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
GOP Senator Says Attacks on Sotomayor “Mainly About Politics” GOP Senator Says Attacks on Sotomayor “Mainly About Politics”
"Unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed," South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham told Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. "And I don't think you wil...
Jul 13, 2009 / John Nichols
The Balance Begins to Tip Against Cheney The Balance Begins to Tip Against Cheney
With new revelations about the former veep ordering the CIA to lie to Congress, Democrats finally start talking about an investigation that could hold him to account.
Jul 13, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols
Holder Launches Torture-Inquiry Trial Balloon Holder Launches Torture-Inquiry Trial Balloon
Quick, to the political dictionary. Look up the phrase "trial balloon." Next to it you will find a photograph of Attorney General Eric Holder.
Jul 12, 2009 / John Nichols
CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology
Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta owes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an apology -- or, at the very least, a clarification. In May, when Republicans claimed she had b...
Jul 10, 2009 / John Nichols
CIA: We Lied to Congress CIA: We Lied to Congress
In May, at a point when congressional Republicans and their amen corner in the media were attempting to defend the Bush-Cheney administration's torture regime, their primary defen...
Jul 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter” Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter”
Forget Tina Fey. Sarah Palin is now beyond parody. Republicans may be struggling to get right with this whole resignation thing. (A new national survey of Republicans by the Ras...
Jul 8, 2009 / John Nichols
McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam
Robert McNamara's actions during the Vietnam War were wrong, terribly wrong. Such was the assessment of a knowledgable critic: McNamara himself. The Secretary of Defense during ...
Jul 7, 2009 / John Nichols
Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems
A month ago, when the jobless rate was edging toward 9 percent, it was clear that the most serious challenge facing the Obama administration was rising unemployment. Unfortunatel...
Jul 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Palin Goes Gonzo Palin Goes Gonzo
Maybe Sarah Palin finally realized that the people who run the Republican party just aren't that into her. Maybe the soon-to-be-former governor of Alaska is still delusional enou...
Jul 3, 2009 / John Nichols