Politics

Nedrenaline!

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Ned Lamont's bid to capture Joe Lieberman's Connecticut Senate seat took a quantum leap this week when Lamont captured enough convention votes to force a primary against Lieberman. Jane at FDL has a great roundup of what the establishment is saying about Ned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The House Is in Play for Democrats

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 Throw conventional wisdom out the window, says the New York Times: Many seats in the House of Representatives that were once thought safe for Republicans have now become competitive races. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House in Disarray Over English Language Directive

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claims that Bush has never supported making English the national language, but White House Press Secretary Tony Snow just said the opposite. (And the Senate just voted to make it so.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Danger, Joe Lieberman: Lamont Coasts Into Primary

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Ned Lamont, the neophyte antiwar Democrat who is challenging Sen. Joe Lieberman for his seat in Conn., easily garnered enough votes to force a primary with Lieberman--who is Bush's favorite Democrat. This is a big deal. Lieberman is in trouble. If you want to learn more about Lamont, check out the Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One Measly Point — Is That Too Much to Ask?

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 20, 2006 The satirist tells us that Bush, feeling low as he contemplates his public approval rating, has turned to a man who knows a thing or two about numbers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scalia to Conservatives: Butt Out!

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 Justice Antonin Scalia told fellow conservatives on Capitol Hill to butt out of the Supreme Court's business in regards to using foreign law in its constitutional rulings. "It's none of your business," he said during a speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Is Booed at Graduation Speech

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2006 The Arizona senator got heavily jeered during his commencement address for a New York university. One student banner read, "Our commencement is not your platform." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Petition Circulating Against U.S. Aggression in Iran

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 As the White House's campaign against Iran heats up, the Campaign for Peace and Democracy is gathering signatures in support of its statement "IRAN: Neither U.S. Aggression nor Theocratic Repression." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reporter Spars With Bush Over Ratings

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Bush, laughing, says that his ratings are in the toilet because people are "unsettled" during war, but NBC's David Gregory fires back: "They?re not just unsettled, sir. They disapprove of the job you?re doing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hayden ‘Wasn’t Comfortable’ Over Iraq Intel? What a Catharsis!

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 It was the worst intelligence failure since Pearl Harbor, but all we get is a measly "no sir, I wasn't comfortable" from the would-be CIA chief about the White House's trumping up of intelligence to sell the Iraq war Yeah, that ought to about heal all our nation's wounds . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Bush Official Sentenced For Vote Suppression

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 The senior official in Bush's reelection campaign got 10 months for his part in a phone-jamming scheme to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election. Dig deeper

Dean Misstates Party’s Platform on Gays

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 The Democratic chairman, speaking on Pat Robertson's network, said that the Dems' platform declares "marriage is between a man and a woman"--when, in fact, it doesn't. Gay rights groups are angry. Update: Pat Robertson, by the say, said that God told him that America would be hit by tsunamis in 2006. OK, Dean misspoke, but what a sad commentary that he was having a serious conversation with a delusional hate-monger like Robertson, anyway. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )