Let’s Be Clear About Obama Let’s Be Clear About Obama
There are some interesting conversations and debates underway atthenation.com (see especially Chris Hayes at Capitolism, "Left Out") and in the progressive blogos...
Nov 24, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s Foreign Policy Team Obama’s Foreign Policy Team
I hate to say I told you so, but here it goes. In late September, in this column, I criticized Barack Obama for what I called a "pathetic" debate with John McCain, in which Obama...
Nov 24, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Left Out Left Out
I've been trying to avoid commenting on specific personnel for the Obama administration, because it's hard to know what's real and what's rumor, and because it's also difficult to...
Nov 21, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The New Senate The New Senate
The NY Times is reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept the job of Secretary of State. I don't have much to say, except that I've always thought it was a very strange pick, con...
Nov 21, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction Key Committee Pick Signals Obama-Pelosi Direction
There is usually reason to celebrate when the US House's tradition-bound seniority system is upset, and such is the case -- with a few cautions and codicils -- with the determina...
Nov 20, 2008 / John Nichols
That Iranian “Bomb”? Relax. That Iranian “Bomb”? Relax.
With the Bush administration swirling around the drain -- get out the plunger! -- it's now time to stop hyperventilating about the "Iranian bomb." For goodness sakes, let it go! ...
Nov 20, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Criteria for Treasury Criteria for Treasury
One of the weird things about the transition period is that all of the speculation and editorializing tends to revolve around the actual personnel being floated or rumored as oppo...
Nov 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes
It’s Official: Democrats Have Won 58 Senate Seats It’s Official: Democrats Have Won 58 Senate Seats
The senior Republican member of the US Senate, Alaska's Ted Stevens, conceded defeat Wednesday in his race for a new term. The announcement by Stevens confirmed that Democrats wi...
Nov 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Take the Joe Lieberman Pledge Take the Joe Lieberman Pledge
As my colleague John Nichols reports, to the surprise of few on Capitol Hill -- but to the disappointment of many beyond the beltway -- Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman will reta...
Nov 18, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Lieberman Keeps Chairmanship, Caucus Membership Lieberman Keeps Chairmanship, Caucus Membership
To the surprise of few on Capitol Hill -- and, surely, to the disappointment of many beyond the beltway -- Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman will retain his chairmanship of the po...
Nov 18, 2008 / John Nichols