State of the What? State of the What?
State of the what? Let's see, 28%, 31%, 33%, 35%. That pretty much sums up the State of the President -- or, at least, of his ever more dismal approval ratings in four of the la...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck Iraqi Millstone Round Bush’s Neck
Coming into his sixth State of the Union address, Bush is politically weaker than ever before, and the cause is clear: Iraq. The most recent WaPo-ABC poll found that 51% of Ameri...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Election Starting Way Too Early Election Starting Way Too Early
Barack Obama -- born in 1961, therefore, by many calculations, a Baby Boomer -- is positioning himself -- with the help of pundits like John Broder of the New York Times, as the ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Reason for Modest Hope Reason for Modest Hope
Shouldn't we pause to take note of the rare convergence that has unfolded in the Democrats' "early bird" contest for president? At this moment, the two hot candidates staring down...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil Escalation Opponents Hold White House Vigil
One of over a thousand anti-escalation events taking place around the country.
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Thinking Vietnam, Fighting in Iraq Thinking Vietnam, Fighting in Iraq
It's been a repetitive phenomenon of these last years--when fears about disaster (or further disaster, or even the farthest reaches of disaster) in Iraq rise, so does the specter ...
Jan 22, 2007 / The Nation
Shaken By Obama, Clinton Moves Up Shaken By Obama, Clinton Moves Up
Anyone who thought Barack Obama's announcement that he is preparing to bid for the Democratic presidential nomination would scare off other prospective candidates will be set stra...
Jan 20, 2007 / The Nation
Smearing Barack Obama Smearing Barack Obama
Today a friend forwarded me an e-mail that a friend of his had received with the subject "Let Us Remain Alert!" the contents of which are below: Probable U. S. presidential candi...
Jan 19, 2007 / The Nation
Cheney Nixed Help from Iran Cheney Nixed Help from Iran
Yesterday I wrote about how a bipartisan group of House members recently introduced legislation requiring the Bush Administration to get Congressional approval for any potential m...
Jan 19, 2007 / The Nation
On Carbon Emissions, Political Climate Still Lukewarm On Carbon Emissions, Political Climate Still Lukewarm
Usually, I roll my eyes when Democratic politicians like Barack and Hillary ooze on about "bipartisanship." That word suggests wimpy centrism, and politics drained of essence. Any...
Jan 18, 2007 / The Nation