Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
Not a great week here in the capital, though, the Medicare vote was a silver lining. Here's round-up from DC intern Bobby Allyn: In the House … Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced...
Jul 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Thoughts on Capitulation Thoughts on Capitulation
From my friend Paul Smith's Twitter feed: By the time the election rolls around, the only people left supporting Bush will be the Democrats in the House and Senate. Ouch.
Jul 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table
As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a "privileged resolution" to force House to consider the question of whether President Bush should be impeached for lying to Congress and...
Jul 10, 2008 / John Nichols
Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit
This afternoon, President Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a piece of legislation that will needlessly expand the government's ability to spy on Americans and ensure t...
Jul 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Axis of Evil Follies Axis of Evil Follies
The Iranians are so dangerous and existentially threatening that they apparently have to add to their fearsome missile arsenal using Photoshop: As news spread across the world of...
Jul 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Giving Neocons the Fingar Giving Neocons the Fingar
Yesterday afternoon, as guests balanced buffet lunches on their knees, one of America's top intelligence official made some provocative and fascinating comments about the current ...
Jul 10, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Votes to Silence Debate and Pass FISA Obama Votes to Silence Debate and Pass FISA
Arizona Senator John McCain did not bother to show up for Wednesday's Senate votes on whether to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to absolve George Bush of responsi...
Jul 9, 2008 / John Nichols
Protest Done Right Protest Done Right
I understand the general injunction not to speak ill of the dead and the mandate to pay pro-forma respects to public servants who have passed on. But Jesse Helms was a truly malig...
Jul 9, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Missile Tests and Bluster from Iran Missile Tests and Bluster from Iran
Iran is in the news again today, with reports that it has test-fired missiles with a range of 1,200 miles. "Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready for laun...
Jul 9, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Can’t Keep Brian Beutler Down Can’t Keep Brian Beutler Down
Like the national security state, Media Consortium reporter Brian Beutler is tough to stop. Straight from his hospital bed (well, OK, he finished the interview before he was shot)...
Jul 8, 2008 / Chris Hayes