Government

Scott Brown’s Makeover: No Longer “41,” Now He’s “61” Scott Brown’s Makeover: No Longer “41,” Now He’s “61”

When he was campaigning for the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, Scott Brown and his backers kept making a big deal about "41." B...

Feb 23, 2010 / John Nichols

“The President’s Plan”: No Public Option, Lots of Compromise “The President’s Plan”: No Public Option, Lots of Compromise

For more than a year, President Obama remained on the sidelines of the health care debate -- chiming in now and again with sometimes-inspired, sometimes-disappointing rhetoric abou...

Feb 22, 2010 / John Nichols

CPAC Embraces Anti-War, Anti-Patriot Act, Anti-Free Trade Choice CPAC Embraces Anti-War, Anti-Patriot Act, Anti-Free Trade Choice

The good news from the Conservative Political Action Conference -- and it really is very good news -- is that the assembled activists have identified as their preferred choice for ...

Feb 21, 2010 / John Nichols

Indiana Dems Need Populist Mellencamp, Not Blue Dog Ellsworth Indiana Dems Need Populist Mellencamp, Not Blue Dog Ellsworth

Congressman Brad Ellsworth, the bluest of the Blue Dog Democrats, has announced his candidacy for the Indiana Senate seat that Senator Evan Bayh is exiting. Ellsworth calls himself...

Feb 20, 2010 / John Nichols

The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster The Breakdown: How to Bust the Filibuster

Could the Senate start getting things done, if only legislators didn't have to face filibuster threats? This week on The Breakdown: the history of the filibuster, and how to get ri...

Feb 19, 2010 / Chris Hayes

A Van Jones Republican A Van Jones Republican

I have written a good deal about Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a conservative Republican who has broken with the tendency of most in Congress to simply recite talking points. He...

Feb 19, 2010 / John Nichols

Is This the Next Indiana Senator? Is This the Next Indiana Senator?

The Nation picks the top six candidates most likely to succeed Indiana's Sen. Evan Bayh.

Feb 17, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp? Bye Bayh, Hello Mellencamp?

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel proposes rocker John Mellencamp as a successor to Evan Bayh and considers the likelihood of a Republican majority.

Feb 17, 2010 / MSNBC

President Palin? Don’t Make Hillary Clinton Laugh President Palin? Don’t Make Hillary Clinton Laugh

America will have a woman president. But it is not likely that the first one will be Sarah Palin.

Feb 17, 2010 / John Nichols

After Bayh, Less Bipartisanship Needed After Bayh, Less Bipartisanship Needed

So Evan Bayh, the Senate's poster boy for bipartisanship, is, in the immortal words of the Jackson 5, "goin' back to Indiana." The senator explains, "There is too mu...

Feb 16, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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