Iran/contra: 20 Years Later and What It Means Iran/contra: 20 Years Later and What It Means
It's the 20th anniversary of the Iran-contra scandal. Two decades ago, the public learned about the bizarre, Byzantine and (arguably) unconstitutional actio...
Nov 28, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Pelosi’s Next Big Problem Pelosi’s Next Big Problem
Having unsuccessfully supported Representative Jack Murtha for the No. 2 slot in the House of Representatives, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi moves on to her ne...
Nov 21, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Democrats and Withdrawal from Iraq: Asking Too Much? Democrats and Withdrawal from Iraq: Asking Too Much?
For Democrats, here's the bad news: now that they have won control of Congress, they are expected to not only criticize President Bush's policies in Iraq bu...
Nov 17, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Murtha Loses–And So Does Pelosi Murtha Loses–And So Does Pelosi
The vote count is in: Steny Hoyer defeated Jack Murtha 149 to 86 for the majority leader post in the House. There's no way to spin this: this was a...
Nov 16, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics? Pelosi Backs Murtha for No. 2: Iraq over Ethics?
This morning, I called Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washing...
Nov 13, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Hooray for Robert Gates? Hooray for Robert Gates?
Hooray for Robert Gates. Well, almost. At first glance, the appropriate reaction to George W. Bush's decision to replace Defense Secretary Donald Ru...
Nov 10, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Payback Time Payback Time
Payback's a bitch. There is no way to spin the election results. They were a repudiation of George W. Bush, his party, his agenda, and his war. The ...
Nov 8, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Looking Like Losers Looking Like Losers
Is it possible the White House doesn't want Republicans to win the congressional elections? I know this sounds crazy. But consider the evidence. 1. ...
Nov 6, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
Does Dick Armey Believe the GOP Deserves To Lose? Does Dick Armey Believe the GOP Deserves To Lose?
Last week, I noted that when I was interviewing former House Republican majority...
Oct 30, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn
How Big Will the Anti-GOP Wave Be? How Big Will the Anti-GOP Wave Be?
This morning at a briefing on the congressional elections, an event that featured former Representatives Dick Armey, Jennifer Dunn, and Dick Gephardt and th...
Oct 24, 2006 / Capital Games / David Corn