Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Unethical Congressman Eric Cantor, R-Unethical
Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor has taken a lead in Republican attacks on expanding role of the federal government. But there are some expansions of government that do not bothe...
Jul 24, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Recognizes He Must Lead on Health Care Obama Recognizes He Must Lead on Health Care
Barack Obama's most ardent critics would have us believe that his bumbling of the healthcare reform push -- and, yes, he has bumbled it -- will doom his presidency. The critics w...
Jul 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Key GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Backs Sotomayor Key GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Backs Sotomayor
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday became the first Republican senator from a Deep South state to say he would vote to confirm Supreme Court nomination of Judge So...
Jul 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Senate Rejects F-22 Boondoggle Senate Rejects F-22 Boondoggle
After years of rubberstamping even the most ridiculously expensive and unnecessary allocations to enrich defense contractors -- and in so doing extend the reach of the military-in...
Jul 21, 2009 / John Nichols
Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws
Walter Cronkite was the the most serious of serious journalists. The former CBS anchorman cared not just about the next story but about the future of reporting in a country where...
Jul 17, 2009 / John Nichols
A Real Win for Single-Payer Advocates A Real Win for Single-Payer Advocates
Canada did not establish its national health care program with a bold, immediate political move by the federal government. The initial progress came at the provincial level, led ...
Jul 17, 2009 / John Nichols
Republicans Throw in Towel in Sotomayor Fight Republicans Throw in Towel in Sotomayor Fight
How well did Judge Sonia Sotomayor do at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee? Well enough to get Senate Republicans to throw in the towel. The committ...
Jul 16, 2009 / John Nichols
Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar brought something rare and valuable to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor: a savvy questioni...
Jul 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Cheney, High-Level Wrongdoing Must Be Focus of Inquiries Cheney, High-Level Wrongdoing Must Be Focus of Inquiries
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, the chief critic of executive excess and wrongdoing in the Senate during recent Republican and Democratic administrations, wants Attorney General ...
Jul 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Sotomayor Says Roe Is “Settled Law,” Still Gets GOP Props Sotomayor Says Roe Is “Settled Law,” Still Gets GOP Props
The second day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing proceeded as smoothly as the first, even as the judge placed herself firmly in the camp of those who ...
Jul 14, 2009 / John Nichols