Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions
The question of whether any of the 85 U.S. Attorneys who were not fired by the Bush administration may have engaged in political prosecutions blew open Tuesday, when key members o...
Apr 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Protecting the Vote Protecting the Vote
Resolving a disputed Congressional election in Florida is key to setting the stage for a fair nationwide election in 2008.
Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding? Which US Attorneys Did Rove’s Bidding?
The real story of the U.S. Attorneys scandal that has so endangered the tenure of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not that of the eight fired prosecutors. It is that of the 8...
Apr 10, 2007 / John Nichols
Conservatives for the Constitution Conservatives for the Constitution
Just imagine if one of the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination endorsed this radical agenda: • End the use of military commissions to prosecute crimes...
Apr 5, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush v. Constitution… Again Bush v. Constitution… Again
George Bush's presidency has been distinguished by nothing so much as his consistent disregard for the Constitution. He wages war without required Congressional declarations. He o...
Apr 3, 2007 / John Nichols
(Genuine) Conservatives Say: Gonzales Must Go (Genuine) Conservatives Say: Gonzales Must Go
Memo to Fox Fanatics and All Other Defenders of Alberto Gonzales: Your Partisanship is Showing. Fox News and its talk radio echoes, led by Rush Limbaugh, are among the staunchest...
Apr 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Getting Serious About the “I” Word Getting Serious About the “I” Word
Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough had me on his MSNBC show tonight to talk about impeachment. It was smart, civil discussion that treated the prospect of impeaching t...
Mar 27, 2007 / John Nichols
Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales Republicans Detect “Cloud” Over Gonzales
What do the following statements about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales -- the embattled presidential appointee at the center of a growing scandal over the firing of U.S. Attorne...
Mar 26, 2007 / John Nichols
The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign The Elizabeth Edwards Campaign
John Edwards is still in the running. But his campaign will be different from here on out. On Thursday morning, as word spread that his wife, Elizabeth, has suffered an extremel...
Mar 22, 2007 / John Nichols
The Decider is Delusional The Decider is Delusional
Is George Bush delusional? No, that question is not an attack on his intelligence. Nor is it a criticism of some bizarre new position he has taken with regard to the affairs of ...
Mar 22, 2007 / John Nichols