The Bad News Gets Worse
Under tough questioning by senators from both parties Thursday, top military generals gave a sobering portrait of the Iraq war, their testimony punctuated by a new eruption of violence that…
Time for a Tax Surcharge?
Lyndon Johnson, pressed by the financial drain of war and ambitious domestic programs, went to the American people for help, asking Congress to adopt a one-time income tax surcharge of…
Nobody Wins the Blame Game
On the heels of the havoc brought by Hurricane Katrina, accusations are flying about responsibility for the human failures in responding to this catastrophe. Cooler heads counsel that the "blame…
Reality Trumps Fantasy
The fall TV lineup is awash in shows inspired by Washington, D.C. Sadly, they're cold potatoes compared with the real thing. …
When Vitriol Replaces Fact
As levees crumbled in New Orleans after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, so, too, tumbled any sense of decorum among key black Democrats. Officials and activists alike are re-submerging the Crescent…
The Hammer Falls
Tom DeLay's fellow House Republicans were hardly surprised by the majority leader's indictment on charges of conspiracy to violate the campaign finance laws back home in Texas. …
A Sick, Dying Elephant
That giant sucking sound you hear is air escaping from the collective blowhards also known as the Republican Party. Deflation is a natural occurrence when bloated egos and arrogance get…
Fear Factor Looms Large on Capitol Hill
With DeLay indicted and Senate Leader Bill Frist under investigation for questionable stock sales, Republicans fear a "domino effect" with other GOP members with questionable ethics coming under increasing scrutiny.…
A Terrorist By Any Other Name
The elite media fastidiously avoid such harsh words as "terrorist" -- even to describe those who, last week, rounded up five Iraqi teachers from outside their school, dragged them into a…
OK, Now What?
The technical problem endemic to all antiwar demonstrations is that once you've said "Stop the war!," you've pretty much exhausted your message, and there are still several hours left to…
