Politics

Cheney Falls Asleep at a Meeting–Again

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Should we be worried that the man one step away from the presidency can't stay awake at high-level meetings? (This is the second time in three weeks.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Sinks to 29%

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Only 29% think the president is doing an "excellent or pretty good job," according to a new Harris Interactive poll. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary, ‘Who the Hell Are You?’

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Just who is this woman who is accepting a fundraiser thrown by Rupert Murdoch, asks columnist Richard Cohen in this incisive piece. Meanwhile, Hillary defends cozying up with the rabidly right-wing Murdoch: "He's my constituent." Oh, puh-leeze! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bipartisan Furor Over NSA Program

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Many Republican and Democratic lawmakers are furious over the alleged NSA phone record collection program. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham: "The idea of collecting millions or thousands of phone numbers, how does that fit into following the enemy?" Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy: "It is our government, it's not one party's government." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buzzflash: “Tyranny Creeps In…” at the NSA

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The NSA's gathering of phone call records of millions of Americans is "something that would make the late Leonid Brezhnev proud of Bush -- and [Gen.] Michael Hayden, the Pentagon apparatchik, who saw it through," Buzzflash writes in an editorial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hard-Core Republicans Fleeing Bush

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 That's the conclusion of a Washington Post article that tracks "a decline in support from almost every part of the conservative coalition over the past year." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: Dems Lead GOP By 14 Points

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Fifty-two percent of respondents said they're leaning toward Democratic candidates in the midterm elections, while only 38% are leaning Republican, according to a CNN poll. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Capital Full of Shih Tzu Reporters

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The president's approval ratings are at 31%, and not a single Shih Tzu will yap at him." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Losses Are Democrats’ Gains

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Although Republicans have been losing ground in polls for some time, poll numbers for Democrats haven't been rising much at all--until now. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John McCain, Former Maverick

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Now the Arizona senator says it's "an honor" to speak at the college of Jerry Falwell's, the same man he once called an "agent of intolerance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Resolution: Sing Anthem in English

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 11, 2006 In lieu of having anything really important to do, the Senate just approved a resolution stating that the national anthem, the Pledge and citizenship oaths should be sung or spoken in English. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McGovern: Rumsfeld Drama Evoked Soviet Era

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 Ray McGovern, the CIA veteran who publicly challenged Donald Rumsfeld last week, tells Buzz Flash in an in-depth interview that the canned applause that accompanied Rumsfeld's lies reminded McGovern of Cold War-era Russia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )