A Mess of George Bush’s Own Making A Mess of George Bush’s Own Making
It is fair to say that a good many Americans perceive George W. Bush to be a doltish incompetent who does not know the first thing about fighting terrorism. But, whatever the pre...
Oct 6, 2005 / John Nichols
Not Since Nixon Not Since Nixon
More than three decades have passed since a President nominated someone without judicial experience to serve on the US Supreme Court. The last such nominations--those of William...
Oct 3, 2005 / John Nichols
Indicting the President’s Policies Indicting the President’s Policies
In Washington, where it is exceeding difficult to get the political players or the press corps to pay attention to more than one story at once, no0 one would suggest that it was "...
Sep 30, 2005 / John Nichols
Roberts Draws 22 Democratic Votes Roberts Draws 22 Democratic Votes
The stampede to confirm Judge John Roberts as the 17th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court roared through the full Senate Thursday as the chamber voted 78-22 to give President...
Sep 29, 2005 / John Nichols
A Texas Lawman Indicts Tom DeLay A Texas Lawman Indicts Tom DeLay
Local lawmen don't usually involve themselves in the affairs of state. It is their job to indict crooks and put them behind bars. But when the affairs of state are corrupted by c...
Sep 28, 2005 / John Nichols
Bush Tries on the Cardigan Bush Tries on the Cardigan
"Our energy problems have the same cause as our environmental problems -- wasteful use of resources. Conservation helps us solve both at once." -- Jimmy Carter, 1977 Despite the ...
Sep 27, 2005 / John Nichols
“Well-Intentioned”–And Arrested (UPDATED) “Well-Intentioned”–And Arrested (UPDATED)
Amid chants of "Arrest Bush," hundreds of antiwar activists participated in a peaceful but boisterous sit-in outside the White House Monday, as part of a day of protests that saw ...
Sep 26, 2005 / John Nichols
“Victory Means Exit Strategy” “Victory Means Exit Strategy”
It's anti-war quiz time. Who made the following statement: "I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This adm...
Sep 24, 2005 / John Nichols
Most Disappointing Vote for John Roberts Most Disappointing Vote for John Roberts
Of all the votes by Democratic senators in favor of the nomination of John Roberts to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, none is likely to be more disappointing to ...
Sep 22, 2005 / John Nichols
Wrong (Leahy) and right (Kennedy) on Roberts Wrong (Leahy) and right (Kennedy) on Roberts
Any doubts about whether the Bush administration's nominee to become the 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will win the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee c...
Sep 21, 2005 / John Nichols