On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General On the Appointment of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General
The AG's to be one Alberto Gonzales--
Dependable, actually loyal über alles.
Though we can't say "Viva!"
For him on Geneva
(Conventions he'd treat
Nov 18, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Taking Liberties Taking Liberties
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Nov 18, 2004 / David Cole
Questions for Rice Questions for Rice
"Dr. Rice, nice to see you again. Congratulations on your appointment. We Democrats on the committee are certainly in no position to block your nomination.
Nov 18, 2004 / David Corn
Infinitesimal Silver Lining Infinitesimal Silver Lining
The Nader Vote, we find, did not exist.
No harm was done by Ralph, that avis rarest.
So, not a factor, as he was before,
Nov 11, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ashcroft and After Ashcroft and After
Where will we be without John Ashcroft, his German shepherd's mug and fanatic's heart?
Nov 11, 2004 / The Editors
Hammered Hammered
Any election result that gives Tom DeLay cause for celebration--and, make no mistake, the 2004 election gave the dark prince of Congress plenty to celebrate--ought to send a shar...
Nov 4, 2004 / John Nichols
The Rise of Open-Source Politics The Rise of Open-Source Politics
Thanks to Web-savvy agitators, insiderism and elitism are under heavy attack.
Nov 4, 2004 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry
Carlyle Covers Up Carlyle Covers Up
Less than twenty-four hours after The Nation disclosed that former Secretary of State James Baker and the Carlyle Group were involved in a secret deal to profit from Iraq's debt ...
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Naomi Klein
Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign Bill Clinton Joins the Campaign
The party knows he has some faults,
But what he has they need: That's schmaltz.
And what he doesn't look is French.
So Bubba's coming off the bench.
Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Calvin Trillin