Political Figures

Attack of the Generals Attack of the Generals

It's helpful that six retired generals are calling for Rumsfeld's head. But it would be easier to dislodge him if more Democrats in Congress joined the fray.

Apr 25, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Calls For Rumsfeld’s Resignation Calls For Rumsfeld’s Resignation

The Pentagon chief has been too wrong for too long.

Apr 20, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

No Longer Sitting Pretty No Longer Sitting Pretty

Reality, for the moment, has trumped Bush's spin. The retired generals' revolt and the Rumsfeld imbroglio prove the President can no longer rely on false or disingenuous assertions...

Apr 20, 2006 / The Editors

Bush Blunders Go Nuclear Bush Blunders Go Nuclear

Bush's nutty nuclear braggadocio on Iran is a sign of weakness, not strength, proof that his five-year Administration is an abysmal failure.

Apr 19, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Palazzo Papers, Anyone? Palazzo Papers, Anyone?

As Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi take the reins of power, Italians should seek evidence of Berlusconi's true role in the run-up to the Iraq War.

Apr 18, 2006 / Feature / Steve Cobble

The Leak and the ‘Truth’ The Leak and the ‘Truth’

If President Bush wants to tell the truth to the American public, he can make Cheney, Rove and Libby come clean about their role in the Plame affair.

Apr 17, 2006 / David Corn

Now Powell Tells Us Now Powell Tells Us

The former Secretary of State says he and his department's top experts never believed that Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat, but this made little difference to President Bush.

Apr 12, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Considered Jurisprudential Analysis of the Guilty Plea by Yet Another Former Aide to Tom DeLay and DeLay’s Resignation Announcement Three Days Later A Considered Jurisprudential Analysis of the Guilty Plea by Yet Another Former Aide to Tom DeLay and DeLay’s Resignation Announcement Three Days Later

DeLay cut his losses when they were cut for him.

Apr 6, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin

What DeLay Left Behind What DeLay Left Behind

To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.

Apr 6, 2006 / John Nichols

Rumsfeld Must Go Rumsfeld Must Go

Calls for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are growing louder. Here is a dossier on his critics, from A to Zinni.

Apr 5, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter

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