Competence Won’t Get US Out of Iraq Competence Won’t Get US Out of Iraq
Trumpets blared on the loudspeaker. Dozens of members of Congress gathered on a makeshift stage, draped by giant American flags, cops, firefighters and veterans in uniform, and a h...
Mar 29, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
No Reform in Lobbying Reform No Reform in Lobbying Reform
What a coincidence: the Senate is set to wrap up its debate on lobbying reform the same day Jack Abramoff is sentenced in Florida on conspiracy and wire fraud charges. There was a...
Mar 29, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
So Much for Straight Talk So Much for Straight Talk
So much for "straight talk." If you needed any more proof that the maverick John McCain will run as the ultimate insider come 2008, scroll down. McCain, February 28, 200...
Mar 28, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Bush Tries to Backtrack Bush Tries to Backtrack
Every once in a while a politician stumbles into telling the truth. Even George W. Bush. Unwittingly, of course. At his Tuesday press conference, Bush dropped one of the biggest b...
Mar 24, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Operation Overhyped Operation Overhyped
Last Thursday the Pentagon launched "Operation Swarmer"--described as the largest air assault in Iraq since March 2003. I was at a conference on Iraq at the Center for Am...
Mar 20, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Get Your War Out Get Your War Out
On the day the Bush Administration renewed its commitment to preemptive war--and conveniently launched the largest air strikes in Iraq since March 2003--a conference of security ex...
Mar 16, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
From NATO to Nation From NATO to Nation
One thing I've always found perplexing is Wesley Clark's continued high-standing amongst the progressive blogosphere. For months he's consistently either won or placed second in th...
Mar 15, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Is Gore Still Looking for Votes in Florida? Is Gore Still Looking for Votes in Florida?
Al Gore returned to Florida this weekend. And you know what that means. (Insert joke about butterfly ballots, hanging chads, Katherine Harris and Jews for Buchanan.) He still uses...
Mar 13, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Democrats: Still Ducking The Democrats: Still Ducking
Eight months ahead of the 2006 midterm vote, Democrats are either ignoring Iraq or supporting the war while criticizing Bush's prosecution of it. But it's not too late to mount a s...
Mar 9, 2006 / Feature / Ari Berman
What Culture of Corruption? What Culture of Corruption?
Jack Abramoff is singing to Vanity Fair and planning to "name names" when his trial begins in Florida later this month. Duke Cunningham will soon serve eight years in the...
Mar 9, 2006 / The Notion / Ari Berman