Lieberman Channels Cheney Lieberman Channels Cheney
Joe Lieberman is showing his true colors. Speaking at a campaign event in Waterbury, Connecticut on Thursday, Lieberman sounded like Edgar Bergen's Charlie, the ventriloquist dumm...
Aug 11, 2006 / The Nation
Ronald Reagan: Cut-and-Runner? Ronald Reagan: Cut-and-Runner?
In a recent speech, Vice President Dick Cheney trotted out the Republicans' ugly, low-road campaign tactic of positioning themselves as strong and the Democrats as weak on nation...
Aug 11, 2006 / The Nation
Beyond Tuesday Beyond Tuesday
Champagne is still bubbling over Ned Lamont's primary victory over war apologist and Bush-snogger Joe Lieberman, and I'm as happy about it as anyone. Lamont's win is a triumph for...
Aug 11, 2006 / The Nation
Spinning Safety Spinning Safety
I walked out of the metro in Washington yesterday to find Union Station cordoned off, with police everywhere. "Suspicious package," a cop told me. We have a lot of those down here...
Aug 11, 2006 / The Nation
Delusional on Terror Delusional on Terror
If you want to know how Joe Lieberman undermines his former party on national security issues, just look at his response to the London terror arrests. Democratic leaders reacted ...
Aug 10, 2006 / The Nation
Robertson’s Latest Crusade Robertson’s Latest Crusade
The Holy Land got just what it needed this week. A visit from Pat Robertson. The founder of the Christian Coalition arrived in Israel on Wednesday for a three day show of solidar...
Aug 10, 2006 / The Nation
McKinney Loses, But Not to a Conservative McKinney Loses, But Not to a Conservative
There have already been some attempts to suggest that the defeat of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney in a Georgia Democratic primary on Tuesday offers a counterpoint to the de...
Aug 9, 2006 / The Nation
Nedmentum Nedmentum
On August 8, 2000, six years ago to this day, Al Gore selected Joe Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate. After the 2000 election, Lieberman led in early polls for the '...
Aug 9, 2006 / The Nation
Lamont Wins; Lieberman Concedes But Promises November Run Lamont Wins; Lieberman Concedes But Promises November Run
"Stay the course -- that's not a winning strategy in Iraq and it's not a winning strategy for America," declared anti-war candidate Ned Lamont as he accepted the Democratic nomina...
Aug 9, 2006 / The Nation
Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On
Joe Lieberman canceled his scheduled campaign events on Tuesday afternoon, with his campaign announcing that the embattled senator would spend the rest of primary day making get-o...
Aug 8, 2006 / The Nation