Irony of the Day Irony of the Day
On the White House's website, Bush's Oct. 7, 2002 speech (given days before Congress overwhelmingly passed the Iraq War Resolution) is bannered with the headline: "Denial and Dece...
Mar 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Shame and Public Officials Shame and Public Officials
Our bailiwick here at J Street is to bring you news, ideas, opinions and thoughts from the capital, but I went to dinner with a bunch of beltway denizens last night and all anyone...
Mar 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Against Sexual Scandal Against Sexual Scandal
In just two days, Eliot Spitzer went from white knight to shamed ex-governor. But the real loser in all of this is sex itself.
Mar 12, 2008 / Lauren Berlant
The Winter Soldiers The Winter Soldiers
From tomorrow through Saturday the Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan hearings in Washington, DC will feature testimony from US veterans detailing what's really happening on the...
Mar 12, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
The Politics of Pork The Politics of Pork
To piggy-back (no pun intended) on one of Chris's posts from yesterday, it also bears noting how thoroughly overblown the current debate over Congressional pork is. One: it's more...
Mar 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Spitzer Quits Spitzer Quits
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced this morning that he would step down as of Monday, ending a career that saw a meteoric rise followed by an even more meteoric fall. "I c...
Mar 12, 2008 / John Nichols
The View from Jackson The View from Jackson
I could analyze Senator Barack Obama's Mississippi win all day--and wouldn't that be a kick? But I wouldn't be able to do nearly as provocative a job as Donna Ladd, editor of the h...
Mar 12, 2008 / Bob Moser
Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain
Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex?
Mar 12, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The House Isn’t The Problem The House Isn’t The Problem
Matt Yglesias makes a very important point on the occasion of the House passing a new ethics package. While overall the post-2006 congress has been a massive disappointment, that...
Mar 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Save Spitzer Campaign The Save Spitzer Campaign
Just about everyone seems to be calling for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to step down in light of revelations regarding his apparent involvement with a prostitution ring -- and...
Mar 12, 2008 / John Nichols