Political Figures

Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss

Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss

"Shouldn't we just get rid of Medicare?” "What's with Obamneycare?” and "Weiner versus Vitter?”

Jun 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Will the GOP Debate Be Civilized or a Slugfest? Will the GOP Debate Be Civilized or a Slugfest?

George Zornick joins the Washington Times’s Charles Hurt on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to break down GOP strategy, the beginnings of the electoral horse ...

Jun 13, 2011 / Video / C-SPAN

If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too

The GOP hosts a fancy fundraiser for the disgraced Senator Vitter while demanding Representative Weiner’s immediate resignation.

Jun 9, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB? Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB?

The Obama Administration seems determined to push Elizabeth Warren out the door at the very moment it needs her the most.

Jun 9, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

On Weinergate: Why Weiner’s Not a Victim On Weinergate: Why Weiner’s Not a Victim

This isn't about Anthony Weiner's marriage or sex life. I’m angry he would risk his important role in the public debate by knowingly giving strangers access to such embarrass...

Jun 8, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein

On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones… On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones…

Journalists who embolden Andrew Breitbart by treating this gossip as serious news should think twice.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Notion / Amanda Marcotte

Obama: You’re Your Only Hope

Obama: You’re Your Only Hope Obama: You’re Your Only Hope

It's too late for Obama to turn around the economy. But to win re-election, he better expose what Republican plans to cut spending will really do.

Jun 8, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors

Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question

Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question

After Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Ensign, David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards and more—why don’t politicians learn?

Jun 7, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama? Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama?

If the institutional norms of 2009 matched those of 1967, Barack Obama would be hailed as one of this country’s great liberal presidents.

Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie

Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee

The rejection of Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond for the Fed Board illustrates how the GOP is systematically blocking well-qualified Obama nominees.

Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

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