A Cheer for McCain? A Cheer for McCain?
Folks outside the Beltway often wonder why reporters--even those of a liberal bent--have a fondness for John McCain. Yeah, he's a warmonger in that he's bee...
Oct 6, 2005 / David Corn
Harriet Miers: Supreme Court Choice With Few Footprints Harriet Miers: Supreme Court Choice With Few Footprints
Here we go again. Another pick for the Supreme Court without much--or, in this case, any--judicial experience. And that will make it hard for senators--or a...
Oct 3, 2005 / David Corn
A CIA-Did-It Defense for Scooter in the Plame Leak Case? A CIA-Did-It Defense for Scooter in the Plame Leak Case?
When you already have a fall guy, use him--especially if he's a dead man. Could that be the legal strategy of I. Lewis Libby (a.k.a. Scooter), Vice ...
Sep 30, 2005 / David Corn
DeLay Indictment: Beyond Damage Control? DeLay Indictment: Beyond Damage Control?
Minutes after the news hit that a Texas grand jury had indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on one count of criminal conspiracy in a case of alleged cam...
Sep 28, 2005 / David Corn
Gingrich-izing Public Broadcasting Gingrich-izing Public Broadcasting
On September 26, the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting elected its new chairperson and vice-chairperson, and the eight-member board--which co...
Sep 27, 2005 / David Corn
The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers
The FBI--with apparent White House approval--continues to seek the authority to bypass the court system in pursuit of evidence against terror suspects.
Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / David Corn
Democrats Split on Roberts Nomination Democrats Split on Roberts Nomination
I interrupt the spirited debate raging in the comments section on whether we should care about the police records of Jeb Bush's children--and whether the...
Sep 21, 2005 / David Corn
Bush Dynasty: The Next Generation Bush Dynasty: The Next Generation
With the challenges and obligations created by the Katrina disaster, some political commentators have declared that George W. Bush's presidency is done, sug...
Sep 21, 2005 / David Corn
Bush’s Big (and Easy) Speech in New Orleans Bush’s Big (and Easy) Speech in New Orleans
George W. Bush does not do the Big Speech thing well. How many times has a fretting White House dispatched Bush to deliver a Big Speech to rally popular sup...
Sep 16, 2005 / David Corn
Question Time for Roberts Question Time for Roberts
Before the John Roberts confirmation hearings began, progressive opponents of Bush's pick to be chief justice were fretting that the media attention given t...
Sep 14, 2005 / David Corn