After Tuning In to the Sunday Talk Shows to See What the Sabbath Gasbags Have to Say After Tuning In to the Sunday Talk Shows to See What the Sabbath Gasbags Have to Say
It's a long way to 2008.
Jan 24, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Not a Single Word Not a Single Word
On the day before the State of the Union address, Senator James Webb said, "If we're putting all of this money into Iraq and ignoring New Orleans, then we're doing something wrong...
Jan 24, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stop the Iran War Before It Starts Stop the Iran War Before It Starts
President Bush's State of the Union address proved he is hellbent on going to war with Iran. Here's what the Democrats must do to stop him.
Jan 24, 2007 / Scott Ritter
Letters Letters
GERALD FORD & THE SOUL TRAIN
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Jan 24, 2007 / Arthur C. Danto, Our Readers, and Daniel Lazare
Kerry Bows to Reality and Skips 2008 Run Kerry Bows to Reality and Skips 2008 Run
After a month that has seen more than a half-dozen of the Democratic Party's most prominent players announce plans to seek its presidential nomination--creating concern that comin...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Webb for President? Webb for President?
Jim Webb's Democratic response to President Bush last night is drawing rave reviews--on the blogs, from television pundits and in the world of talk radio. "That response could do ...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
The President’s Healthcare Deform Plan The President’s Healthcare Deform Plan
It is no secret that, in this era of spin uber alles, State of the Union addresses are nothing more than public-relations events. At best, they offer presidents a chance to rally ...
Jan 24, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush’s Iraq Plea Fails Bush’s Iraq Plea Fails
The most pained look of the night on which George Bush delivered the most difficult State of the Union address of his presidency swept across the face of Secretary of State Condol...
Jan 24, 2007 / John Nichols
Webb to Bush: “We Will Be Showing Him the Way.” Webb to Bush: “We Will Be Showing Him the Way.”
Last year, Democrats chose newly elected Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's State of the Union address. Kaine barely mentioned the ...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
A Tepid Response to Bush’s Iraq Plea A Tepid Response to Bush’s Iraq Plea
The most pained look of the State of the Union night came from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice midway through President Bush's address. The President had just delivered the k...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation