God’s Pat Problem God’s Pat Problem
It cannot be easy being God these days, what with so many of His self-proclaimed followers launching wars in His name. So the last thing that the Almighty needs is a whackjob cal...
Nov 12, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Forcing Bush and Senate Republicans to Honor Veterans Forcing Bush and Senate Republicans to Honor Veterans
Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland, the Georgia Democrat who lost his right arm and both legs in the quagmire that was Vietnam, explained a few years ago that, "Within the soul of ea...
Nov 11, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Yes, Virginia… Yes, Virginia…
Democratic gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey gave the lie to the GOP contention that "conservatism is on the march." But infighting among Dems doomed electoral reform i...
Nov 10, 2005 / Editorial / John Nichols
Mark Warner’s Election Victory Mark Warner’s Election Victory
The last time Democrats elected a new president who had not been a governor was in 1960, when U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy was the party's nominee and the narrow victor of a conte...
Nov 9, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Swift Boat Attack on Bernie Sanders Swift Boat Attack on Bernie Sanders
The latest polls from Vermont show that U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders, the only independent member of the House, has a dramatic lead in the race for that state's open U.S. Se...
Nov 8, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
¿Cómo Se Dice ‘Spin’? ¿Cómo Se Dice ‘Spin’?
George Bush had a tough time of it last weekend in Argentina. Mass demonstrations of opposition to the President's trade and economic policies greeted his every move. And even in...
Nov 7, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Congressmen Want Cheney to Testify Congressmen Want Cheney to Testify
Vice President Dick Cheney has had very little to say about the indictment of his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice...
Nov 3, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Rise of an Opposition? Rise of an Opposition?
As remarkable as the concept may sound after years of Democratic dysfunction, something akin to a two-party system appeared to take shape November 1, the week after Scooter Lib...
Nov 3, 2005 / Editorial / John Nichols
John Conyers and Rosa Parks John Conyers and Rosa Parks
The death last week of Rosa Parks at age 92 has inspired a predictableoutpouring of tributes from politicians of every partisan andideological bent. Even President Bush, a man who...
Nov 2, 2005 / Blog / John Nichols
Senate Democrats Show Some Spine Senate Democrats Show Some Spine
Senate minority leader Harry Reid forced Republicans into a closed-door session Tuesday to examine the Administration's use and misuse of intelligence on Iraq. Could Democrats fina...
Nov 1, 2005 / Feature / John Nichols