The Pombo Ugly Last Campaign of Laura Bush The Pombo Ugly Last Campaign of Laura Bush
PLEASANTON, CA. -- Pity Laura Lane Welch Bush. A solid Democrat who placed her ideological values in a blind trust when she married into the Republican royal family, she now has b...
Nov 5, 2006 / John Nichols
A Referendum on Rumsfeld A Referendum on Rumsfeld
George Bush brought it upon himself. He could have seen out the 2006 campaign season without discussing the fact that no one – with the exception of some joker who road out the...
Nov 5, 2006 / John Nichols
Bad News for Bush: He’s Headed for Nebraska Bad News for Bush: He’s Headed for Nebraska
Two years ago, George Bush beat John Kerry in Nebraska by a 66-33 margin. The Republican president carried all but one of the state's counties, as Republican candidates swept to e...
Nov 4, 2006 / John Nichols
Rove Rides the Swift Boat Once More Rove Rides the Swift Boat Once More
John Kerry's not even on the ballot. So how come everyone is talking about the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee's failed attempt to make a joke at the expense of George W. Bus...
Nov 2, 2006 / John Nichols
Ned Lamont Refocuses on the War Ned Lamont Refocuses on the War
Ned Lamont has had a rough fall. After beating incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman in the August 8 Connecticut Democratic primary, Lamont's campaign lost both its focus and its momen...
Oct 30, 2006 / John Nichols
Limbaugh’s Savage Crusade Limbaugh’s Savage Crusade
Rush Limbaugh is not just making an issue of Michael J. Fox's campaign ads for Democratic candidates who support stem-cell research. The conservative talk-radio personality is mak...
Oct 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Stem Cell Politics Stem Cell Politics
The last day that I spent with Paul Wellstone began on a sunny morning in the living room of his St. Paul home. I'd arrived to join him as he campaigned for reelection in what was ...
Oct 25, 2006 / John Nichols
The Most Vital Political Statement of 2006 The Most Vital Political Statement of 2006
We have entered the ugly season of the political cycle, the time when election day looms close enough that politicians, parties and pundits are willing to utter just about any cla...
Oct 21, 2006 / John Nichols
Voting for Impeachment Voting for Impeachment
From Vermont to Illinois to California, voters this fall will be deciding the fate not just of candidates for Congress but of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Communitie...
Oct 18, 2006 / John Nichols
2008: Warner Is Out; Edwards Gets a Boost 2008: Warner Is Out; Edwards Gets a Boost
The early line on former Virginia Governor Mark Warner's surprise decision to scrap an expected bid for the 2OO8 Democratic presidential nomination is that this is good news for N...
Oct 13, 2006 / John Nichols