Baucus Committee OKs a Health Bill, But Not Reform Baucus Committee OKs a Health Bill, But Not Reform
If every kid in class finishes their homework except for one, guess which kid will get the most attention. That's right, the slacker. And, when the slacker finally does turn in t...
Oct 13, 2009 / John Nichols
Whiner-in-Chief Whiner-in-Chief
The Obama administration really needs to get over itself. First, the president and his aides go to war with Fox News because the network maintains a generally anti-Obama slant. ...
Oct 12, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Campaign Merits a Peace Prize Obama’s Campaign Merits a Peace Prize
Readers who have followed this writer's commentaries on the political machinations of the 44th president are by now well aware that I never quite bought into the whole Barack Obam...
Oct 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Are You Represented By a “Public Option Senators” Are You Represented By a “Public Option Senators”
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, a health care reform champion who has (along with Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller) led the fight for a robust public ...
Oct 9, 2009 / John Nichols
But How Does the GOP Win With 1 Percent of the Vote? But How Does the GOP Win With 1 Percent of the Vote?
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann maintains one of the largest press operations in Congress. Her staff goes out of its way to "place" the Republican firebrand on television...
Oct 7, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Should Meet With ‘Rethink Afghanistan’ Caucus Obama Should Meet With ‘Rethink Afghanistan’ Caucus
President Obama, who is under pressure from the Pentagon and defense contractors to surge 40,000 additional U.S. troops into occupied Afghanistan, met Tuesday with members of Cong...
Oct 6, 2009 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Applies ‘ACORN Standard’ to Defense Contractors Bernie Sanders Applies ‘ACORN Standard’ to Defense Contractors
Now that the U.S. House and Senate have established an "ACORN Standard" for policing federal expenditures -- if even a few employees of an organization that feeds at the...
Oct 4, 2009 / John Nichols
Who Decides About War? What About the People? Who Decides About War? What About the People?
The U.S. occupation of Afghanistan has reached its "sell-by…" date. A majority of Americans now tell pollsters the mission was a mistake.Ninety-eight members of the House – i...
Oct 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Congressman Grayson Has Just Begun to Fight Congressman Grayson Has Just Begun to Fight
Washington Republicans are horrified, horrified, horrified by the bluntness of Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson. The tough kid from the Bronx (and Harvard Law School) ...
Oct 1, 2009 / John Nichols
Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No” Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No”
The healthcare reform debate – such as it is – has already provided more than enough disappointment for Americans who recognize the need for a thorough reordering of the way i...
Sep 29, 2009 / John Nichols