“We Can’t Make It Here” “We Can’t Make It Here”
Last spring, in an attempt to make President Bush appear to be more of a regular guy, the White House released a list of the tunes the commander-in-chief was listening to on his i...
Sep 14, 2005 / John Nichols
“Dignified Process”? “Dignified Process”?
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of John Roberts to serve as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court began with an appropriate message from Wisconsin Senat...
Sep 12, 2005 / John Nichols
Hurricane Halliburton Hurricane Halliburton
Having finished the search for a luxury vacation home on the eastern shore of Maryland – which preoccupied him during the critical initial days of what is being called the worst...
Sep 11, 2005 / John Nichols
Barbara Bush: It’s Good Enough for the Poor Barbara Bush: It’s Good Enough for the Poor
Finally, we have discovered the roots of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism." On the heels of the president's "What, me worry?" response to the death, destruction and d...
Sep 6, 2005 / John Nichols
Denny Hastert’s Dark Calculus Denny Hastert’s Dark Calculus
In 1975, when New York City teetered on the brink of financial default, the refusal of then-President Gerald Ford to back an aid package inspired the famous New York Daily News he...
Sep 3, 2005 / John Nichols
The Real Gas Gougers The Real Gas Gougers
How convenient for the oil industry that Hurricane Katrina hit just before the traditional Labor Day-weekend hike in gas prices. Now, instead of having to fake up some absolutely ...
Sep 1, 2005 / John Nichols
Censor Pat Robertson? Censor Pat Robertson?
It appears that the only Americans who are not embarrassed by their associations with Pat Robertson, the former presidential contender and longtime host of the Christian Broadcast...
Aug 29, 2005 / John Nichols
Bush vs. History Bush vs. History
The Iraqis are having a hard time pulling together a constitution quickly enough to meet President Bush's public-relations timeline. As I am not an Iraqi, I have no interest in m...
Aug 26, 2005 / John Nichols
President of Leisure President of Leisure
Often, when an executive faces lingering questions about his skills, he works extra hard to make sure that every "i" is dotted and every "t" is crossed. Not so George W. Bush. I...
Aug 24, 2005 / John Nichols
Feingold vs. Bush Feingold vs. Bush
Los Angeles -- US Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, will turn up the volume on his challenge to the Bush White House's failed approach to national security when he delivers a hi...
Aug 22, 2005 / John Nichols