McCain: The October Surprise? McCain: The October Surprise?
Will John McCain be the October Surprise? Months ago, when the Republican senator who is often dubbed a maverick finally started campaigning with Ge...
Sep 20, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Swift Vets Keep Misfiring Swift Vets Keep Misfiring
The Swift Vets have done the damage they set out to do. By hurling unsubstantiated charges against John Kerry and accusing him of somehow obtaining medals f...
Sep 16, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Taking Dives for the Bush Mob Taking Dives for the Bush Mob
I used to have sympathy for Colin Powell, the supposed adult among the neocon kindergartners who pushed this nation into war in Iraq. Now I see him merely a...
Sep 13, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
More Revelations–UPDATED More Revelations–UPDATED
[UPDATE: The Washington Post reports that several document experts it consulted have raised questions about the authenticity of the Killian me...
Sep 9, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Bush: It’s About Me and My Crusade Bush: It’s About Me and My Crusade
It's official: the 2004 campaign is a referendum on whether the United States should wage a crusade to bring liberty to the repressed of the world--particul...
Sep 3, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
The Bush Mob Orders Up a Hit The Bush Mob Orders Up a Hit
"I can't believe they're doing it again, and getting away with it." So said a Republican strategist not keen on George W. Bush, referring to the att...
Sep 2, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Arnold and Laura: It’s the War, Stupid Arnold and Laura: It’s the War, Stupid
The official theme of Night Two of GOPalooza was "People of Compassion." But the real message of the evening was, Safety First. The key moments of the eveni...
Sep 1, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
The McCain Fizzle The McCain Fizzle
The world is your playground/And you want to win. So sang the frontman for a little-known and unimpressive rock band named Dexter Freebish at...
Aug 31, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
A Tale of Two GOPs A Tale of Two GOPs
From the hard right to the mushy right--within minutes you can experience both in New York, as each extreme fights for a piece of a tent that's not so big. ...
Aug 30, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn
Partying With the GOP Partying With the GOP
The Saturday night before every political convention there is usually a party for the thousands of journalists that will be covering the shebang to come. Th...
Aug 29, 2004 / Capital Games / David Corn