John Dean on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/john_dean Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2011 2011-09-09T06:00:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo A Dud From ‘Darth’ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/a_dud_from_darth_20110908/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/a_dud_from_darth_20110908/ book, dick cheney, in my time, john dean, memoir, review, Book Review

As I mentioned to friends when I started reading Dick Cheney’s memoir, I was doing it so others would not have to. And, as a precaution, I did it alone in case my head exploded. It did not. This book is a bomb, but not the exploding kind.

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For good reason, there has been serious hand-wringing over what to do about the ethical lapses of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. There is clear precedent for how to deal with the justice. Thomas could be forced off the bench.

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]]> 2011-06-28T23:07:00+00:00 A Supreme Victory for Special Interests http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_supreme_victory_for_special_interests_20100121/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_supreme_victory_for_special_interests_20100121/ bush v. gore, campaign finance, corporation, john dean, john roberts, justice, reform, scalia, supreme court, Bossie at the Supreme Court

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, none of whom has been elected to anything, ever, has given a monumental victory to special interests.

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]]> 2010-01-22T00:16:00+00:00 Looking for Great ‘Big History’ Books http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090811_looking_for_great_big_history_books/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090811_looking_for_great_big_history_books/ baby boomer, big history, bill bryson, guns germs and steel, human nature, john dean, richard nixon, ron silver, web site, Library of Congress interior

My late friend Ron Silver, the actor and political activist, once asked me a question that I have continued to think about ever since. On the afternoon of his last New Year’s Eve, when he surprised me by coming to California, he wanted to know if I had found any great “big history” books.

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]]> 2009-08-11T06:44:00+00:00 Palin Falls Short of VP Standards http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080912_palin_falls_short_of_vp_standards/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080912_palin_falls_short_of_vp_standards/ alaska, candidate, counsel, john dean, john mccain, president, republican, richard nixon, sarah palin, secretary of state, twenty-fifth amendment, vice president, Palins and McCain

Does anyone believe that if John McCain were president and had selected Gov. Sarah Palin under the 25th Amendment to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency Congress would have confirmed her? Not likely. In fact, it is even less likely that McCain would have even attempted to do so, for he would have embarrassed himself.

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]]> 2008-09-12T22:37:00+00:00 Despite Incompetence, Gonzales Isn’t Going Anywhere http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/despite_incompetence_gonzales_isnt_going_anywhere/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/despite_incompetence_gonzales_isnt_going_anywhere/ arlen specter, hearings, john dean, justice department, testimony, u.s. attorneys, white house, The Nixon White House counsel who famously coined the term “cancer on the presidency” examines another troubled administration, writing that although the Gonzales affair is far from over, the attorney general still has job security.

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