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 / Editorial / John Nichols
Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal Wisconsin Towns Vote for Withdrawal
In November 2004, the village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, voted to re-elect George W. Bush by a hefty margin of 701 to 431. Always a GOP stronghold, the community voted for other Rep...
Apr 5, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Hammered Hammered
When he was making his name in American politics, as then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich's political enforcer, Tom DeLay was confronted by fellow Republicans who urged him to embrace...
Apr 4, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
John Dean to Senate: Censure Is Necessary John Dean to Senate: Censure Is Necessary
"[The] president needs to be reminded that separation of powers does not mean an isolation of powers," former White House counsel John Dean told the Senate Judiciary Committee Fri...
Mar 31, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
How to Free the Press How to Free the Press
The demise of Knight Ridder newspapers could result in some new media models--as the Newspaper Guild teams up with private investors to purchase twelve high-integrity newspapers no...
Mar 30, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
Russ Feingold’s Legal Firepower Russ Feingold’s Legal Firepower
Congressional Democrats have pretty much abandoned their Constitutionally-mandated responsibility to check and balance the excesses to the executive branch – so much so that the...
Mar 30, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
The Soon-to-be-Forgotten Andrew Card The Soon-to-be-Forgotten Andrew Card
After Karen Hughes stepped down as a counselor to the president in 2002, White House chief of staff Andy Card, in a rare moment of candor, told Esquire: "She's leaving when the pr...
Mar 28, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Censoring Censure Censoring Censure
By failing to support Russ Feingold's motion to censure the President for illegal domestic spying, Democrats are taking the same path of overly calculated caution that cost them el...
Mar 23, 2006 / Editorial / John Nichols
Didn’t This Call for Withdrawal From Iraq Merit Attention? Didn’t This Call for Withdrawal From Iraq Merit Attention?
Here's an interesting issue for the "liberal media" to ponder: In January, 2004, when the Des Moines Register made an unexpected endorsement of John Edwards as the best president...
Mar 23, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols
Back to the Big Lie Back to the Big Lie
Tossed a softball question during Tuesday morning's press conference about whether he should be censured for ordering warrantless wiretapping of phone conversations "during a time...
Mar 21, 2006 / Blog / John Nichols