Off the Ticket Off the Ticket
Condoleezza Rice's amen corner on the right was going to hail her Thursday appearance before the 9/11 commission as a stunning success no matter what she said. And so they did, wi...
Apr 9, 2004 / John Nichols
The Beat Bush Brigades The Beat Bush Brigades
Dozens of progressive groups are working on everything from TV ads to voter turnout.
Apr 8, 2004 / Feature / John Nichols
Imperial President Imperial President
In St. Louis to toss out the ceremonial first pitch in Monday's season-opening baseball game between the Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers, George w. Bush was steered by an aide...
Apr 7, 2004 / John Nichols
Frists of Fury Frists of Fury
Poor Bill Frist, he can't be proud of what he has become. He ran for the Senate with a simple mission: prevent health care reforms that might pose a threat to his family's $800-mi...
Mar 31, 2004 / John Nichols
Striking Where Bush Is Weakest Striking Where Bush Is Weakest
If the Bush administration had gone after Osama bin Laden with anything akin to the energy it is expending to discredit Richard Clarke, the story of America's response to terroris...
Mar 25, 2004 / John Nichols
When Rupert Murdoch Calls… When Rupert Murdoch Calls…
Last Friday, the Bush Administration was busy pumping up hopes that the war on terrorism was about to yield a victory: the capture along the border between Pakistan and Afghanista...
Mar 21, 2004 / John Nichols
Avoiding Dean’s Mistakes Avoiding Dean’s Mistakes
Barack Obama's victory in the hard-fought Democratic primary for an open US Senate seat from Illinois has instantaneously made him a political star. CNN analysts were calling the ...
Mar 19, 2004 / John Nichols
An Indecent Proposal An Indecent Proposal
"We are moving in the direction of undermining the First Amendment," said US Representative Ron Paul, the maverick Texan who was the only Republican member of the House to oppose ...
Mar 15, 2004 / John Nichols
Exploiting 9/11, Badly Exploiting 9/11, Badly
It should not come as a surprise to anyone who has watched American politics over the past several years that George W. Bush has begun his formal reelection campaigning by exploit...
Mar 5, 2004 / John Nichols
Kerry’s Challenge Kerry’s Challenge
The John Kerry who won nine of ten Super Tuesday states, and with those victories Democratic nominee-in-waiting status, was not the John Kerry who officially launched his preside...
Mar 4, 2004 / John Nichols