Charles the Hammer and the Battle of Tours as the most monumental failure of the past two thousand years.

Failuremag.com was launched in the summer of 2000 at the height of dot-com mania. Covering sports, history, science, entertainment and business, Failure and its nationally-recognized writers cover failure—and its close relative, success—from a bold perspective that is insightful, informative and entertaining. Featuring the daily "Failure of the Day" and the "Book Report," Failure presents a unique take on its subject with a wide variety of stories from the past and present.

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