If Ralph Nader could, in theory, count on support from anyone in Congress, it should be Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Bernie is an independent because he doesn’t think the Dems are liberal enough. In Vermont, he created a third party called the “Progressives,” which routinely splits the left vote and allows an otherwise liberal state […]
The Wall Street Journal had a really good story today about Bush and trade (reg. required). It all-but accuses the president of (gasp!) shifting his policies to fit with the political winds of the day. In fact, it more-or-less says so in the very first sentence. For a president who boasts that he says what […]
Bush svengali Karl Rove doesn’t make a lot of public speeches, so it was interesting that he delivered his first commencement address of the year at a small school in Lynchburg, Va., called Liberty University. If you’re not familiar with the school, Liberty is the school that Jerry Falwell created and continues to run as […]
I expected Dick Cheney to defend Don Rumsfeld, but his choice of words belies a far more serious problem with this White House. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney moved to support Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid a firestorm over Iraqi prison abuses, with a statement that people should “get off his case” and let Rumsfeld […]