McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006 McCarthyism: From 1946 to 2006
Primary elections always matter. But some primary elections matter more than others; indeed, some primary elections define the character not just of a particular official's term, ...
Aug 24, 2006 / John Nichols
It is Time to Censure a Lawless President It is Time to Censure a Lawless President
When Russ Feingold first argued that the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was in clear violation of federal law and the spirit of the Constitution, and that t...
Aug 17, 2006 / John Nichols
As Conn. Goes in ’06, So Goes The Nation in ’08? As Conn. Goes in ’06, So Goes The Nation in ’08?
At the beginning of what is shaping up as America's summer of discontent, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" for a discussion about his opposition to the w...
Aug 12, 2006 / John Nichols
Recognizing the Urgency of a Ceasefire Recognizing the Urgency of a Ceasefire
George Bush is vacationing in Texas, and members of Congress – with the notable exception of Nebraska Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, Ohio Democratic Representatives Dennis Kuci...
Aug 11, 2006 / John Nichols
Lamont’s Winning Message for Democrats Lamont’s Winning Message for Democrats
For whom does the bellwether toll? It tolls for thee, Joe Lieberman – and, more importantly, for the neoconservative vision that you embraced more passionately than other Democr...
Aug 9, 2006 / John Nichols
Lieberman, Lamont and the Future of the Democrats Lieberman, Lamont and the Future of the Democrats
The last time that Democratic primary voters turned out a nationally-known U.S. Senator because they did not like where he stood on an issue of war and peace was in 1970, when Tex...
Aug 8, 2006 / John Nichols
Desperate Measures Desperate Measures
Joe Lieberman, down in the polls and desperate as Tuesday's Connecticut Senate primary approaches, tried on Sunday to remake himself as something he has not been for a very long t...
Aug 7, 2006 / John Nichols
DeLay, Coulter, Kristol Defend Lieberman DeLay, Coulter, Kristol Defend Lieberman
The polls show Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman is falling far behind anti-war challenger Ned Lamont as the state's August 8 Democratic primary approaches. But it's not all bad ...
Aug 4, 2006 / John Nichols
Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator Chuck Hagel: Opposition Senator
Who is the most outspoken and through-provoking Senate critic of the Bush administration's misguided foreign policies? Hint: The boldest opposition voice is not that of a Democra...
Aug 2, 2006 / John Nichols
Dems on Iraq: Still Vague, Out of Touch Dems on Iraq: Still Vague, Out of Touch
From the Baby Steps Department where Democratic leaders plot policy comes a letter to President Bush signed by the opposition party's Congressional leadership, as well as a number...
Aug 1, 2006 / John Nichols